EGI Interconnection Manager, Associate

Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 68,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacific Gas and Electric Company seeks an Interconnection Manager in Oakland to lead generation interconnection projects under FERC and CPUC. You will interface with customers and PG&E departments, manage scope, schedule and costs, and coordinate as part of a project team with no direct reports.

The role is represented by Engineers and Scientists of California and typically handles projects under one year, with a wage range of $49.67 to $63.26 per hour, reflecting locality and collective

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in education and experience.
• 1 year of PG&E experience in project management, controls, planning, engineering, auditing, and/or construction; or 2 years of non-PG&E experience.
• Familiarity with interconnection processes and tariff documents is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manages generation interconnection process.
• Interprets FERC and CPUC tariffs, rules and regulations.
• Develops, negotiates, coordinates and tenders interconnection agreements.
• Manages interconnection process from inquiry to settlement or first accurate bill.
• Monitors milestones, dates, tasks, and status; communicates with stakeholders.
• Identifies and addresses project performance issues promptly.
• Ensure timely execution of milestones and maintain compliance records.
• Proactively manage contracts and support clients and other PG&E departments.
• Manage a portfolio of interconnection requests and contract obligations.
• Maintain interconnection records and documentation for compliance.
• Manage deposits for engineering, procurement and construction, and ensure collection.
• Assist in project settlements and contract conversions as needed.
• Support risk assessments and internal controls programs.
• Assist with audits, data requests, and corrective action programs.
• Develop standards, procedures and training materials to support controls.

Skills

Tariff knowledge

Interconnection management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

ENOS

CC&B

ABS

SAP

DART

ECTS

GIS

Visio

Job description

Job Details

Job Category: Customer Support / Operations
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Business Unit: Energy Delivery
Work Type: Onsite
Job Location: Oakland

Department Overview

The Electric Engineering team ensures the delivery of safe and reliable electric service to our customers. Electric Engineering is responsible for PG&E's electric distribution and transmission operations, including planning, engineering, maintenance and construction, asset management, business planning, restoration, and emergency response.

Position Summary

This job is represented by Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC) and subject to collective bargaining.

This Interconnection Manager position is the first in progression and is responsible for managing the interconnection request while serving as the interface between the interconnection customer and the various Company departments involved in the interconnection process. This position handles the scope, schedule and cost of interconnection requests that are processed under FERC and/or CPUC jurisdiction that can interconnect to transmission and/or distribution voltages. In this role, there are no direct reports; rather people and other resources are coordinated with as part of a project team. External contacts include management of customer relationships. Interconnection project duration is typically less than 1 year. The level of responsibility of this position increases with experience.

PG&E is providing the hourly rate range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual hourly rate paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, collective bargaining agreement, and internal equity.

Under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement, the hourly rate range for this position is $49.67 to $63.26 subject to collectively bargained wage increases.

Job Responsibilities

• Manages generation interconnection process.
• Interprets FERC and CPUC tariffs, rules and regulations.
• Develops, negotiates, coordinates and tenders interconnection agreements.
• Manages interconnection process from receipt of interconnection inquiry and/or application through the settlement process and/or first accurate customer bill.
• Monitors interconnection request and contractual milestone dates, tasks and status
• Communicates interconnection status on a regular basis to all stakeholders.
• Identifies project performance issues, analyzes and addresses them in a timely manner.
• Ensures timely execution of interconnection process milestones in compliance with applicable tariff and retains appropriate records for compliance quality assurance.
• Proactively manage contracts and interact with and support clients (contract counterparties, as well as stakeholders in other departments within PG&E). If necessary, manage contractual amendments documents that may arise during implementation or after execution of the contract.
• Responsible for managing a portfolio of generation interconnection requests to ensure coordination of all contract obligations.
• Identifies and communicates contractual issues to impacted stakeholders.
• Maintains interconnection records and documentation such as interconnection application, technical studies, contract development work papers, project status reports, customer correspondence and other documentation for generator interconnections.
• Manages invoicing process for deposits required for engineering, procurement and construction and ensures deposits are collected.
• Review and assist in the preparation of project settlements
• Manages interconnection agreement development for existing generators requiring contract conversion.
• Provides support to journey and Senior Interconnection Managers in performance of risk assessments to identify and prioritize operational, regulatory, financial, technology, reputation, and other business risks.
• Assists with the design and implementation of internal controls.
• Under supervision, assesses the level at which controls are operating.
• Assists with internal and external audit and data requests.
• Provides support to Journey and Senior Interconnection Managers in establishing and managing corrective action program.
• Provides support to maintain repository of compliance requirements and controls. Provides support for EGI on IT initiatives and implementation.
• Assists with development of standards, procedures, and training materials that support compliance and controls awareness.
• Responsible for execution of internal controls.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or its equivalent in education and experience.
• 1 year of PG&E experience in project management, project controls, service planning, engineering, auditing, and/or construction; or 2 years of non-PG&E related experience.

Desired:

• Strong familiarity with FERC and CPUC tariff documents.
• Ability to refer to the applicable clauses of the tariff to facilitate the project.
• Business computer skills, such as Microsoft Office Suite, ENOS, CC&B, ABS, SAP, DART, ECTS, GIS and Visio.