Regulatory Operations, Manager

Jobs at Pacific Gas And Electric Company•Oakland, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The System Hardening and Underground Program is dedicated to reducing wildfire risk by strengthening our electric distribution system in high fire-threat areas. Our team collaborates across internal departments and engages with external stakeholders—including regulatory authorities and intervenors—to ensure we meet our goals and protect the communities we serve. We operate in a dynamic, fast-paced environment where innovation and compliance are key to success. The Manager of Regulatory Operations is a new positions designed to support the expanding regulatory activities of the System Hardening and Underground Program. This leader will oversee the preparation and distribution of data responses, and support the filings for multiple regulatory proceedings, including the Wildfire Mitigation Plan (WMP), General Rate Case (GRC), Wildfire Mitigation and Catastrophic Events (WMCE), and the 10-Year Electrical Underground Plan (EUP). The Manager will lead a team of analysts responsible for coordinating, visualizing, and implementing regulatory requirements, ensuring PG&E remains compliant, achieves full cost recovery, and strengthens its wildfire mitigation programs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, public policy, finance, engineering or related discipline or equivalent utility industry experience
Eight (8) years of relevant work experience
Leadership experience

Nice To Haves

Masters Degree or equivalent experience
Experience in operations, AI, Lean, regulatory matters, utility industry
Ability to travel up to 10 percent of working time

Responsibilities

Manage all regulatory operations for system hardening proceedings, ensuring compliance with decisions and financial reporting requirements.
Identify, monitor, and maintain commitments and compliance requirements for the system hardening program.
Oversee timely and accurate responses to regulatory agencies, including data requests and reporting obligations. Coordinate with cross-functional partners to ensure efficient, automated, and timely data request tracking and delivery.
Support preparation of applications, testimony, forecasting materials, exhibits, models, work papers, and discovery responses.
Provide high-level analysis for regulatory, policy, and business initiatives tied to relevant proceedings, as needed.
Build and maintain strong cross-functional relationships with internal teams and external stakeholders.
Stay informed on trends, issues, and developments impacting regulatory compliance operations and wildfire mitigation.
Operationalize the Lean standards by maintaining regulatory team dashboards and visualizations for transparency and performance monitoring.
Maintain and implement regulatory playbook for governance standards, including strong maintenance of evidence documentation and commitments tracking.
Conduct monthly reviews of commitments tracking and governance processes.
Standardize data gathering and reporting requirements for strong reasonableness reviews and cost recovery showing.
Leverage AI and relevant tools and technology to optimize data response delivery and automate tracking systems.