Manager, Clean Energy Transportation Strategy and Policy

Pacific Gas And Electric Company•Oakland, CA

18h•$137,000 - $244,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Clean Energy Transportation (CET) group is focused on accelerating the adoption of clean vehicles in California. CET leads a ~$0.5B portfolio of transportation electrification (TE) programs to increase the adoption of clean vehicles in California as we work to address one of the largest contributors to climate change – and we need a motivated, organized strategic thinker to help us determine how to expand this portfolio. We serve PG&E’s customers by deploying electric vehicle programs to increase access to charging infrastructure and reduce total cost of electric vehicle ownership, educating our customers and pursuing innovative R&D on the future of transportation electrification, focused on vehicle-grid-integration (VGI). We focus on safety and quality, invest in our team’s success, solve problems, and strive to be better, work as an integrated team, and build trusted relationships. We collaborate and are intellectually curious. We are looking to collaborate with passionate, thoughtful people who want to make a real impact. Come join our team and help drive the transition to clean energy transportation. Position Summary CET’s Strategy and Policy (S&P) team creates, tests, and advocates for evidence-based clean energy transportation solutions by spearheading pilot projects, policy frameworks, tailored customer offerings, and stakeholder engagement. Our team develops, iterates, and executes on PG&E’s strategy to connect 3 million electric vehicles (EV) to the grid by 2030 and enabling at least 550 MW of flexible load from VGI applications. To do this, the team is focused on the following five pillars below: Build: reimagining how we build the transmission and distribution grid to enable mass EV adoption, Deploy: strategizing how we can enable and deploy VGI at scale, Invest: identifying how we ensure the state meets ambitious charging infrastructure targets and developing new programs to ensure we invest in all of our communities, Serve: working to serve our EV customers in a way that inspires joy and builds trust; and, Create: creating a repeatable and scalable pathway to enable widespread electrification via partnerships and policy advocacy. The S&P Manager will be responsible for leading a team focused on regulatory and policy advocacy and new program development for CET and will set and iterate on the strategic direction for electric vehicles within PG&E, as the lead for PG&E’s EV True North Strategy (TNS). A successful candidate will have excellent written and oral communication skills, be a self-starter and quick learner and willing to consider industry trends, the regulatory and policy environment, financial impacts, and customer needs as they develop and execute on strategic initiatives for PG&E and our EV customers. This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. The assigned work location will be within the PG&E Service Territory and will be agreed upon by the successful candidate and hiring leader. Preferred work location is Oakland, CA.

Requirements

Bachelor degree or equivalent experience
8 years of related work experience

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in engineering, policy, business, or similar
Prior supervisory/managerial experience
Experience in a regulated environment
Understanding of the EV market and policy landscape (state and federal)
Understanding of utility/energy industry dynamics, trends, and issues, including rate and legislative/regulatory matters and business drivers
Excellent communication skills and experience engaging effectively with regulators, customers, and industry stakeholders
Experience building a cohesive, motivated and talented team that delivers results
Experience driving internal change management
Experience implementing LEAN tools

Responsibilities

Provide vision and guidance to the team to create an exciting and productive environment to which employees want to join and contribute toward business targets
Guide team member(s) in data gathering, compiling, and analysis
Foster a collaborative and speak up culture that drives transparency
Engage with team members to coach, mentor, develop, recognize and reward to drive performance and results
Manage a complex budget, with funding from various internal and external sources
Lead and support PG&E’s regulatory, strategy, and industry efforts to ensure success of programs and influence the EV landscape toward common objectives
Drive internal change management across PG&E to implement the EV TNS, requiring strong coordination with Electric Operations (Service Planning and Design, New Business PMO, Distribution Planning), Customer, Rates and Pricing Products, Investment Planning, Regulatory and Government Affairs and the True North Strategy Team.
Ensure program adherence to regulatory compliance policies and support regulatory activities
Coordinate with state and federal agencies to advocate for customer needs and PG&E strategic positions to be reflected in the allocation of state and federal funds
Coordinate with local and regional stakeholders, including other utilities, environmental NGOs and federal, state and local government in conjunction with PG&E regulatory, strategy and policy leaders as needed
Support preparation and presentation of data and information to key stakeholders, legislators, CPUC, county officials, and other external entities
Develop and present executive and board level materials to gain buy-in from key decision makers
Assimilate diverse information from multiple stakeholders, and synthesize the information to design, prioritize, and pursue strategic alternatives
Represent the company at industry forums and events to communicate our TE strategy and advocate for innovative TE solutions
Interact and partner with regulatory agencies, including CPUC, CEC, CARB and industry groups and key market players to influence key decision makers and policy direction