Director, Program Management

Requisition ID# 165064

Job Category: Project / Program Management

Job Level: Director/Chief

Business Unit: Engineering, Planning & Strategy

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Fresno; Alameda; Alta; American Canyon; Angels Camp; Antioch; Auberry; Auburn; Avenal; Avila Beach; Bakersfield; Balch Camp; Bay Point; Bear Valley; Belden; Bellota; Belmont; Benicia; Berkeley; Brentwood; Brisbane; Buellton; Burney; Buttonwillow; Calistoga; Campbell; Canyon Dam; Canyondam; Capitola; Caruthers; Chico; Clearlake; Clovis; Coalinga; Colusa; Concord; Concord; Corcoran; Cottonwood; Cupertino; Daly City; Danville; Davis; Dinuba; Downieville; Dublin; Emeryville; Eureka; Fairfield; Folsom; Fort Bragg; Fortuna; Fremont; French Camp; Fulton; Garberville; Geyserville; Gilroy; Goodyear; Grass Valley; Guerneville; Half Moon Bay; Hayward; Hinkley; Hollister; Holt; Huron; Jackson; Kerman; King City; Lakeport; Lemoore; Lincoln; Linden; Livermore; Lodi; Loomis; Los Banos; Lower Lake; Madera; Magalia; Manteca; Manton; Mariposa; Martell; Marysville; Maxwell; Menlo Park; Merced; Meridian; Millbrae; Milpitas; Modesto; Monterey; Montgomery Creek; Morgan Hill; Morro Bay; Moss Landing; Mountain View; Napa; Needles; Newark; Newman; Novato; Oakdale; Oakhurst; Oakland; Oakley; Olema; Orinda; Orland; Oroville; Palo Alto; Palo Cedro; Paradise; Parkwood; Paso Robles; Petaluma; Pioneer; Pismo Beach; Pittsburg; Placerville; Pleasant Hill; Point Arena; Potter Valley; Quincy; Rancho Cordova; Red Bluff; Redding; Richmond; Ridgecrest; Rio Vista; Rocklin; Roseville; Round Mountain; Sacramento; Salida; Salinas; San Bruno; San Carlos; San Francisco; San Francisco; San Jose; San Luis Obispo; San Mateo; San Rafael; San Ramon; San Ramon; Sanger; Santa Cruz; Santa Maria; Santa Nella; Santa Rosa; Selma; Shaver Lake; Sonoma; Sonora; South San Francisco; Springville; Stockton; Storrie; Taft; Tracy; Turlock; Twain; Ukiah; Vacaville; Vallejo; Walnut Creek; Wasco; Watsonville; West Sacramento; Wheatland; Whitmore; Willits; Willow Creek; Willows; Windsor; Winters; Woodland; Yuba City

Department Overview

Engineering, Planning & Strategy (EP&S) plays a leading role in showing California and the world how PG&E will meet California's decarbonization and resilience goals while improving safety, affordability and reliability. EP&S has asset management responsibilities for our gas system and electric infrastructure and integrates inputs from across the enterprise to define our multi-year capital plan. EP&S will enable our coworkers on the front lines to have the plans, tools, and equipment they need, so we can do the right work at the right time.

Position Summary

Project and Program Management leadership manages teams in the planning, execution and ongoing monitoring/management for all system-wide work (projects) in a major work category (program). Work categories may include internally planned work such as maintenance and construction required for compliance or externally generated work such as new business or work requested by others. Responsibilities may include but are not limited to program design, execution or both; monitoring the planning, forecasting and successful execution of the program work; ensuring work is completed and verifying that activities are compliant with applicable regulations, tariffs, standards and work procedures. They also foster a safe work culture and environment, ensuring that coworkers adhere to all company and regulatory safety policies, practices and requirements.

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. The assigned work location will be within the PG&E Service Territory.

Reporting Relationship This position reports to the VP Major Projects

Job Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership, strategy and guidance for all programs and resource/work planning in a large function within Enterprise Service Delivery (ESD) for work primarily supporting Engineering Planning & Strategy (EP&S) projects.
• Ensure and oversee planning, regulatory compliance, governance, performance reporting, resource planning and communications.
• Lead the annual and multi-year forecasting and planning process for all programs in function/department.
• Develop strategies, plans and processes for the allocations of approved program funds or work/projects to the different operating divisions/areas/regions.
• Ensure that all programs are managed in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements, filings, tariffs and follow established guiding principles/best practices.
• Establish overall strategy for performance measures and oversees the development, production and presentation of comprehensive project and program management and resource & work planning performance measures and metrics.
• Present regular program and work plan status updates and resource utilization information to officer team.
• Define and implement a resource planning strategy that incorporates the annual work plan, capacity and demands. Ensures efficiency and optimization of resources.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to develop short- and long-term work plans and strategies. Reviews, considers and approves adjustments to plans to address funding or work changes.
• Oversee work plan development, resource management and scheduling, tracking plan progress and program management. Leads centralized resource planning team to ensure effective coordination and guidance is providing to regional Resource Managers on work plan objectives and resource deployments.
• Ensure staff monitors and identifies work plan and resource gaps and works with parties to develop recovery plans. Ensures there is adequate available work, at the right time, to support the work plan by region and system wide. Makes resource deployment decisions by identifying gaps and coordinating moves.
• Coach staff to identify gaps in work methods, procedures, processes or training and partners with stakeholders to recommend solutions.
• Handle escalated program issues, including dealing with external customers and/or communities to resolve problems and ensure excellent customer satisfaction.
• Monitor compliance with Company and California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) regulations, construction standards, and requirements. Ensures all required regulatory reporting is completed on time.
• Leads and influences department staff to accomplish results through effective recruitment and selection, training and development, performance management and coaching, and rewards and recognition.

Leadership Qualities

PG&E expects its leaders to conduct themselves with the highest ethics and integrity and to embody specific leadership qualities.

Strategic Mindset

• Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies.
• Operating effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear.

A Leader in the Community and Industry

• Effectively building formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization.
• Anticipating and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders.

Demonstrates Safety Leadership

• A safety champion in words and deeds with respect to both employee and public safety.
• Maintaining an environment of open dialog and free of retaliation.

Influences and Inspires

• Using various- communications that convey a clear understanding of the needs of different audiences.
• Maneuvering comfortably through complex policy, process, and people-related dynamics.

Optimizes Team Performance

• Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.
• Creating a climate where people are developed and motivated to do their best to help the organization.

Values Diversity and Creates Inclusion

• Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.

Fiscally Responsible

• Interpreting and applying understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions.
• Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.

Leads Ethically and in a Compliant Manner

• Sponsoring and sustaining a high integrity speak-up corporate culture which prioritizes ethics, safety and compliance.
• Building on necessary level of industry, company and subject-matter expertise, including laws and regulations.

Provides a High Level of Customer Service

• Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.

Compensation

PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, and internal equity. Although we estimatethe successful candidate hiredinto this rolewill be placed towards the middle or entry point of the range, the decisionwill be made on a case-by-casebasis related tothese factors.

A reasonable salary range is:

Bay Area Minimum: $174,000

Bay Area Maximum:$296,000

Or

California Minimum:$165,000

California Maximum:$281,000

Background Qualifications

Minimum

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or other relevant discipline.
• 10 years of relevant experience in areas such as: project management, construction management, maintenance, service planning, compliance, financial planning or quality control/assurance.
• 5 years leadership or team lead experience.

Desired

• Master's degree in business, engineering, or other relevant discipline.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or certificate.
• Thorough understanding of regulatory requirements or tariffs for assigned program work.
• Advanced knowledge of project and program management concepts, methods and practices.
• Broad knowledge of resource planning and workforce scheduling concepts, methods and techniques.
• Advanced leadership, coaching and change management skills.
• High level 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 with all levels of leadership, including executive and external contacts.
• Analytical, creative, innovative 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 manage large budgets and effectively lead a large department.
• Knowledge of process improvement concepts, methods and best practices.
• Working knowledge of ERP tools like SAP, P6, Unifier, etc.