Program Manager, Principal

Requisition ID # 171483 

Job Category: Project / Program Management 

Job Level: Manager/Principal

Business Unit: Energy Delivery

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

Department Overview

PG&E’s Underground Program organization is working to reduce wildfire risk each day as we underground 10,000 miles of distribution lines.  We are responsible for working across all internal teams and engaging external stakeholders to support successfully meeting our goals and reducing wildfire risk in our hometowns. We work in an exciting and fast-paced environment. 

Position Summary

The Strategy, Innovation and Partnership Leadership team identifies, tests, and vets out new tools, technologies, processes and standards to capitalize on best in class or emerging technologies that present opportunities for PG&E, particularly in the Undergrounding program portfolio.

The team engages with internal stakeholders to collect information, build internal capabilities, and foster a culture of innovation and collaboration.  The team also, critically, works externally to establish partnerships and collaborate on new technologies which will benefit the Company.

• This position will drive innovation to update and/or identify new technologies, tools, techniques & methodologies, processes, standards, or other approaches to help improve the safety, risk reduction, quality, cost efficiency, or employee morale of the Undergrounding program.  
• Our team will take an end-to-end approach to underground innovation from idea generation through evaluation, pilot, document development (standards, procedures, bulletins, etc.), implementation (including training, communication, testing, etc.) and monitoring / support. 
• This position and team will embrace big ideas but also the small details and rigorous process steps that bring those ideas from concept to reality.  The team will also need to explore and engage with improvement or innovation ideas in many disciplines from scoping and risk prioritization to engineering / design, permitting, construction (both civil and electrical), job closeout, data management, and more.  

Successful innovations may be shiny and complex (new data visualization or design software solutions) or dirty and humble (different ways to excavate, move and backfill dirt or pave roads).  Our team will need to show significant flexibility, intellectual curiosity and a mindset that embraces both free-thinking and process adherence.

With big goals – 10,000 miles of distribution lines to undergrounding – and ambitious improvements expected – driving the unit cost to around $2M per mile – this position and team will be critical to PG&E’s success in delivering for our communities the long-term goals of the Undergrounding program.

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.

Disclosure:

PG&E is providing the salary range that can reasonably be expected for this position at the time of the job posting. This salary 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, internal equity, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, and geographic location. 

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. 

Minimum:   $144,000

Midpoint:   $194,000
Maximum:   $244,000

Job Responsibilities

• Identifies and implements innovative solutions for the undergrounding program using new and/or diverse technologies that improve performance measured in public and work safety, risk reduction, customer satisfaction, cost effectiveness, reduced environmental impact, regulatory compliance, and communication.
• Develop, measure and report on success of the program. Identifies and maintains strong working relationships with all strategic programs and partners. Provides strategic technical direction on new technologies from identification through implementation with oversight of the entire process.
• Develops processes and procedures for the timely development, evaluation and integration of new products, processes or work procedures; Leads cross-functional teams within the company and with key external stakeholders to fully develop, document and implement
• Leads and establishes future program- and process-improvement-focused goals and translates their use into standards, work methods, and tools/equipment. Organize and lead cross-utility project teams to influence utility, regulatory and/or industry decisions.
• Represents PG&E on industry and research organization boards to encourage innovation and development that would be of benefit to PG&E, generate new funding opportunities, influence industry practices and regulations, and enhance the company's position as an innovator in the industry.

Co-worker Qualities  

Strategic Mindset

1. A forward-looking vision to identify future possibilities and translate them into breakthrough strategies that support continuous improvement of the program.
2. Operating effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear.

Bias for Action

• Demonstrating passionate ownership for identifying issues before they arise and addressing them immediately when they do.
• Anticipating and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders.

Demonstrates Safety Leadership

1. A safety champion in words and deeds with respect to both employee and public safety.
2. Maintaining an environment of open dialog and free of retaliation.

Technical Aptitude

• Demonstrated experience in electric distribution systems and their safe operation.
• Familiarity with the multiple systems PG&E uses to monitor and operate its electric distribution system.

Optimizes Team Performance 

• Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.
• Creating a climate where people are developed and motivated to do their best to help the organization. 

Values Diversity and Creates Inclusion

• Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.

Provides a High Level of Customer Service

• Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelor degree or equivalent experience. 
• Ten (10) years of related experience or equivalent

Desired:

• Master’s Degree in job-related discipline or equivalent experience
• PMI-Project Management Institute PMP-Project Management Professional certification
• Ability to use understanding of the business to help drive strategic decision making, and to recommend operational improvements
• Ability to lead the largest and most complex projects across integrated functional areas
• Deep knowledge and expertise of business and industry drivers
• Ability to lead large and complex projects working with cross-functional teams
• Ability to create compelling business cases based on complex business environments and inputs
• Adept at addressing issues with diplomacy and tact