Senior Electric Transmission Program Lead

Pacific Gas and Electric Company; San Ramon (CA); On-site; USD 162,000 - 208,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacific Gas and Electric Company in San Ramon is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead multi-year electric infrastructure projects in the Large Load Project Management Team, delivering complex transmission and substation initiatives. The role requires strong risk management, stakeholder coordination, and the ability to manage EPC contracts and external partners.

It is a hybrid position with work split between the remote office and the San Ramon site, aligned with business needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) from an accredited college.
• 8 years of PG&E (9 years outside) of relevant experience in electric, gas, or power generation operations, engineering, business planning, accounting, finance, construction management, or project management.
• Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• In lieu of a four (4) year degree, candidates may qualify with twelve (12) or more years of directly related work experience in areas such as accounting, engineering, construction management, project scheduling, or project controls, with responsibilities comparable to those outlined for this role. External hires must have a minimum of thirteen (13) years of applicable experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership, coaching, technical direction, and oversight for assigned projects; also provides knowledge transfer and assistance to many technical and/or project management employees and teams.
• Proactively controls the scope, schedule, cost, and quality of a large portfolio of projects throughout the project life cycle.
• Provides extensive knowledge and guidance to others in start-up testing, inspections, and condition assessment; actively supports complex and/or large project start-up tests and field inspections.
• Provides guidance to engineering on producing complex risk and alternative analyses, studies and conceptual designs for presentation to project sponsors and/or leadership.
• Oversees and administrates EPC contracts.
• Negotiates third party contracts, in support of other departments when appropriate.
• Makes presentations to PG&E Officers as appropriate.
• Arbitrates and resolves conflicts within the project.
• Mentors and provides guidance to less experienced project managers.

Skills

PMP Certification

Project management

SAP Financials

Work Management

Microsoft Project

Education

Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS)

Tools

SAP Financials

Work Management

Microsoft Project

Job description

Pacific Gas and Electric Company in San Ramon is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead multi-year electric infrastructure projects in the Large Load Project Management Team, delivering complex transmission and substation initiatives. The role requires strong risk management, stakeholder coordination, and the ability to manage EPC contracts and external partners.

It is a hybrid position with work split between the remote office and the San Ramon site, aligned with business needs.