Hybrid Principal Program Manager – Operational Risk Validation, Power Generation

at Pacific Gas and Electric Company

• Job title: Principal Program Manager – Operational Risk Validation, Power Generation
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $144,000 - $194,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: PMP
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Oakland, United States

About the role

• Principal Program Manager managing Operational Risk Validation for PG&E's Power Generation. Assessing risks and ensuring compliance in operational processes and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Supports line of business-specific operational risk validation program, helping line of business asset owners, process owners, and risk owners examine and address work system opportunities.
• Evaluate operations-specific mitigation plans.
• Prepare materials for senior management and the Board of Directors.
• Analyzes and provides expert insight on operational risk management issues for Hydro, Fossil, Solar and BESS power generation.
• Assesses key processes, via a standardized end-to-end work system framework, to validate the effectiveness of processes and controls to mitigate risk.
• Assesses and validates processes within power generation (Hydro, Fossil and BESS) to validate risk-related commitments and risk model use supporting work planning.
• Identifies, analyzes, and makes recommendations on areas of potential risk to safety, quality, compliance, or success of organizations.
• Manages a wide variety of complex and detailed program components for the purpose of ensuring effective risk management.
• Prepares a wide variety of complex materials (e.g. plans, budgets, reports, analyses, recommendations, procedures, etc.) for the purpose of documenting activities and issues, meeting compliance requirements, providing audit references, making presentations, and/or providing reference materials.
• Produces reports and presentations that outline findings, explain risk positions, and recommends changes to address the core operational issues.
• Partner with Internal Audit, Compliance, and operational verification organizations in lines of business to ensure alignment of verification assessment activities.
• Partners in Power Generation. This position will be required to travel 30% for onsite evaluations to see first-hand work in progress, interview front-line employees, and meet with leaders.
• Benchmarks and stays connected with the industry to bring evolving technology improvements and best practices ideas as it relates to generation of power.

Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Finance, or job-related discipline or equivalent experience
• 10 years of successful professional experience with utility (or similar) operations management
• Specialization in Engineering, Construction, Inspection, or Quality Management fields a plus
• Experience in Engineering/Operations to understand the regulatory requirements and commitments.
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Planning and process experience with Power Generation, Electric or Gas Operation.
• Proven track record of driving a successful change management and process improvement initiatives.
• Risk Management, Asset Management and Quality Assurance experience
• Ability to use understanding of the business to help drive strategic decision making, and to recommend operational improvements
• Deep knowledge and expertise of business and/or industry drivers
• Ability to lead large and complex projects working with cross-functional teams
• Ability to create compelling business cases based on complex business environments and inputs
• Adept at addressing issues with diplomacy and tact.

Benefits

• PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs