
Principal Program Manager – Operational Risk Validation, Power Generation
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Oakland • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $144,000 - $194,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Supports line of business-specific operational risk validation program, helping line of business asset owners, process owners, and risk owners examine and address work system opportunities.
- Evaluate operations-specific mitigation plans.
- Prepare materials for senior management and the Board of Directors.
- Analyzes and provides expert insight on operational risk management issues for Hydro, Fossil, Solar and BESS power generation.
- Assesses key processes, via a standardized end-to-end work system framework, to validate the effectiveness of processes and controls to mitigate risk.
- Assesses and validates processes within power generation (Hydro, Fossil and BESS) to validate risk-related commitments and risk model use supporting work planning.
- Identifies, analyzes, and makes recommendations on areas of potential risk to safety, quality, compliance, or success of organizations.
- Manages a wide variety of complex and detailed program components for the purpose of ensuring effective risk management.
- Prepares a wide variety of complex materials (e.g. plans, budgets, reports, analyses, recommendations, procedures, etc.) for the purpose of documenting activities and issues, meeting compliance requirements, providing audit references, making presentations, and/or providing reference materials.
- Produces reports and presentations that outline findings, explain risk positions, and recommends changes to address the core operational issues.
- Partner with Internal Audit, Compliance, and operational verification organizations in lines of business to ensure alignment of verification assessment activities.
- Partners in Power Generation. This position will be required to travel 30% for onsite evaluations to see first-hand work in progress, interview front-line employees, and meet with leaders.
- Benchmarks and stays connected with the industry to bring evolving technology improvements and best practices ideas as it relates to generation of power.
Requirements
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Finance, or job-related discipline or equivalent experience
- 10 years of successful professional experience with utility (or similar) operations management
- Specialization in Engineering, Construction, Inspection, or Quality Management fields a plus
- Experience in Engineering/Operations to understand the regulatory requirements and commitments.
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Planning and process experience with Power Generation, Electric or Gas Operation.
- Proven track record of driving a successful change management and process improvement initiatives.
- Risk Management, Asset Management and Quality Assurance experience
- Ability to use understanding of the business to help drive strategic decision making, and to recommend operational improvements
- Deep knowledge and expertise of business and/or 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.
Benefits
- PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
operational risk managementprocess validationrisk assessmentproject managementchange managementprocess improvementquality assuranceregulatory compliancepower generationasset management
Soft Skills
strategic decision makingleadershipdiplomacytactcommunicationcollaborationanalytical thinkingproblem solvingpresentation skillsinterpersonal skills
Certifications
Project Management Professional (PMP)