Expert Digital Transformation & Generative AI Program Manager

Jobs at Pacific Gas And Electric Company•Oakland, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking an expert-level Digital Transformation & Generative AI Program Manager to modernize the electric as-built process, transforming paper-based, redlined, and fragmented electronic records into a trusted, fully digital, and auditable system of record. This role will lead the end-to-end redesign of how construction, field changes, and final as-built documentation are captured, validated, approved, and integrated into downstream utility systems. The ideal candidate deeply understands electric distribution/transmission construction workflows and has successfully delivered digital and GenAI-enabled solutions that improve data accuracy, timeliness, and regulatory confidence. This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. The assigned work location will be in Oakland or Pleasanton. PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, and internal equity. We would not anticipate that the individual hired into this role would land at or near the top half of the range described below, but the decision will be dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable salary range is: Bay Area Minimum: $129,000 Bay Area Maximum: $207,000

Requirements

Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience
Job-related experience, 8 years
Ability to use understanding of the business to help drive strategic decision making, and to recommend operational improvements
Ability to lead the largest most complex projects across the line of business supported (i.e. Customer Care, Human Resources, etc.)
Deep knowledge and expertise of business and or industry drivers
Ability to lead large and complex projects working with cross-functional teams
Ability to create compelling business cases based on complex business environments and inputs
Adept at addressing issues with diplomacy and tact
Deep hands-on knowledge of the electric as-built process for distribution and/or transmission assets
Proven success digitizing as-built or design-to-record workflows in a regulated utility environment
Strong understanding of GIS, work management, Electric Asset Management, and design systems integration
Familiarity with utility GIS platforms and design tools
Experience leading GenAI, document intelligence, or advanced automation initiatives in production
Experience with GenAI platforms and document intelligence solutions (e.g., Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, computer vision, OCR)

Nice To Haves

Masters Degree in job-related discipline or equivalent experience
PMI-Project Management Institute PMP-Project Management Professional certification
10 years of related experience or equivalent

Responsibilities

Applies broad expertise and advanced knowledge to wide-ranging issues.
May act as a team lead and provide direction to less experienced employees.
Works with Directors and Managers across functions to influence decisions.
Communicates complex ideas to diverse audiences using a variety of media.
Integrates industry knowledge related to data into everyday business practices and decision making.
Provides others with guidance around complex industry regulatory and compliance environment and considerations.
Creates new and complex data models to facilitate business decisions.
Provides direction on overall program.
Performs in-depth quality assurance final reviews and contract drafts.
Develops new or revises existing scopes of work to ensure compliance standards and deliverables are established.
Lead the end-to-end digitization of the electric as-built lifecycle, from design issuance through construction, field changes, approval, and system update
Establish controls to ensure as-built data accuracy, completeness, and traceability
Replace paper markups, PDFs, and manual transcriptions with structured, digital-first workflows
Define standard data models and business rules for as-built information across distribution and/or transmission assets
Apply GenAI to accelerate and improve as-built creation and validation
Design and manage human-in-the-loop workflows to ensure engineering and regulatory confidence
Lead GenAI pilots through production deployment with measurable outcomes
Own large-scale transformation initiatives affecting engineering, construction, field crews, and GIS teams
Lead cross-functional teams including design engineering, field operations, IT, GIS, and external vendors
Drive adoption through management of change, training, change management, and field-friendly solutions
Communicate progress, risks, and value to executive leadership