Hybrid Senior Manager, Emerging Technology

at Pacific Gas and Electric Company

• Job title: Senior Manager, Emerging Technology
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $163,000 - $277,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: PMP
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Danville, United States

About the role

• Senior Manager leading electrical engineering projects focused on grid modernization initiatives and technological innovation at PG&E.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage electrical engineering projects related to emerging T&D technologies
• Oversee and direct the engineering, analysis, and performance validation of T&D technologies to support the company’s True North Strategy
• Develop and implement engineering policies, procedures, and best practices. Collaboration with cross-functional teams including engineering, asset management, system planning, electric operations and system operations.
• Establish and maintain strong external partnerships, including Department of Energy (DOE), California Energy Commission (CEC), DOE National Labs, research universities to facilitate and lead cross-cutting research initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards, safety regulations, and company policies.
• Manage budgets, timelines, and resource allocation for emerging technology initiatives.
• Support strategic planning and contributing to organizational decision-making.
• Lead and participate in executive meetings and stakeholder engagements.
• Lead or oversee major programs or portfolios (multi-year, multi-discipline) to deliver and measure new technology projects.
• Establish governance, stage-gates, risk management, and quality assurance practices for emerging tech evaluations and deployments.
• Build and foster culture of innovation through technology roadmaps and adoption of emerging technological capabilities.
• Manage, mentor, and develop technical staff, program leads, and project managers.
• Recruit and retain top talent supporting T&D technology initiatives.
• Drive knowledge sharing, training, and cross-pollination of technical skills.

Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or job-related discipline or equivalent experience
• 10 years of job-related technical experience
• 5 years’ experience leading and/or managing engineering or technical staff
• Desired Strong interpersonal, collaboration, leadership, and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to influence at all levels of the organization.
• A proven ability to interpret emerging technologies into utility operational applications.
• Deep knowledge of T&D R&D / new grid technology development processes
• Demonstrated ability to discuss complex technical information with various internal and external stakeholders
• Master’s or PhD in power systems or related field
• 4 years of supervisory experience, specifically with leading new technology projects
• Previous experience in executing government (federal or state) funded R&D projects and programs and familiarity with external funding processes and the full lifecycle
• Familiarity with the latest simulation tools and power hardware in the loop simulations (e.g. RTDS, OPAL-RT, Typhoon HIL)
• Direct experience with utility R&D, planning, engineering, and/or operations
• Familiarity with emerging T&D technologies like microgrids, energy storage, phasor measurement units (PMU), other emerging sensor technologies, data analytics, and use of Artificial Intelligence in T&D planning and operations.
• Technical publication record and/or IP (e.g. patents)
• PE (Professional Engineer) License
• Project Management Professional Certification.