Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Principal Program Manager

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Oakland • California • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $140,000 - $238,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

ERP

About the role

  • Applies depth and breadth of knowledge of Program Management to the most unique and complex problems.
  • Works autonomously.
  • Anticipates issues and develops innovative solutions.
  • Demonstrates program leadership with internal & external stakeholders to support company goals.
  • May design and develop new, complex programs.
  • Recognized subject matter expert who may represent PG&E to external agencies on sensitive or complex issues.
  • Partners with Government Relations or other partner organizations in developing messaging and strategy.
  • May manage major cross-functional projects and initiatives.
  • May lead initiatives that impact utility or industry developments.
  • Manages all aspects of programs that are cross functional, complex, of broad scope and have a significant financial or political impact on the line of business.
  • Leads development of overall strategy to achieve program goals.
  • Partners with leaders to determine most appropriate and effective program performance metrics.
  • Develops content and format for reports and dashboards, utilizing visual management and lean principles.
  • Prepares and presents regular updates to senior management, addressing issues and gaining buy in on solutions.
  • Develops both annual and long-term program work plan forecast and budget.
  • Regularly monitors costs vs. budget, presents status and prepares and proposes solutions to address variances.
  • Partners with Work Planning/Resource Management teams to plan and forecast short- and long-term work to be completed as part of the program.
  • Monitors and ensures closure/completion of projects and/or other program work orders.
  • Ensures effective work scheduling and resources will be available to meet the work plan.
  • Develops creative solutions to address resource issues.
  • Leads peers and partner organizations to develop and implement new and/ or improved processes or procedures, including leading development of guidance documents, roadmaps, minimum viable products, and expectations.
  • May work with other project or program managers or peers in other departments or regions to reschedule work, re-allocate funds and explore creative solutions to achieve financial and productivity goals.
  • Leads benchmarking efforts/projects in the industry to share information, seek best practices in electric program management.
  • Develops recommendations for PG&E, develops proposals/business case and presents to senior management.
  • Gains buy in and leads implementation.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
  • Ten (10) years of related experience or equivalent
  • In depth knowledge of electric utility processes, regulatory requirements, critical success factors, goals, and initiatives.
  • Highly skilled at leading project teams.
  • Advanced financial management & budgeting skills and business acumen
  • Expertise in communication, interpersonal/collaboration influence and negotiation and process management.
  • Analytical and creative problem solving, strategic decision-making ability.
  • Broad knowledge of project management, process improvement best practices, concepts, methods, and techniques.
  • High level organizational skills and ability to multi-task.
  • Advanced skills in Microsoft Office tools.
  • Advanced presentation skills to effectively convey complex issues to internal and external parties of various levels'
  • May need knowledge of various enterprise resource planning (ERP) system modules.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
program managementfinancial managementbudgetingproject managementprocess improvementanalytical problem solvingstrategic decision-makingreport developmentdashboard creationenterprise resource planning (ERP)
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationinterpersonal skillscollaborationinfluencenegotiationorganizational skillsmulti-taskingcreative problem solvingpresentation skills