Business Development & Implementation Operations, Contracts, & Regulatory Policy Supervisor

Requisition ID # 164475 

Job Category: Business Operations / Strategy 

Job Level: Supervisor

Business Unit: Gas Engineering

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: San Ramon; Oakland

Department Overview

Business Development & Implementation within Gas Strategy Execution and System Planning (GSESP) supports PG&E’s True North Strategy with the continued investment in a safe and reliable system, greening the gas supply and shaping the state’s policies. The team’s focus is on continuing PG&E’s progress to decarbonize the company’s gas supply with renewable gas while proactively pursuing new and innovative gas throughput increases needed by our customers that utilize our system. These goals would not be possible without the concerted activities in developing and driving implementation of strategy and regulatory policies to enhance the foundation of our projects, processes, negotiations, contracts, and agreements. As with any section of our business, there is a parallel path heighten on operational efficiency, continuous improvement, analysis, and benchmarking.

Position Summary

This leadership position will partner with the other leaders of BD&I in developing and executing our gas strategy as it relates to PG&E’s True North Strategy. This position is primarily responsible for leading a team of dedicated management professionals to execute on the operational needs of the BD&I team. Key responsibilities of this team include supporting the Gas Interconnection Managers in the development and operationalization of gas interconnections; managing contractual obligations; leading regulatory efforts, portfolio management and business analytics; contributing to compliance standards & marketing efforts; and supporting new business development and infrastructure sales. Additionally, the role supports driving strategic change in policy, regulatory, internal procedures, and tariffs to modify the way we do business to be highly effective and efficient in creating positive change.

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 (San Ramon or Oakland).

Position will require approximately 10% of travel time in work schedule.

May require valid California driver’s license on day one of employment.

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, 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.​

A reasonable salary range is:​

Bay Area Minimum:$128,000

Bay Area Maximum:$218,000

This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead team efforts in one or more functional areas
• Provide coaching to work on business development activities
• Track employee progress through the performance management process
• Provide career mentoring to employees
• May lead solicitations, contract negotiations, portfolio analysis, program implementation and strategy development from start to finish, including management approval
• Serve as a cross-functional lead in business development activities
• Continually apply, and guide others to apply understanding of company goals and strategies to everyday work and tasks.
• Coach and guide less experienced employees
• Utilizes extensive subject matter expertise regarding the anticipation and resolution of complex issues that sometimes involve senior management and limited information
• Drives business processes such as requests for interconnection, contractual obligations, regulatory activities, program implementation or strategy/policy analysis or advocacy activities under supervision from a sr. manager, manager or senior director
• Supervisor Responsibility- Directly supervises a team of professionals.

Qualifications-

Minimum:

• Bachelor’s Degree with coursework in a business-related field, mathematics, engineering, or equivalent field of study; or equivalent experience
• Four years of relevant work experience

Desired:

• 1 year of leadership experience
• Master’s Degree
• Demonstrate success with matrixed leadership
• Experience optimizing team performance by creating a climate where people are inspired and developed to do their best to help the organization
• Demonstrate success in leading staff that are geographically dispersed
• Knowledge of safety policies, theories, concepts, methods, best practices, and techniques as needed to perform at the job level
• Experience in knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement
• Competency in applying knowledge of business and the market to advance goals
• Knowledge of change management theories, concepts, methods, best practices, and techniques
• Aptitude in building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
• Proficiency in developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences
• Competency in using compelling arguments to gain the support and commitment of others
• Proficiency in relating openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people
• Work experience in the wholesale supply, business development, strategy, and policy of the energy industry.
• Ability to present moderately complex data and findings to diverse audiences; to participate in Company development activities and to represent Business Development & Implementation in discussions of gas business development issues
• Ability to analyze complex problems and recommend solutions despite incomplete information and limited time.
• Knowledge of physical and financial gas fundamentals
• Project/Program PMP-Project Management Professional certification
• PMP-Program Management Professional certification
• CCMP- Certified Change Management Professional certification
• Ability to apply program and project management theories, concepts, methods, best practices, and techniques as needed to support department work and employees
• Expertise in making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems
• Ability to effectively manage multiple projects, initiatives, and tasks with demanding time constraints
• Exceptional ability to plan projects, develop milestones and meet specific deadlines
• Tariff/Contracts/Regulatory Capability to compose and interpret contract language terms
• Ability to construe tariff language terminology (a focus on Gas Rule 2,15,16, all gas rates)
• Knowledge of PG&E’s regulatory process and policies and those of the CPUC
• Ability to present moderately complex data and findings to diverse audiences
• Exceptional ability to analyze problems and recommend solutions despite incomplete information and limited time
• Field/Technical Engineer in Training (EIT) certification and/or Professional Engineering (PE) license
• Knowledge and understanding of gas transmission and distribution
• Knowledge and understanding of engineering principles, codes, and regulations that govern gas engineering and Operations and Maintenance (O&M) activities
• Knowledge and understanding of the principles and properties of gas impacting various internal/external environments
• Proficiency and skill with engineering information systems and applications
• Tools/Standard Proficiency and skill with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Teams, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
• Creativity and innovation skills
• Experience with Microsoft Project
• Experience with SAP
• Utility industry or regulatory applications

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