Tariff Analyst, Expert

Requisition ID # 175341 

Job Category: Business Operations / Strategy 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Energy Delivery

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

Department Overview

Electric Transmission & Distribution ensures the delivery of clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy to nearly 16 million people in Northern and Central California. The 

Electric Transmission & Distribution Team, comprised of roughly 10,100 coworkers, is responsible for ensuring the electric grid's reliability and resiliency through the ongoing maintenance and operations of PG&E's 100,000 miles of distribution lines and over 18,000 miles of transmission lines.

Coworkers in Electric Transmission & Distribution actively engage in the Lean Methodology through the use of visual management in operating reviews to cross-functionally identify and solve problems, and create standard work. By working together as One Electric. One Team. We are delivering for our hometowns

Position Summary

Provide consulting services to internal lines of business on tariff related issues, including customer-specific inquiries, escalated complaints and understanding and interpretation of complex legal and regulatory matters and the associated enterprise-wide and customer related impacts.  Uses tariff and regulatory expertise and knowledge of PG&E’s operations, customers’ end-use equipment and customers’ business processes.    Service is provided to any line of business upon request. 

Job Responsibilities

• Serves as the company authority on assigned tariffs with extensive experience in tariff, regulatory and operational issues 
• Works directly with regulators on complaints, filings and other regulatory proceedings.
• Creates complex policies and internal and external reference materials and communications.
• Leads development/delivery of training for partner organizations.
• May lead negotiations with PG&E’s largest customers or governmental agencies on complex tariff issues.
• Prepares testimony on complex tariff issues.  Revises or writes new tariffs and contracts, special filings and company policies, standards, guidelines and/or bulletins. Presents expert testimony with minimal assistance from others.
• Leverages contacts within and beyond company to review and refine policy positions and solutions. Seeks out industry knowledge and incorporates into policy practices and decision making.  
• Develops and presents the Company’s position and may chair industry groups. 

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience
• Job-related experience, 8 years
• Occasional travel outside PG&E Service Territory, 10%+.
• Personal transportation availability required

Desired:

• Broad expertise and understanding of tariffs and regulatory process
• Expert knowledge of assigned area of expertise 
• Ability to lead complex new and innovative tariff projects and initiatives working with Directors and Managers across functions
• Demonstrated proficiency in achieving results by leading and influencing matrixed teams
• Demonstrated ability to provide proactive, high quality customer service while resolving issues of a complex nature using new and innovative approaches
• Effective at negotiating and able to communicate effectively and comfortably at Senior Director levels and below internally and with customers and third parties  
• Expert at developing executive-level communications
• Demonstrated proficiency in prioritizing work without leadership guidance
• Able to present highly complex data and findings to diverse audiences which may include upper management, top industry and regulatory stakeholders  
• Applies demonstrated knowledge and skill to resolve complex problems
• Ability to solicit and integrate information from a variety of sources
• Ability to use proper analytical techniques to breakdown and solve complex problems 
• Ability to influence leaders inside and outside of the department through policy analysis, insights and recommendations
• Has broad tariff and technical expertise, and is able to understand, analyze, and successfully resolve tariff issues in any area, including those outside assigned areas of responsibility
• Demonstrates expert understanding of regulatory and tariff analysis, interpretation and processes