Expert Gas Program Manager- Flexible Location

PG&E Corporation•Oakland, CA

32d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Gas Program Manager, Expert for BD&I's New Business program is responsible for reporting, tracking and approval of order creation for the New Business Gas Transmission Interconnection program. The candidate will manage the budget mechanism for interconnecting new gas loads and new gas supply to the Gas Transmission system, including fossil and renewable natural gas, data centers, electric generation, and other large industrial or commercial loads. This role requires a strategic thinker who can develop and implement effective strategies, manage tactical plans, and collaborate with various internal stakeholders and departments to achieve program goals with minor supervision. The ideal candidate must possess strong data analytics capabilities, with a demonstrated ability to analyze, interpret, and manipulate large datasets to support decision-making and program performance tracking. Proficiency in tools such as Microsoft Excel, Power BI, and Power Query is essential, as the role involves working with data extensively on a daily basis. This role includes work responsibilities as listed below. The position is not expected to have any direct reports.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
7 years' total related experience
SAP experience
Project or program management experience
Experience managing capital or expense budget

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent experience
PMP Certification
Advance skills in Microsoft Excel. Capable of using complex formulas, pivot tables, macros, and data visualization tools.
Expertise in Power BI. Skilled in building interactive dashboards, reports, and leveraging DAX for data analysis.
Proficiency in Power Query. Experience Transforming, cleaning and automating data workflows from multiple sources.
Strong understanding of data modeling. Able to design and optimize data models for efficient reporting and analytics.
Experience in Gas utility maintenance and construction.
Team leadership and collaboration skills.
Basic negotiation skills and ability to influence
Knowledge of project management, process improvement best practices, concepts, methods and techniques
Exceptional organizational skills.
Strong communication & presentation skills and ability to influence
Analytical problem solving and decision-making ability
General financial management & budgeting skills and business acumen.
Experience managing capital or expense budgets
Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools

Responsibilities

Applies expert knowledge of Program Management to wide-ranging issues and assignments.
Works independently with guidance on only the most complex issues.
May lead project teams.
May design and develop new programs under a larger umbrella of goals and initiatives.
Manages programs that are cross-departmental, complex and have a significant impact on the line of business.
Leads development of plans to achieve program goals.
Provides standardized regular reports, along with custom, ad-hoc reports for review at the program level.
May support reporting for operational metrics to provide intelligence on performance trends.
Develops and delivers presentation to leaders regarding the program progress toward goals.
Plans and forecasts work to be completed as part of the program.
Monitors and ensures closure/completion of projects.
Identifies issues and develops solutions.
Presents recommendations and implementation plan to leadership for approval.
Performs trend analysis to identify cost drivers and develop and execute mitigation plans to improve business results.
Manages capital and expense spending to ensure work identified in the program plan is completed and productivity cost targets are achieved.
Reviews cost monitoring systems to ensure that adequate controls are in place to uncover and correct erroneous charges.
Negotiates and sets productivity and unit cost targets.
Prepares accurate forecasts, monitors spending, and develops and presents variance explanations.
Develops business cases 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.
Leads partner organizations to develop and implement improved processes, best practices, controls and procedures to improve efficiencies, compliance and customer satisfaction and reduce cost.
Drives the development and implementation of improved processes, best practices, controls and procedures to improve efficiency, compliance and customer satisfaction 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 other means to achieve financial and productivity goals.
Represents the program as a subject matter expert and stakeholder on process improvement teams, regulatory filings, and various stakeholder groups.
May support the General Rate Case witness with testimony development and data request response support.
May develop new policies and all relevant processes, infrastructure, documentation, tools, etc. to support a new program.
Develops tools for tracking and control.
Develops communication and training plans.
Ensures target audience is fully educated in the purpose of the program and the proper processes and requirements to follow.
Ensures compliance with the program.
Ensures regulatory compliance with the program.
Provide leadership or work direction to lower-level peers.