Senior Compliance & Risk Consultant- Flexible Location

Pacific Gas And Electric Company•Oakland, CA

7d•$100,000 - $169,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Senior within Compliance Maturity Model (CMM) team, you will provide support for the delivery, coordination, and continuous improvement of core CMM elements. You will maintain the consolidated inventory of compliance requirements, support requirement prioritization and horizon scanning for new and changed requirements, and ensure consistent application of monitoring, auditing, and investigation processes across Electric Compliance. This role serves as a technical resource, partnering with requirement owners, compliance leaders, and operational teams to promote disciplined compliance practices and strengthen the overall maturity of the compliance program.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
5+ years of relevant experience

Nice To Haves

Experience within the utility industry or within a highly regulated environment
Experience with compliance tracking systems, monitoring tools, or audit-related workflows
Training or certification in compliance, auditing, process improvement, or related fields (such as Lean/Six Sigma)
Experience performing or supporting compliance investigations, cause evaluations, or risk-based audit planning
Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, environmental sciences, public policy, or related discipline, or equivalent experience
Five or more years of experience in compliance, risk management, regulatory affairs, or utility operations
Strong knowledge of California and federal regulatory programs and familiarity with regulatory compliance concepts
Demonstrated ability to support compliance reviews, monitoring activities, and documentation development with accuracy and consistency
Strong skills in program coordination, process management, and internal consulting
Ability to analyze compliance requirements, identify risks, and support corrective action planning
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with proven ability to convey information clearly to stakeholders across the organization
Ability to work independently, manage multiple tasks, and adapt to changing business needs

Responsibilities

Maintain the consolidated and accessible inventory of compliance requirements within the approved compliance tracking tool, ensuring accuracy and timely updates
Support the documented process for monitoring, identifying, and integrating new or changed compliance requirements
Group compliance requirements into logical categories and support mapping these requirements to operational processes and compliance risks.
Apply the Compliance Requirement Prioritization Methodology (RISK-4115S) and support the categorization of requirements into critical, high, medium, and low priority tiers
Support structured horizon scanning activities to identify emerging regulatory issues or changes that may impact Electric Compliance
Assist in the programmatic management of shared compliance requirements across multiple functions and teams
Support governance activities by ensuring requirement owners understand their responsibilities and have access to necessary documentation and guidance
Contribute to the implementation and maintenance of processes or systems used to regularly monitor and track compliance performance
Maintain evidence requirements for Electric Compliance’s end-to-end processes and associated compliance requirements
Support initiatives that promote an ethical and compliant culture across Electric Compliance
Leads the team in developing controls and mitigation plans and ensures they are implemented and effective.
Performs and oversees compliance and control testing, audits, or other validation processes and analyzes risk or compliance metrics.
May respond to regulatory data requests, investigations, audits, and other inquiries.
Identifies new/changing requirements or standards and ensures programs and tools are updated accordingly.
Verifies reports, audits documentation, and validates content in database / risk register.
Participates in or may lead root cause analysis exercises.