Senior Project Manager, Major Energy Grid Projects (Hybrid)

Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacific Gas and Electric Company in Oakland, CA, seeks an experienced Project Manager for the Major Projects group. This hybrid role supports projects over $25M, including wildfire mitigation, urban electrification, and grid modernization, with a single point of contact and travel about 15–20%.

The position requires mastery of associate-level PM duties and collaboration with senior contacts, contractors, and regulatory bodies while aligning to collective bargaining terms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education and experience.
• 3 years of PG&E experience in project management, controls, engineering, and/or construction.
• Experience with large-scale projects over $25M or high complexity in energy delivery.

Responsibilities

• Develops and defines project scope and objectives.
• Establishes and leads project team with agreed-upon roles and responsibilities.
• Obtains commitment on detailed work plans including schedule, cost, resource, contingency and communication plans.
• Obtains management approval as needed and is responsible for project tracking and analysis of project costs, scope and schedule.
• Ensures project documentation is maintained.
• Develops, monitors and updates the project cash flow and financial forecasts.
• Manages dates, operations, tasks and scheduling in current software system (e.g., WM, EPM Microsoft Project Server).
• Ensures all specialized materials are ordered in a timely manner.
• Manages the integration of vendor tasks and tracks and reviews vendor deliverables.
• Communicates project status on a regular basis to all stakeholders.
• Assesses project risk and formulates mitigative contingency plans.
• Implements quality standards, reviews project deliverables and communicates variances accordingly.
• Identify and communicate lessons learned and incorporate prior lessons learned as best practices into projects.
• Adjusts project scope, with project sponsor approval, and schedule as appropriate to accommodate change
• Identifies project performance issues, analyzes and addresses them in a timely manner.
• Effectively completes multiple projects concurrently.
• Represents and promotes the project and its contribution to company goals.
• Is able to perform the job duties of an Associate Project Manager.
• Additional duties include providing technical and analytical guidance and overseeing low risk EPC contracts per project type.

Skills

Project management

Budgeting

Stakeholder management

Independent judgment

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

SAP Financials

Work Management modules

Microsoft Project

Job description

Pacific Gas and Electric Company in Oakland, CA, seeks an experienced Project Manager for the Major Projects group. This hybrid role supports projects over $25M, including wildfire mitigation, urban electrification, and grid modernization, with a single point of contact and travel about 15–20%.

The position requires mastery of associate-level PM duties and collaboration with senior contacts, contractors, and regulatory bodies while aligning to collective bargaining terms.