Pacific Gas and Electric Company · 4 hours ago
Senior Manager, Electric Program Management (Flexible location)
Oakland General Office (OGO)
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$151K/yr - $271K/yr
10+ years expPacific Gas and Electric Company is seeking a Senior Manager for their Electric Program Management team. This leadership role focuses on overseeing the centralized PMO, ensuring effective program execution, governance, and performance management while collaborating with cross-functional partners to support wildfire mitigation and regulatory commitments.
EnergyAgricultureEnergy EfficiencyNatural ResourcesOil and Gas
Responsibilities
Lead day-to-day PMO operations, ensuring consistent execution of PMO standards, processes, and governance. Serve as the operational “face of the PMO” to cross-functional partners
Define, implement, and enforce PMO policies, processes, templates, and performance expectations. Drive consistent application of program management disciplines across the portfolio. Establish clear ownership, escalation paths, and decision rights across PMO activities
Oversee program-level reporting, including schedule, budget, forecast, risks, issues, and opportunities. Drive proactive identification of risks, dependencies, and opportunities across programs and regions
Lead, coach, and develop PMO staff and contractors; set clear expectations and performance standards. Address performance issues directly; identify skill gaps and drive targeted upskilling in PM discipline, financial acumen, and stakeholder management. Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement
Assigned to multiple programs that represent a significant financial impact on the annual work plan of Electric Operations. Approximate program portfolio size of 8 to 10 program, totaling $800 million to $900 million in annual work
Leads staff to oversee the design and/or implementation of assigned Electric Operations program work for the entire service territory. Types of program work may include vegetation management, maintenance and construction, large volume customer requests or expansion of existing types of work
Leads the annual and/or multi-year forecasting and planning process for assigned program work, considering factors that might affect demand for work, expected volumes and unit costs, partnering with related departments/leaders. Leads the preparation of detailed cycle work plans and/or regular reviews of actual work completions vs. forecasts and partners with team and leadership to address variances
Leads the allocations of approved program funds or work/projects to the different operating divisions/areas/regions based on such factors as historical spending, project specific data provided by the field, changes in customer requirements or other internal or external program stakeholders
Oversees the development of metrics and monitors performance of work within assigned program. Sets and achieves department goals in support of established functional objectives. Reviews performance metrics to determine overall trending. Develops and delivers presentation on program status, risk and corrective measures to leaders of various levels
Leads process improvement initiatives for program management. Oversees process and procedure development, implementation, communications and training for new programs and/or changes to existing programs. Coaches staff to identify gaps in work methods, procedures, processes or training and partners with stakeholders to recommend solutions. May function as a consultant, subject matter expert or a project manager depending upon the needs of the various business partners
Ensures work is prioritized based on available resources, size of the project portfolio, costs, risks, exposures or customer needs, while remaining compliant with applicable regulations
Ensures that all programs are managed in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements, filings, tariffs and follow established guiding principles/best practices
Monitors compliance with Company and California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) regulations, construction standards, and requirements. Develops policies and relevant governance, processes, infrastructure, documentation and tools to support the program
Ensures required CPUC reporting on the program work is completed and delivered to the appropriate parties. May develop and/or provide expert witness testimony or other information to CPUC or other external agency
Depending on nature of project work in program, may have interface with external customer organizations. Handles sensitive, escalated customer issues
May participate as a member of the Incident Command structure during times of significant events, such as storms, or earthquakes
Manages staff to accomplish results through effective recruitment and selection, training and development, performance management, and rewards and recognition
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or other relevant discipline or equivalent experience
10 years of relevant experience in areas such as: electric construction, maintenance, service planning, compliance, financial planning or quality control/assurance
3 years of leadership or team lead experience
Preferred
Project Management Professional (PMP), PgMP, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, or similar project/program certification
8+ years of experience in program or project management, including leading or managing a PMO
Demonstrated experience establishing PMO governance, standards, and operating cadence
Strong leadership and people management experience, including setting expectations and managing performance
Proven ability to work across functions and influence senior stakeholders
Strong understanding of financial management, forecasting, and variance analysis in a program environment
Excellent communication, facilitation, and executive presence
Advanced knowledge of project and program management concepts, methods and practices
Leadership, coaching and change management skills
Good written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills to develop and deliver presentations to various audiences
High level influence and negotiation ability to obtain resolution on significant issues
Analytical problem solving and strategic decision-making ability
Adaptability to adjust to changing business dynamics and priorities. Excellent customer service skills
Strong business and financial acumen to develop & propose and/or monitor and manage program budget
Knowledge of process improvement concepts, methods and best practices
Knowledge of common Project/Program Management tools such as Excel, MS Project, etc
Benefits
PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.
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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2024-12-17Post Ipo Debt· $15B
2024-12-02Post Ipo Debt· $2.35B
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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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