Electric Program Manager, Principal - Flexible Location

Requisition ID# 164825

Job Category: Project / Program Management

Job Level: Manager/Principal

Business Unit: Operations - Other

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland; Alameda; Alta; American Canyon; Angels Camp; Antioch; Auberry; Auburn; Avenal; Avila Beach; Bakersfield; Balch Camp; Bay Point; Bear Valley; Belden; Bellota; Belmont; Benicia; Berkeley; Brentwood; Brisbane; Buellton; Burney; Buttonwillow; Calistoga; Campbell; Canyon Dam; Canyondam; Capitola; Caruthers; Chico; Clearlake; Clovis; Coalinga; Colusa; Concord; Concord; Corcoran; Cottonwood; Cupertino; Daly City; Danville; Davis; Dinuba; Downieville; Dublin; Emeryville; Eureka; Fairfield; Folsom; Fort Bragg; Fortuna; Fremont; French Camp; Fresno; Fresno; Fulton; Garberville; Geyserville; Gilroy; Goodyear; Grass Valley; Guerneville; Half Moon Bay; Hayward; Hinkley; Hollister; Holt; Houston; Huron; Jackson; Kerman; King City; Lakeport; Lemoore; Lincoln; Linden; Livermore; Lodi; Loomis; Los Banos; Lower Lake; Madera; Magalia; Manteca; Manton; Mariposa; Martell; Marysville; Maxwell; Menlo Park; Merced; Meridian; Millbrae; Milpitas; Modesto; Monterey; Montgomery Creek; Morgan Hill; Morro Bay; Moss Landing; Mountain View; Napa; Needles; Newark; Newman; Non-PG&E Non-US Off Shore Work Location; Non-PG&E US Work Location; Novato; Oakdale; Oakhurst; Oakley; Olema; Orinda; Orland; Oroville; Palo Alto; Palo Cedro; Paradise; Parkwood; Paso Robles; Petaluma; Pioneer; Pismo Beach; Pittsburg; Placerville; Pleasant Hill; Point Arena; Potter Valley; Quincy; Rancho Cordova; Red Bluff; Redding; Richmond; Ridgecrest; Rio Vista; Rocklin; Roseville; Round Mountain; Sacramento; Salida; Salinas; San Bruno; San Carlos; San Francisco; San Francisco; San Jose; San Luis Obispo; San Mateo; San Rafael; San Ramon; San Ramon; Sanger; Santa Cruz; Santa Maria; Santa Nella; Santa Rosa; Selma; Shaver Lake; Sonoma; Sonora; South San Francisco; Springville; Stockton; Storrie; Taft; Tracy; Turlock; Twain; Ukiah; Vacaville; Vallejo; Walnut Creek; Wasco; Washington; Washington D.C.; Watsonville; West Sacramento; Wheatland; Whitmore; Willits; Willow Creek; Willows; Windsor; Winters; Woodland; Yuba City

Position Summary

Position headquarters flexible within the PG&E Service Territory. This position is "hybrid"; employee will be required to visit their assigned headquarters or other meeting locations in the service area as needed (frequency will vary but expected to be at least a few days per month). This job will also require periodic travel to field-based job sites as necessary and appropriate. Frequency of travel will vary depending on specific project facts and circumstances. Subject to change, based on business needs.

PG&E's Power Generation Utility Owned Generation (UOG) Portfolio Strategy organization is responsible for providing leadership, guidance, and support to Power Generation and other PG&E functional areas, including to the following:

• Development and implementation of PG&E's UOG True North Strategy, pursuant to which UOG is a recognized pillar in the Energy Supply and Load, Decarbonization, and Transmission TNS workstreams.
• Development of overarching lifecycle strategies for all UOG technologies, including hydro, natural gas, solar, and battery energy storage.
• Development of a pipeline of new UOG projects necessary to meet the growing clean energy needs of our customers, improve reliability of the bulk electric system, and support the implementation of load management projects, including drafting and negotiation of proposals and securing the necessary regulatory approvals for construction.
• Development and implementation of disposition strategies to optimize the content of the UOG portfolio for the benefit of PG&E's customers, including strategies for the retirement, decommissioning, and sale and transfer of generation facilities.
• Evaluation of new technologies to deploy as part of the UOG portfolio in support of creating a GHG-free generation resource for PG&E customers.
• Lead and/or support decision-making analyses for significant facility investment proposals.
• Draft and negotiate new and/or complex agreements with 3rd parties.
• Manage Power Generation interface and related contractual partnerships with water agencies.
• Lead and facilitate cross-functional implementation of PG&E's Land Conservation Commitment.

The Electric Program Manager will be expected to support all UOG Portfolio Strategy functional areas of responsibility, with an initial emphasis on True North Strategy development and implementation, Generation Technology Lifecycle Strategy Development, BESS Project Pipeline Development, and Emerging Technology Evaluation. This position manages and/or administers a company program, a grouping of project work or a special customer offering with an assigned/designated annual financial budget. The incumbent provides oversight, governance, communication, training, reporting as well as overall process and project management for the assigned program. He / She manages the program budget, which may include developing and presenting the budget proposal.

PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of thejob posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will bebased on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience,market value, geographic location, and internal equity.Although we estimatethe successful candidate hiredinto this rolewill be placed towards the middle or entry point of the range, the decisionwill be made on a case-by-casebasis related tothese factors.

A reasonable salary range is:

Bay Area Minimum: $144,000

Bay Area Maximum: $244,000

&/OR

California Minimum: $137,000

California Maximum: $232,000

Responsibilities:

• Applies depth and breadth of knowledge of Program Management to the most unique and complex problems. Works autonomously. Anticipates issues and develops innovative solutions. Demonstrates program leadership with internal & external stakeholders to support company goals. May design and develop new, complex programs.
• Recognized subject matter expert who may represent PG&E to external agencies on sensitive or complex issues. Partners with Government Relations or other partner organizations in developing messaging and strategy.
• May manage major cross-functional projects and initiatives. May lead initiatives that impact utility or industry developments.
• Manages all aspects of programs that are cross functional, complex, of broad scope and have a significant financial or political impact on the line of business. Leads development of overall strategy to achieve program goals.
• Partners with Manager/Director to determine most appropriate and effective program performance metrics. Develops content and format for reports and dashboards. Prepares and presents regular updates to senior management, addressing issues and gaining buy in on solutions.

Develops both annual and long term program work plan forecast and budget.

Regularly monitors costs vs. budget, presents status and prepares and proposes solutions to address variances.

• Negotiates and sets productivity and unit cost targets. Prepares accurate forecasts, monitors spending, and develops and presents variance explanations. Develops business case for budget and/or additional funding during the year. Works closely with peers and leaders in line of business to ensure financial targets are understood and achieved.
• Partners with Work Planning/Resource Management teams to plan and forecast short and long term work to be completed as part of the program. Monitors and ensures closure/completion of projects and/or other program work orders. Ensures effective work scheduling and resources will be available to meet the work plan. Develops creative solutions to address resource issues.
• Leads peers and partner organizations to develop and implement new and/ or improved processes, procedures, policies, controls and best practices to improve customer satisfaction, efficiencies, regulatory compliance and reduce costs.
• May work with other project or program managers or peers in other departments or regions to reschedule work, re-allocate funds and explore creative solutions to achieve financial and productivity goals.
• Leads benchmarking efforts/projects in the industry to share information, seek best practices in electric program management. Develops recommendations for PG&E, develops proposals/business case and presents to senior management. Gains buy in and leads implementation.

Represents the program as a subject matter expert and stakeholder on process improvement teams, regulatory filings, and various stakeholder groups. Supports the GRC witness with testimony development by providing data and request response support.

• Develops communication and training plans. Ensures target audience is fully educated and adheres to program policies, processes, procedures. Ensures regulatory compliance with the program.
• May manage the process of awarding some program work to outside contractors. Manages RFP process. Partners with the Contract Management department on contract terms, scope and cost, and negotiations.
• May act as business owner for specialized systems or tools used as part of the project work in the program. Works with IT and/or tool vendor on defining user needs and implementing enhancements/updates.
• Develops or provides significant input to PG&E leadership and/or other utilities with similar programs.

• Coaches and mentors less experienced employees.

May supervise 1-2 direct reports. Leads work teams or groups.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 10 years of total related experience

Desired Qualifications:

• PMP Certification
• Extensive experience in battery energy storage and/or other electric generation project development.
• Expertise in contract development, administration, and contractor performance management.
• Experience in electric utility maintenance and construction
• In depth knowledge of electric utility processes, regulatory requirements, critical success factors, goals and initiatives.
• Highly skilled at leading project teams.
• Advanced financial management & budgeting skills and business acumen
• Expertise in communication, interpersonal/collaboration influence and negotiation and process management.
• Analytical and creative problem solving, strategic decision making ability.
• Broad knowledge of strategic planning principles, project management, process improvement best practices, concepts, methods and techniques.
• High level organizational skills and ability to multi-task.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office tools.
• Advanced presentation skills to effectively convey complex issues to internal and external parties of various levels.
• May need knowledge of various enterprise resource planning (ERP) system modules

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