Program Manager, Expert

Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacific Gas and Electric Company is seeking an Expert Program Manager to lead transmission engineering reliability initiatives in Oakland, California. The role encompasses planning, execution, and sustainability of program initiatives while coordinating closely with cross-functional teams.

The ideal candidate will possess strong program management skills, a Bachelor's Degree, and at least 8 years of job-related experience. This is a hybrid position, requiring office presence 1-2 days a week, and may involve occasional travel for onsite meetings.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years of job-related experience.
• Experience in electric transmission systems or utility operations is desired.
• Experience in leading complex programs from concept to implementation.

Responsibilities

• Lead scoping, planning, and execution of engineering reliability initiatives.
• Develop work plans and schedules to manage progress.
• Facilitate problem-solving discussions and track progress.
• Ensure documentation governance is maintained.

Skills

Program management discipline

Problem solving

Communication skills

Project scheduling

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

PLS-CADD

Job description

Location

Oakland, California

Job Details

Requisition ID # 173060

Job Category: Project / Program Management

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Energy Delivery

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland; Fresno; West Sacramento

Department Overview

Transmission Line Engineering designs and supports the safe, reliable, and resilient operation of PG&E’s electric transmission system. The department is responsible for transmission line engineering solutions that support capital projects, maintenance work, emergency response, regulatory commitments, and long-term grid reliability. The team partners closely with Maintenance & Construction, Asset Strategy, Protection, Operations, and other functional areas to identify system needs, develop practical engineering solutions, and support timely execution.

The Transmission Line Engineering Reliability team is a developing team focused on improving transmission system reliability through data-informed engineering, outage learnings, proactive risk identification, and targeted reliability improvements. The team will support both reactive outage response and proactive reliability planning by helping identify where transmission line conditions, asset health, clearances, protection performance, or recurring outage drivers may require action.

Position Summary

The Expert Program Manager will help stand up and lead key transmission engineering reliability initiatives for the Transmission Line Engineering Reliability team. This role will partner closely with transmission line engineers and cross-functional stakeholders to scope, develop, deploy, and sustain programs that improve outage response, reduce reliability risk, and strengthen the resiliency of PG&E’s electric transmission system.

The initial focus of this role will include leading program management for transmission system modeling and analysis efforts that support Public Safety Power Shutoff scoping, outage response, risk identification, clearance and asset-condition analysis, and reliability-focused engineering solutions. The role will help translate technical analysis into actionable work plans, stakeholder alignment, resource plans, leadership updates, and measurable outcomes.

The successful candidate will have strong program management discipline, sound judgment, and the ability to operate in an evolving team environment where priorities, processes, and operating rhythms are still being developed. The candidate should be comfortable working across engineering, Maintenance & Construction, Asset Strategy, Protection, Operations, Reliability, contractors, and leadership to define problems, align stakeholders, remove barriers, and drive work to completion.

This position is hybrid, reporting to the assigned office 1-2 days per week, or as needed. This position may require travel for on-site meetings and may also require occasional irregular work hours to meet deadlines.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead scoping, planning, execution, and sustainment of transmission engineering reliability initiatives
• Develop work plans, schedules, milestones, targets, and reporting routines to manage initiative progress and outcomes
• Facilitate Problem Solving discussions and track progress
• Lead Waste Elimination efforts for Transmission Engineering and report out on progress
• Escalate missed attainments as needed, support catch back and containment plans
• Develop partnerships and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliance and adequate resourcing
• Lead creative resolution of program risks and issues identified
• Ensure appropriate documentation governance, as necessary
• Lead of random quality checks/reviews
• Responsible for proactively managing regional compliance and escalating exceptions
• Facilitates all data request responses/responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience
• Job-related experience, 8 years

Desired:

• Experience with electric transmission systems, utility operations, maintenance, construction, asset management, or grid reliability work
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional programs from concept through implementation and sustainment
• Experience developing work plans, schedules, milestones, performance targets, executive updates, and program governance routines
• Familiarity with transmission line design, clearance analysis, PLS-CADD modeling processes, digital twin concepts, or related engineering tools
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to translate technical information into clear recommendations, decisions, and leadership updates
• Demonstrated ability to build partnerships with internal teams, external stakeholders, contractors, and technical subject matter experts
• Strong facilitation, problem‑solving, organization, and follow‑through skills in an evolving work environment
• PMP certification, MBA, engineering background, or experience in a quantitative, analytical, compliance, quality, or continuous improvement discipline