Electric Program Manager, Expert

Pacific Gas And Electric Company•Oakland, CA

1d•$126,000 - $200,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Electric Program Manager manages or administers a company program, a grouping of project work, or a special customer offering with an assigned annual financial budget. The role provides oversight, governance, communication, training, reporting, and overall process and project management for the assigned program, including management of its budget and potentially developing and presenting budget proposals. The position applies expert program-management knowledge to complex, cross-departmental programs with significant line-of-business impact and may lead project teams or provide work direction to lower-level peers. The position is hybrid, working from a remote office and an assigned work location within PG&E’s Service Territory based on business needs. The current expectation is to work in the office one to two days per week. Locations listed are Oakland and Pleasanton. The stated Bay Area salary range is $126,000 to $200,000, with a midpoint of $163,000. The position is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
Seven years of total related experience.
Experience managing capital expense budgets.

Nice To Haves

PMP certification.
In-depth knowledge of electric utility processes, regulatory requirements, critical success factors, goals, and initiatives.
Team leadership and collaboration skills.
General financial-management, budgeting, and business-acumen skills.
Strong communication, interpersonal, and influence skills; basic negotiation skills.
Analytical problem-solving and decision-making ability.
Knowledge of project-management and process-improvement best practices, concepts, methods, and techniques.
Strong organizational skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools.
Strong presentation skills.
May need knowledge of various enterprise resource planning (ERP) system modules.

Responsibilities

Apply expert program-management knowledge to wide-ranging issues and assignments, working independently except on the most complex issues; may lead project teams.
Design and develop new programs under broader goals and initiatives.
Manage complex, cross-departmental programs with significant line-of-business impact and lead development of plans to achieve program goals.
Produce regular standardized reports and custom ad hoc reports; support operational-metric reporting and present program progress to leaders.
Plan and forecast program work, monitor and ensure completion of projects and program maintenance or construction work orders, identify issues, develop solutions, and present recommendations and implementation plans to leadership.
Analyze trends to identify cost drivers and develop and execute mitigation plans; manage capital and expense spending to complete planned work and meet productivity cost targets.
Review cost-monitoring systems and ensure adequate controls to uncover and correct erroneous charges.
Negotiate and set productivity and unit-cost targets; prepare forecasts, monitor spending, explain variances, and develop and present business cases for budgets or additional funding.
Work with peers and line-of-business leaders to ensure financial targets are understood and achieved.
Lead partner organizations in improving processes, best practices, controls, and procedures to increase efficiency, compliance, and customer satisfaction and reduce costs.
Coordinate with other project or program managers and peers to reschedule work, reallocate funds, and pursue financial and productivity goals.
Represent the program as a subject matter expert and stakeholder on process-improvement teams, regulatory filings, and stakeholder groups; may support GRC witnesses with testimony development and data-request responses.
Develop policies, processes, infrastructure, documentation, and tools to support new programs, including tools for tracking and control.
Develop communication and training plans, educate the target audience on program purposes and requirements, and ensure program compliance.
Ensure regulatory compliance with the program.
May provide leadership or work direction to lower-level peers.