Strategic Analyst, Principal

Requisition ID# 171359

Job Category: Business Operations / Strategy

Job Level: Manager/Principal

Business Unit: Energy Delivery

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

Department Overview

Years of drought, extreme heat, and 129 million dead trees have created a "new normal" in California that requires PG&E to change its approach to how it designs and operates the electric system. Extreme weather events driven by climate change are causing unprecedented wildfires.

The company continues to bolster wildfire prevention and emergency response efforts, putting in place new and enhanced safety measures, and hardening its electric system to help reduce wildfire risks and keep customers safe. A key tool in the CWSP portfolio is the Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) Team, designed to de-energize portions of PG&E's system during extreme weather conditions, to mitigate the risk of catastrophic fire.

Preparing for PSPS events is a significant effort as PG&E works in partnership with its customers, regulatory entities, civic leaders, and community leaders to reduce wildfire threats. The dedicated Project Management Office (PMO) works to effectively manage PSPS readiness across workstreams, and oversees a number of activities, including:

• PSPS Program design and decision making process
• PSPS regulatory compliance reporting
• PSPS Restoration strategy
• Training for and execution of PSPS events within the Emergency Operations Center environment
• Stakeholder engagement

Position Summary

Provides strategic planning and analyses, and policy development. Develop strategies to support programs and initiatives incorporating understanding of customer needs, industry direction, business impacts and company vision. Work with regulators, utility industry peers and/or internal departments to influence the company and/or regulatory and industry efforts around current and future priorities, funding constraints and future business needs. Influence company and/or regulatory and/or industry priorities considering inputs from customer research, business impacts and PG&E strategies and priorities.

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. Bay Area to Fresno.

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 estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed towards the middle or entry point of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors.

Bay Minimum: $140,000
Bay Maximum: $238,000

&/OR

CA Minimum: $133,000
CA Maximum: $226,000

This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E's discretionary incentive compensation programs.

Job Responsibilities

• Applies depth and breadth of knowledge of Program Management to the most unique and complex problems. Works autonomously. Anticipates issues and develops innovative solutions. Demonstrates program leadership with internal & external stakeholders to support company goals.
• Undertakes assignments of the highest complexity and impact to PG&E.
• Coaches, mentors and trains others in strategy development and implementation of Lean tools and practices.
• Evaluates and develops new analytic methods and tools, processes, procedures for the department.
• Solves unique and complex strategic issues and problems.
• Manage major cross-functional projects and initiatives.
• Works with all levels of leadership (up to and including EVP) across functions to influence decisions.
• Anticipates issues and develops innovative solutions.
• Continually applies and guides others to apply understanding of company goals and strategies.
• Leads peers and partner organizations to develop and implement new and/ or improved processes, procedures, policies, controls and best practices to improve customer satisfaction, efficiencies, regulatory compliance and reduce costs.
• Represents the program as a subject matter expert and stakeholder on process improvement teams, regulatory filings, and various stakeholder groups. Supports the GRC witness with testimony development by providing data and request response support.
• Recognized subject matter expert who may represent PG&E to external agencies on sensitive or complex issues. Partners with Government Relations or other partner organizations in developing messaging and strategy.
• Leads development of testimony on complex analysis and policy issues.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Business, Finance, Sociology, Policy, Engineering, Physics or other related fields or equivalent work experience
• Job-related experience, 8 years

Desired:

• Graduate Degree in Economics or job-related discipline or equivalent experience
• Job-related technical experience, 10 years