Sr. Program Manager-Flexible Location

PG&E Corporation; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 169,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) in Oakland seeks a Senior Program Manager to join the LEAPS Work Readiness Team. The role focuses on coordinating cross‑functional stakeholders, solving complex program problems, and driving process improvements that support LEAPS objectives.

This hybrid position requires strong communication, analytical, and Excel skills; candidates should have a Bachelor's degree, several years of experience, and PMP or Lean Six Sigma preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 6 years of related experience or equivalent.
• PMP certification or equivalent preferred.
• Experience with PG&E metrics development and production.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher.
• Experience in utility distribution and station projects.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as Program Manager for one of PG&E's Lines of Business.
• Lead weekly communication and program execution meetings with stakeholders.
• Develop standardized tools, reports, and activities to manage execution and risks.
• Identify opportunities and drive process improvement activities.
• Support standardized internal practices and tools for consistency.
• Process mapping, permit expirations oversight, and out-year planning.
• Drive cross-functional engagement and Lean Management System integration.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Influence without authority

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

PMP certification or equivalent

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher

Job description

Requisition ID# 175444

Job Category: Project / Program Management

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Energy Delivery

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

Department Overview

The LEAPS Work Readiness Team coordinates with LEAPS counterparts and Line of Business (LOB) stakeholders to facilitate the delivery of work. The team serves as an intermediary between the LEAPS organization and LOB partners, aiming to ensure that tasks are completed appropriately and on schedule.

Position Summary

The Sr. Program Manager supports the LEAPS Work Readiness Team. The ideal candidate is open to a feedback culture, curious, eager to learn and teach others, and able to engage effectively with key stakeholders and influence others. This individual will be responsible for working with the Land, Environmental, and Enterprise Public Works teams as well as LOB partners.

This role solves unique and complex program and process problems, anticipating issues and developing innovative process solutions in a collaborative manner to support LEAPS Work Readiness Program objectives, and may drive or support major cross-functional initiatives/improvement efforts. This role will require strong communication, analytical, problem-solving, and Excel skills to be successful. The Sr. Program Manager may develop highly complex process tracking systems that have a wide range of impacts and applications across multiple departments related to PG&E interactions.

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business needs or company requirements. The assigned work location will be within the PG&E Service Territory and will be agreed upon by the successful candidate and hiring leader.

PG&E is providing the full salary/pay range for this position. The actual amount paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, internal equity, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, and geographic location. The range to reasonably expect will be around the minimum and the midpoint. The final decision will be made on a case‑by‑case basis related to the factors above. This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.

Bay Area Min: $105,000

Bay Area Mid: $137,000

Bay Area Max: $169,000

Job Responsibilities

• Program Management
  • Act as Program Manager for one of PG&E's Lines of Business
  • With leadership, effectively engage all end‑to‑end process/program stakeholders through clearly developed and thoughtful weekly communication and program execution meetings
  • Develop standardized tools, reports, and activities to proactively manage program execution and anticipate risks before they yield significant program impacts
  • Identify areas of opportunity and engage stakeholders to influence process improvement activities
  • Support the development of standardized internal practices and utilization of tools and applications to drive consistency and best practice
• Process Support
  • Process Mapping
  • Oversight for permit expirations
  • Measurement of quality
  • Oversight for out‑year work planning
• Act as Process Support for LEAPS Work Readiness
• Drive cross‑functional engagement among all key stakeholders to oversee process execution and monitor performance associated with the following areas:
• LOB Huddle Board support for tiered meetings
• Integration of Lean Management System practices
  • Work closely with process and program stakeholders to integrate Lean management methodology and tools within the program's existing daily, weekly, monthly, and annual tasks
  • Support issue identification, escalation, problem solving, and key stakeholder engagement to develop sustainable solutions

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 6 years of related experience or equivalent

Desired:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent
• Experience with PG&E metrics development and production
• Field experience with maintenance, construction, and engineering of utility systems (prior gas or electric utility experience)
• Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Green Belt certification or higherExperience in project management or engineering of utility (gas or electric) distribution and station projects
• Demonstrated leadership in managing complex problems
• Knowledge of construction and permitting
• Proven ability to solve problems and influence others without a direct chain of command
• Fluent in the use of industry standard project management tools and/or current company tools
• Strong analytical skills and ability to determine root causes of work performance problems