Senior – Electric Program Manager - Hybrid, Oakland, Sacramento, Or Rocklin

Requisition ID # 175819 

Job Category: Project / Program Management 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Energy Delivery

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Sacramento; Oakland; Rocklin

Position Summary

The Electric Program Manager manages and/or administers a company program, a grouping of project work, or a special customer offering with an assigned/designated annual financial budget. The incumbent provides oversight, governance, communication, training, reporting, as well as overall process and project management for the assigned program. He/She manages the program budget, which may include developing and presenting the budget proposal.

Work Location

•    This position is hybrid and requires two onsite days per week at your assigned location. You will work from your remote office on the remaining days, based on business needs.
•    Your headquarters will be Oakland, Sacramento, or Rocklin, based on the selected candidate's preference.

Compensation

PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job.  The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, collective bargaining agreements, and internal equity. Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed towards the middle or entry point of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors. This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.

A reasonable salary range is:
Bay Area Minimum: $105,000
Bay Area Mid-Point: $137,000
Bay Area Maximum: $169,000
&/OR
CA Minimum: $100,000
CA Mid-Point: $130,000
CA Maximum: $161,000

Job Responsibilities

•    Applies advanced knowledge of Program Management to moderate to complex assignments and established programs. Works independently on most issues. May participate in the development of new programs.
•    Collaborates with the manager on the development of annual productivity targets for work to be completed in the program.
•    Prepares and presents program budget recommendations to leaders with some guidance from the manager. Reviews and prepares monthly budget variance explanations.
•    Administers identified program work or projects. Tracks activity and completions. Prepares reports and status updates and presents them to the manager and/or key program stakeholders. Performs trend analysis to identify issues with costs or productivity and develop recommendations. Receives limited guidance from manager on complex issues.
•    Lead technical initiatives involving GIS, SAP and downstream Electric Operations applications, ensuring accurate data integration, system alignment, and configuration across interconnected platforms.
•    Manage Electric system and data changes through requirements definition, impact analysis, solution design, testing, implementation, validation and change management.
•    Coordinate with Electric business, engineering, asset management, IT and data teams to resolve application and system dependencies, improve data integrity, automate workflows and reduce technical and operational risk.
•    Develops recommendations for improvements to tools and processes for the program. Identifies, develops, and participates in or may lead the implementation of best practices to improve productivity and reduce operating costs.
•    Works collaboratively with peers and partner organizations and divisions to develop and implement new or improved processes, controls, and procedures to improve program compliance, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
•    May perform end-user testing for SAP, GIS or other business system updates and enhancements.
•    May manage SAP role mapping requests related to system needs for the assigned program. Performs data clean-up when applicable.
•    Develops communication and training for assigned programs. Ensures the target audience is fully educated on the purpose of the program and the proper processes and requirements to follow. May assists more senior peers with communication and training for larger, more complex programs.
•    Ensures ongoing regulatory compliance with the program.

Qualifications

Minimum:

•    Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
•    5 years of total related experience

Desired:

•    PMP Certification
•    Knowledge of electric utility processes, regulatory requirements, critical success factors, goals and initiatives
•    Project management skills
•    Good organizational and process management skills
•    Collaboration and interpersonal skills
•    Good communication and influence skills
•    Analytical problem solving
•    Basic financial, accounting, budgeting knowledge
•    Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools
•    Presentation skills
•    May need knowledge of various enterprise resource planning (ERP) system modules