Expert Compliance & Risk Consultant - Location Flexible

Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 116,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Location in CA: Oakland/Rocklin/SacSac

Competitive salary

Job summary

Pacific Gas and Electric Company seeks an Electric Compliance and Risk Consultant, Expert to partner with Electric Engineering, Planning, and Electric Operations to strengthen regulatory risk management and controls in California.

The role focuses on mitigation plan development, test plan execution, and data-driven narratives for CPUC/WECC audits, with hybrid work three days in the office in California and preference for Rocklin, Oakland, or Sacramento.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• 7 years of relevant experience required.
• Certifications in CIA, RIMS-CRMP, CCEP, LPEC are highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support mitigation plans filed with WECC and CPUC/CAISO oversight.
• Develop and implement test plans; incorporate findings into controls.
• Assist with annual gap analyses and build internal controls.

Skills

Regulatory knowledge

Data analysis

Risk management

Project management

Influence

Communication

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

CIA certification

RIMS-CRMP

CCEP

LPEC

Job description

Department Overview

The hardworking coworkers of Electric Engineering ensure all manners of electric engineering--including electrical standards and process safety, electrical design engineering, instrumentation testing and controls, undergrounding, electric regulatory compliance and electric investment planning--are in place to safely enable a strategic and stable workplan for our Electric Operations partners. Our organization is accountable for program planning, financial budgeting, and project execution and delivery of all electric engineering projects. Electric Engineering is comprised of approximately 2,000 coworkers.

The Safety & Operations team is part of the Compliance Excellence department within Electric Engineering Compliance, where our vision is that together we create a compliance culture in Electric Engineering and Operations that supports and exceeds safety, reliability, customer, and regulator expectations. The Market and Federal Compliance organization provides functional area compliance oversight, support and monitoring for processes, procedures and controls intended to ensure compliance with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and California Independent System Operator (CAISO). These compliance areas include:

• CPUC Compliance
• CAISO Open Access Transmission Tariff
• CAISO Transmission control Agreement and related CAISO Business Process Manuals and CAISO Maintenance Procedures
• CAISO Annual Maintenance Review

Position Summary

The Electric Compliance and Risk Consultant, Expert will partner with Electric Engineering, Planning, and Electric Operations business units.

• Support ongoing mitigation plans filed with the Regional Entity (Western Electric Coordinating Council (WECC))
• Partners with Electric Engineering business units on the development of mitigation plans
• Partners with controls verification team on development and implementation of test plans, and incorporating any findings
• Assists with annual gap analysis
• Develops compelling data-driven business cases for or against specific courses of action and potential risk mitigation alternatives as appropriate
• Identifies gaps between compliance requirements and guidance documentation
• Identifies opportunities for new internal controls
• Helps build additional internal controls
• Supports development of compliance narratives and RSAW documentation
• Provides support during CPUC/WECC audits
• May provide additional support during CAISO Annual Maintenance Review

Work type: Hybrid (three days a week in office)

Work Location: Flexible within service territory, with Rocklin, Oakland, or Sacramento preferred.

PG&ME is providing the salary 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 salary 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, and internal equity. Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed towards the middle or entry point of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors.

A reasonable salary range is:

• Minimum Base Salary (Bay Area) $122,000.00
• Mid Base Salary (Bay Area) $158,000.00
• Maximum Base Salary (Bay Area) $194,000.00

• Minimum Base Salary (California) $116,000.00
• Mid Base Salary (California) $150,000.00
• Maximum Base Salary (California) $184,000.00

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 7 years of relevant experience

Desired qualifications:

• Degree in Electrical Engineering
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
• Certified Risk Management Professional (RIMS-CRMP)
• Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP)
• Leading Professional in Ethics and Compliance (LPEC)
• Experience with Transmission Operations
• Experience with Transmission Planning
• 4 years' experience managing compliance/risk programs or controls
• Broad expertise and knowledge to the regulatory space of utilities
• Advanced knowledge of and ability to apply internal control concepts and/or risk analysis & assessment
• Strong problem solving, project management, and change management skills
• Ability to manipulate data and draw conclusions/make recommendations
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate complex data effectively to a variety of audiences including executives
• Ability to influence others in order to achieve understanding, acceptance, and commitment to act
• Highly flexible, self-directed, and able to adapt well to a rapidly changing environment