Principal Technical Program Manager, Electric T&D Propel

Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 244,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacific Gas and Electric Company is seeking a Principal Technical Program Manager to lead SAP-enabled integration and data readiness for the Propel program within Electric T&D. You will drive cross-functional execution, align business and technology teams, manage risks, and coordinate asset and master data readiness.

The role requires deep program management experience, knowledge of SAP/S4HANA, and strong collaboration across operations and IT, with a hybrid work arrangement across Bay Area

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• At least 10 years of job-related experience.
• Experience leading ERP implementations or enterprise transformation programs.
• Knowledge of Electric Transmission and Distribution operations, maintenance, construction, planning, and asset management.
• PMI-PMP certification or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex, cross-functional technical initiatives supporting Electric T&D Propel objectives.
• Develop and maintain integrated program plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Coordinate activities across business, IT, SAP delivery teams, vendors, and system integrators.
• Ensure alignment between technical solutions and business objectives.
• Define and monitor KPIs for program readiness and execution.

Skills

Program management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master's degree

Tools

SAP

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

Job Category: Project / Program Management

Job Level: Manager/Principal

Business Unit: Energy Delivery

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland; Dublin; Pleasanton

Department Overview

Electric Transmission & Distribution (T&D) ensures the delivery of safe and reliable electric service to our customers. Electric T&D is responsible for every aspect of PG&E’s electric distribution and transmission operations, including planning, engineering, maintenance and construction, asset management, business planning, restoration, and emergency response.

About Propel

Propel is the business and technology modernization program that will lead our migration to the latest version of SAP, called S/4HANA. Through this transition we will standardize end-to-end processes, clean our technology core, and enable modernization and breakthrough.

Position Summary

The Principal Technical Program Manager is a senior individual contributor responsible for leading technical integration, business data readiness, program controls, and cross‑functional execution activities supporting the Electric T&D Propel implementation.

This role serves as the primary liaison between business, technology, and implementation teams to ensure successful delivery of SAP-enabled capabilities across Electric T&D. The position drives alignment across multiple workstreams, manages dependencies and risks, coordinates asset and master data readiness activities, and ensures business and technology teams remain synchronized throughout program delivery.

The Principal Technical Program Manager provides leadership for integrated program planning, technical readiness, reporting, analytics, and operationalization activities necessary to support the future‑state Electric T&D operating model driven by Propel. This role is also the primary Electric T&D liaison connecting Propel and Elevate, PG&E’s next‑gen GIS implementation.

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned location 2-3 days a week.

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, 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.

Bay Area Minimum: $144,000

Bay Area Mid:$194,000
Bay Area Maximum: $244,000

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

Job Responsibilities

Technical Program Leadership

• Lead complex, cross‑functional technical initiatives supporting Electric T&D Propel objectives.
• Develop and maintain integrated program plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Coordinate activities across business, IT, SAP delivery teams, vendors, and system integrators.
• Ensure alignment between technical solutions and business objectives.

Data Readiness & Business Integration

• Lead asset family and master data activities across Electric T&D.
• Coordinate data cleansing, mapping, governance, migration, and validation efforts.
• Partner with business process leads to ensure technical solutions support future‑state business processes.
• Establish data quality measures and readiness indicators.
• Support testing, deployment, and cutover planning activities.

Program Planning & Controls

• Maintain program schedules, dependency tracking, and milestone reporting.
• Manage program risks, issues, assumptions, and decision logs.
• Monitor program execution and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Support integrated planning across multiple Propel workstreams.

Business & Technology Coordination

• Serve as the primary coordination point between Electric Operations and IT delivery teams.
• Facilitate cross‑functional planning sessions, working groups, and governance meetings.
• Translate business requirements into technical execution plans.
• Ensure alignment across architecture, development, testing, deployment, and operational readiness activities.

Analytics & Performance Management

• Define and monitor key performance indicators for program execution and readiness.
• Utilize Power BI, SAP reporting, and other analytical tools to support decision‑making.
• Develop executive reporting packages and leadership updates.
• Measure business outcomes, adoption metrics, and implementation effectiveness.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives.

Organizational Readiness Support

• Partner with Program Managers and Product Owners to coordinate readiness efforts.
• Support deployment planning, site readiness, and operationalization activities.
• Ensure technical and operational dependencies are addressed prior to implementation.
• Assist in transition planning and stabilization activities following deployment.

Qualifications

Minimum:

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

Desired:

• Masters Degree in job‑related discipline or equivalent experience
• PMI-Project Management Institute PMP-Project Management Professional certification
• Experience with SAP, SAP S/4HANA, Work and Asset Management, Enterprise Asset Management, or utility business processes.
• Knowledge of Electric Transmission and Distribution operations, maintenance, construction, planning, and asset management.
• Experience leading ERP implementations or enterprise transformation programs.