Hybrid Principal Program Manager

at Pacific Gas and Electric Company

• Job title: Principal Program Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $140,000 - $238,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: ERP
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Oakland, United States

About the role

• Program Manager overseeing budget and program management for electric operations at PG&E. Leading complex projects, stakeholder communications, and reporting to senior management.

Responsibilities

• 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.