Pacific Gas and Electric Company · 16 hours ago
Senior Investigation Specialist - Location Flexible
Oakland, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$105K/yr - $169K/yr
4+ years expPacific Gas and Electric Company is seeking an experienced business professional to join their Electric Compliance Assurance, Analysis & Intake Team as a Senior Investigation Specialist. This role involves monitoring a 24/7 hotline for potential CPUC-reportable incidents, conducting investigations, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
EnergyEnergy EfficiencyNatural ResourcesOil and Gas
Responsibilities
Dedicated support for the EIR on-call process, which includes work outside of normal business hours
Serve as an on-call representative for at least two weeks per month, including availability on nights, weekends, and holidays
Identify reportable incidents and complete timely notifications to the CPUC
Maintain comprehensive knowledge of CPUC regulatory requirements, ensuring all engineering analyses, incident investigations, and compliance activities align with applicable codes, standards, and enforcement protocols
Support analysis, studies and benchmarking related to the on-call process
Complete research, documentation, and analysis on reportable and non-reportable incidents
Research additional sources of reportable incidents for potential gaps in reporting; close gaps by completing timely assessments for incident reportability
Work with the leadership of other PG&E departments that are contributors to the on-call process. This may include departments that manage the Corrective Action Program (CAP), Data Response Unit (DRU), Electric Asset Strategy, Applied Technology Services (ATS), Legal, Law-Claims, Electric Standards, the Hazard Awareness Warning Center (HAWC), Inspections, Electric Ops, and Electric Maintenance and Construction
Consistently works with Electric Operations partner organizations
Extracts and analyzes data from various PG&E systems, aggregating and synthesizing to formulate coherent reports
Develop relationships with stakeholders and obtains feedback on team work on a regular basis, improving process as needed to ensure work product is providing intended value
Maintain high level of stakeholder satisfaction. Ensure client needs are met, regularly soliciting feedback and ensuring understanding of how work product will be used downstream. Ensures regular and effective stakeholder communication. Routinely interfaces with client groups at the individual contributor through EVP level
Present and review with stakeholders up to the Senior Director, gaining acceptance, concurrence or approval, where required
Qualification
Required
BA/BS Degree in Marketing, Business, Computer Science, Engineering or other related field or equivalent work experience
4 years of related work experience
Preferred
Field Work: Willingness and ability to travel 10–20% for site visits and cross-functional meetings
Project & Stakeholder Management: Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent investigations or technical projects involving diverse stakeholder groups, under tight deadlines and regulatory scrutiny
Technical Competency: Familiarity with electric infrastructure systems, comprehensive knowledge of CPUC regulatory requirements, asset data models, and incident classification frameworks. Ability to interpret schematics, system logs, and field reports
Advanced Experience: 7+ years in electric utility operations, compliance engineering, or forensic incident analysis
Investigative Expertise: 3+ years conducting root cause analyses, incident investigations, or failure mode assessments within utility environments
Education: Master's degree in Engineering, Data Analytics, or Systems Reliability
Analytical Tools: Proficiency in MS Excel (advanced formulas, pivot tables), Power BI (dashboarding and data modeling), Access, and proprietary compliance or asset management platforms
Systems Knowledge: Experience with electric grid design, SCADA systems, outage management platforms, or GIS-based asset tracking
Continuous Improvement: Proven track record of implementing process improvements based on investigative findings or engineering assessments
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Ability to build consensus across engineering, operations, legal, and compliance teams in a matrixed organization
Communication Skills: Skilled in translating complex technical findings into clear, actionable insights for both technical and non-technical audiences using reports, presentations, and visualizations
Company
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, incorporated in California in 1905, is one of the largest combination natural gas and electric utilities in the United States.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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$30.29BKey Investors
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2024-12-17Post Ipo Debt· $15B
2024-12-02Post Ipo Debt· $2.35B
2024-09-24Grant· $34.5M
Leadership Team
Patricia Poppe
Chief Executive Officer, PG&E Corporation
Sumeet Singh
Chief Executive Officer at Pacific Gas and Electric Company and EVP, Energy Delivery
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