Electric Program Manager, Career

Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacific Gas and Electric Company is seeking a Program Manager, Career to drive safe, reliable operations in Substation. Hybrid role with at least 2 days on site in Oakland/Dublin within the Oakland/Dublin service territory.

The role requires strong program management, communication, and change management skills, plus collaboration with EO leadership on planning and execution. A bachelor’s degree and 3 years related experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is required.
• Minimum of 3 years total related experience.

Responsibilities

• Apply full understanding of Program Management to assignments of moderate scope and complexity.
• Administers all aspects of existing small, narrow scope programs or manages a regional part of a larger program.
• Tracks activity and completions; prepares reports and status updates for stakeholders.
• May communicate with customers regarding program work status and resolution of issues.
• May participate in project teams and assist with process improvements.
• May perform end-user testing for SAP or other business system updates.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Teamwork

Change management

3+ years experience

Budgeting knowledge

ERP knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

ERP modules

Job description

Job Category: Project / Program Management

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Energy Delivery

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland; Dublin

Department Overview

The coworkers of Substation Operations ensure the delivery of safe and reliable electric service to our customers. The Substation Operational Readiness group is responsible for helping run the day-to-day operations of PG&E’s Substation System. This group is responsible for executing key strategic initiatives in Substation to ensure safety, quality, delivery and budget targets are met.

The team will work closely with each of the Substation Organizations including Construction Management & Temporary Generation, System Operations, System Inspection, Substation Maintenance, Program and Project Management.

Position Summary:

The Program Manager, Career will be responsible for executing PG&E’s mission of safe, reliable, and affordable operations. The program manager will have experience and skills in project management, communication, teamwork, management of change, change management, and related technicality who can drive the delivery of the objectives to all needed employee levels of the company and outside stakeholders. The candidate will leverage their technical expertise to help guide strategic decisions in Substation Operations.

Responsibilities include managing special programs and projects, ensuring proper business management, meeting governance, developing Substation Work Execution strategy as well as providing dedicated technical advice. This role will work with Electric Operations (EO) leadership on day-to-day matters and will collaborate with them on short- and long-term planning and other strategic issues.

• Work Type: Hybrid (expectation of at least 2 days in Oakland/Dublin)
• Job Location: Anywhere within the Oakland/Dublin service territory

Disclosure:

PG&E is providing the salary range that can reasonably be expected for this position at the time of thejob posting. This salary range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will bebased on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, internal equity, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience,market value, and geographic location.

The decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors.

This job is also eligible to participate inPG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.

Pay Range:

• Minimum: $87,00
• Midpoint: $109,00
• Maximum: $131,00

• Work Type: Hybrid (expectation of at least 2 days in Oakland/Dublin)
• Job Location: Anywhere within the Oakland/Dublin service territory

Job Responsibilities:

• Apply full understanding of Program Management to assignments of moderate scope and complexity. Requires guidance on moderately complex issues.
• Administers all aspects of existing small, narrow scope programs or manages a regional part of a larger program. Program management is typically for work within a department or assists Senior Program Manager with management of larger cross functional programs.
• Administers identified program work or projects. Tracks activity and completions. Prepares reports and status updates and presents to manager and/or key program stakeholders. May perform trend analysis, under general guidance, to identify issues with costs or productivity. Receives guidance from manager on developing and implementing solutions.
• May be assigned to a program that involves external customer interface. Regularly communicates with customers regarding program work status and/or resolving issues.
• May participate in project teams.
• Communicates with peers inside and outside of PG&E exchanging ideas or gathering information.
• Assists in the development of annual productivity targets and monthly budget or work plan variance explanations.
• Assists with process improvement development. May independently coordinate or facilitate implementations.
• May perform end-user testing for SAP or other business system updates and enhancements. May manage SAP role mapping requests related to systems needs for the assigned program. Perform data clean-up when applicable.
• Assists Manager or Senior Program Manager on communication and training for assigned program
• May help prepare or gather data and reports for GRC proposals.

Minimum:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Three (3) years’ total related experience.

Desired:

• PMP Certification
• Some knowledge Collaboration and interpersonal skills
• Communication skills
• Analytical problem solving
• Basic financial, budgeting knowledge
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools
• May need knowledge of various enterprise resource planning (ERP) system modules