Senior Manager, Grid Operations – Reliability Risk
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Oakland • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $147,000 - $265,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Evaluate and manage system safety, reliability, and operational risk across the Transmission and Distribution system.
- Identify operational vulnerabilities and reliability hot spots by analyzing system performance, operational data, and emerging trends.
- Oversee CAISO market interface risk, including dispatch, congestion management, and operational market exposure.
- Maintain risk registers for transmission, substation, and operational reliability, ensuring data quality, structure, and accuracy.
- Partner with System Operations and Planning to develop, implement, and track mitigation strategies.
- Lead and develop high-performing teams, setting clear direction, monitoring performance, and ensuring delivery of program objectives.
- Provide reporting and communication to officers, directors, and stakeholder committees on risk insights, mitigation status, and operational recommendations.
- Develop procedures, analytics, dashboards, and tools to quantify operational reliability risk and support operational decision-making.
- Represent the company as required in industry forums, conferences, and working groups related to operational risk, system reliability, and market operations.
- Drive innovation with external vendors to enhance operational risk analytics and monitoring capabilities.
- Support corrective action development and implementation to improve grid reliability and reduce operational exposures.
Requirements
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Economics, or related field, or equivalent experience.
- 8 years of experience in engineering, operations, analytics, or related disciplines.
- Desired Master’s degree.
- 5 years of supervisory/managerial experience.
- Professional Engineering License.
- Six Sigma Green Belt certification.
- Strong understanding of Transmission & Distribution operations, reliability, outage performance, and control center functions.
- Experience evaluating operational or market-interface risks.
- Ability to lead teams, manage budgets, and oversee complex risk, analytics, and operations programs.
- Ability to communicate clearly, distill technical content, and influence decisions across technical and leadership teams.
- Experience facilitating cross-functional problem-solving initiatives.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
system safetyreliability analysisoperational risk managementdata analysisrisk register maintenanceoperational decision-makinganalytics developmentdashboard creationmarket interface risk evaluationcorrective action implementation
Soft Skills
team leadershipperformance monitoringcommunicationinfluencing decisionscross-functional problem-solvingstrategic planningstakeholder engagementinnovation drivingdirection settingbudget management
Certifications
Professional Engineering LicenseSix Sigma Green Belt