Principal, Electric Program Manager - Reliability (Flexible location)

Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 133,000 - 244,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacific Gas and Electric Company seeks a Principal Electric Program Manager - Reliability in the Bay Area. This hybrid role leads reliability strategy, coordinates with engineering, operations, regulatory, and vendors to drive capital investments and program delivery.

The candidate should have a Bachelor's and 10 years of experience, with a Master’s degree and PMP preferred, to drive strategic decisions and large, cross-functional programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 10 years of job-related experience.
• Master’s degree is preferred.
• PMP certification is preferred.
• Ability to understand the business to drive strategic decision-making and operational improvements.
• Ability to lead large, complex projects across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Translates capacity, reliability, DER integration, and investment priorities into program plans and milestones.
• Develops program goals, dashboards, and reporting for leadership visibility.
• Coordinates across engineering, operations, regulatory, finance, vendors, and stakeholders.
• Evaluates gaps and implements improvements to streamline planning and controls.
• Supports governance, budget and forecast development, and operating practices.

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Master’s degree

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Principal, Electric Program Manager - Reliability (Flexible location)

Oakland, CA, US, 94612

Requisition ID# 175336

Job Category: Project / Program Management

Job Level: Manager/Principal

Business Unit: Energy Delivery

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

Department Overview

The System Performance, Reliability and Resiliency Strategy team, part of Electric Transmission and Distribution Engineering, leads the planning and coordination needed to advance PG&E’s electric reliability strategy. The team brings together forward-looking programs, technology, and infrastructure investments to modernize the grid and support safe, resilient, efficient operations.

Position Summary

• Translates distribution capacity, reliability, distributed energy resource integration, and capital investment priorities into coordinated program plans, milestones, and deliverables.
• Develops program goals, performance measures, dashboards, and reporting that provide leadership with timely visibility into progress, risks, costs, and decisions.
• Coordinates across engineering, operations, regulatory, finance, vendors, and other stakeholder groups to manage dependencies, facilitate decisions, and resolve delivery barriers.
• Evaluates process, technology, and delivery gaps and implements improvements that streamline planning work, strengthen controls, and increase program effectiveness.
• Supports program governance, budget and forecast development, documentation, and operating practices needed for consistent execution.

This is a hybrid position, with work performed from a remote office and an assigned PG&E location based on business needs. The assigned work location will be within the Bay Area portion of PG&E’s service territory.

PG&E 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, collective bargaining agreements, and internal equity. Although we estimate that 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, taking into account these factors. This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.

A reasonable salary range is:
Bay Area Minimum: $144,000
Bay Area Mid-Point: $194,000
Bay Area Maximum: $244,000
&/OR
California Minimum: $133,000
California Mid-Point: $180,000
California Maximum: $226,000

Job Responsibilities

• Supports the development and execution of short- and long-range distribution capacity and reliability strategies, including investment plans and supporting materials for the General Rate Case and other regulatory proceedings.
• Manages program implementation and ongoing operations for distribution substations, line capacity, reliability improvements, distributed generation, and other grid modernization initiatives, coordinating scope, schedule, cost, risks, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Establishes implementation plans, operating practices, policies, and procedures that support consistent execution, effective controls, and achievement of program objectives.
• Develops program measures and reporting, monitors capacity, reliability, financial, operational, and delivery performance, and recommends corrective actions based on trends, exceptions, and results.
• Develops and monitors budgets and forecasts, tracks expenditures against approved plans, and prepares variance explanations, investment support, and recommendations for leadership.
• Prepares technical analyses, business cases, presentations, and decision materials regarding distribution capital needs, priorities, risks, performance, and tradeoffs.
• Identifies internal and external stakeholders and maintains strong working relationships across engineering, operations, finance, regulatory, compliance, communications and marketing, strategic programs, and external partners.
• Develops and executes stakeholder communication and outreach plans, partnering with marketing, vendors, and external organizations when needed to reach the appropriate customer or stakeholder audiences in a timely manner.
• Manages vendor relationships, communicates requirements and priorities, provides work direction, monitors performance and deliverables, and addresses issues affecting program outcomes.
• Partners with Regulatory and Compliance teams to maintain adherence to applicable requirements and coordinates information for filings, data requests, audits, and meetings with regulators.
• Tracks engineering and planning commitments, escalates emerging issues, facilitates resolution of cross-functional obstacles, and drives assigned process improvements through completion.
• Evaluates new partners, technologies, planning tools, and delivery channels that may improve program effectiveness; coordinates approvals, implementation, maintenance, user readiness, training, automation, and software support.
• Supports Emergency Operations Center activation and response during outages, severe weather, heat events, earthquakes, and other emergencies, as assigned.
• Provides work direction, coaching, and subject-matter guidance to project team members and partners; promotes accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and safe work practices without direct responsibility for employee performance management.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience
• Job-related experience, 10 years

Master’s degree.
PMP Certification.
Ability to understand the business to help drive strategic decision-making and recommend operational improvements.
Ability to lead the most significant, most complex projects across the line of business supported (i.e., Customer Care, Human Resources, etc.).
Deep knowledge and expertise of business and or industry drivers.
Ability to lead large and complex projects working with cross-functional teams.
Ability to create compelling business cases based on complex business environments and inputs.
Adept at addressing issues with diplomacy and tact.

Purpose, Virtues and Stands

OurPurposeexplains "why" we exist:

• Delivering for our hometowns
• Serving our planet
• Leading with love

OurVirtuescapture "who" we need to be:

• Trustworthy
• Curious
• Nimble
• Owners

OurStandsare "what" we will achieve together:

• Everyone and everything is always safe
• Catastrophic wildfires shall stop
• It is enjoyable to work with and for PG&E
• Clean and resilient energy for all
• Our work shall create prosperity for all customers and investors

EEO
Pacific Gas and Electric Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that actively pursues and hires aworkforce that reflects the hometowns we serve. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability status, medical condition or any other factor that is not related to the job.

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PG&E will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in a manner consistent with all state and local laws.