Strategic Analyst, Principal

PG&E•Houston, TX

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

Provides strategic planning, analysis, policy support, and program leadership for wildfire mitigation and ignition investigation initiatives. Develops strategies, insights, and recommendations that support ignition risk reduction, regulatory compliance, operational performance, and continuous improvement. Partners with internal departments, regulators, industry peers, and cross-functional stakeholders to influence current and future priorities, improve investigation processes, strengthen reporting accuracy, and help translate ignition data into actionable wildfire risk mitigation strategies. California’s evolving wildfire risk environment—driven by extreme weather, drought conditions, vegetation stress, and expanding exposure across the electric system—requires PG&E to continuously improve how it reduces ignition risk and protects customers, communities, and the environment. The Wildfire Mitigation department leads critical work to understand, reduce, and manage wildfire risk across PG&E’s service territory. The organization supports the company’s broader wildfire safety strategy through risk-informed decision-making, operational improvements, regulatory engagement, and data-driven programs that strengthen system safety and resilience. Within Wildfire Mitigation, the Ignitions Investigations team is responsible for investigating, analyzing, and reporting ignition-related information to help PG&E identify trends, understand drivers, meet regulatory obligations, and inform risk-reduction strategies. The team partners across Electric Operations, Vegetation Management, Asset Risk Management, Risk and Data Analytics, ATS, Engineering, Regulatory, and other stakeholders to support accurate and timely ignition analysis, reporting, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Business, Finance, Policy, Engineering, Physics or other related fields or equivalent work experience
Job-related experience, 8 years
Ability to travel up to 40% of working time

Nice To Haves

Graduate Degree in Engineering, Economics or job-related discipline or equivalent experience
Utility operations / engineering experience
Job-related technical experience, 10 years
Ability to lead department wide modeling and data initiatives of the highest complexity and impact
Ability to present highly complex data and findings to diverse audiences which may include upper management, industry and regulatory stakeholders
Ability to use understanding of the business to help drive strategic decision making, and to recommend operational improvements
Deep knowledge and expertise of business and or industry drivers, regulatory policy and policy strategy and development processes
Ability to analyze business processes and recommend improvements to gain efficiency and effectiveness
Ability to lead and implement key process improvements
Ability to integrate macro and micro economic factors and statistical analysis into decision making

Responsibilities

Undertakes assignments of the highest complexity and impact to PG&E.
Coaches, mentors and trains others in strategy development and implementation of Lean tools and practices.
Evaluates and develops new analytic methods and tools, processes, procedures for the department.
Solves unique and complex strategic issues and problems.
Manage major cross-functional projects and initiatives.
Works with all levels of leadership (up to and including EVP) across functions to influence decisions.
Anticipates issues and develops innovative solutions.
Continually applies and guides others to apply understanding of company goals and strategies.
Collaborates and influences policy and program strategy at other utilities and regulatory agencies.
Leads development of testimony on complex analysis and policy issues.
Pilots innovative approaches to wildfire risk reduction
Tracks and maintains the wildfire Tactical Implementation Plan (TIP) and containment strategies