Project Manager at Pacific Gas and Electric Company in Chico, CA

Requisition ID # 175511

Job Category: Project / Program Management

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Energy Delivery

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Chico

Department Overview

The Electric Operations team ensures the delivery of safe, reliable, and affordable electric service to our customers. Electric Operations is responsible for PG&E's electric distribution and transmission operations, including planning, engineering, maintenance and construction, asset management, business planning, restoration, and emergency response.

Position Summary

This job is represented by Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC) subject to collective bargaining.

This is a career or journey level project management position that requires mastery of the associate level project manager skills and duties and is responsible for all aspects of the development and implementation of assigned projects. This position has overall project management responsibility and provides a single point of contact for those projects. Uses independent judgment in applying project management fundamentals, working with minimal supervision. Interacts with senior internal and external contacts. External contacts include overseeing contractors and providing information to or exchanging information with third parties (e.g. government, regulatory, or community groups).

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.

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, collective bargaining agreements, and internal equity.

The annual salary range is:

CA Minimum, $120,888.00

CA Maximum, $183,840.00

Job Responsibilities

● Establishes and leads project team with agreed-upon roles and responsibilities.

● Develops and defines project scope and objectives with support from sponsors, stakeholders and team. Adjusts project scope, with project sponsor approval, and schedule as appropriate to accommodate change.

● Obtains commitment to detailed work plans including schedule, cost, resource, contingency and communication plans.

● Obtains management approval as needed and is responsible for project tracking and analysis of project costs, scope and schedule.

● Ensures project documentation is maintained through life cycle and close-out. Develops, monitors and updates the project cash flow and financial forecasts.

● Manages dates, operations, tasks and scheduling in scheduling software systems.

● Ensures all specialized and/or long lead-time materials are ordered in a timely manner.

● Communicates project status on a regular basis to all stakeholders.

● Assesses project risk and formulates mitigative contingency plans.

● Implements quality standards, reviews project deliverables and communicates variances accordingly.

● Identify and communicate lessons learned and incorporate prior lessons learned as best practices into projects.

● Manages the integration of vendor tasks and tracks and reviews vendor deliverables.

● Identifies project performance issues, analyzes and addresses them in a timely manner.

● Effectively completes multiple projects concurrently.

● Represents and promotes the project and its contribution to company goals.

● Provides technical and analytical guidance to project team

● Recommends and takes action to direct the analysis and resolution of problems.

● Oversees and administrates low risk EPC contracts. Represents PG&E to government agencies as required for assigned projects.

● Provides guidance to Associate Project Managers who are assigned Journey Level Projects for developmental purposes in accordance with the Associate Project Manager Job Description

● Coordinates and participates in the preparation of written technical documents.

● Collaborates with appropriate stakeholders and management where applicable, prepares, evaluates and negotiates contracts and proposals from consultants, equipment vendors, and construction firms, and manages resulting work.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• A bachelor’s degree (BS/BA) from an accredited college is required. See below for experience and in lieu of education.

• Candidates must have at least three (3) years of relevant experience in electric, gas, or power generation operations, engineering, business planning, accounting, finance, construction management, or project management. External hires must have a minimum of four (4) years of applicable experience (including demonstrated successful leadership of these activities).

*In lieu of a four (4) year degree, candidates may qualify with seven (7) or more years of directly related work experience in areas such as accounting, engineering, construction management, project scheduling, or project controls, with responsibilities comparable to those outlined for this role. External hires must have a minimum of eight (8) years of applicable experience.

Desired:

• PMP Certification strongly desired

Has demonstrated mastery of the associate project manager knowledge and abilities. Additional items include:

• Can provide thorough analysis of issues, develop viable alternatives, and provide sound justification of recommendations.
• Demonstrated exercise of informed judgment when making decisions and recommendations and use of technical & business judgment in applying project management principles and techniques to determine cost effective and practical solutions.
• Uses independent judgment in selecting and applying Project Management methods and techniques to determine cost-effective and practical solutions.
• Fluent in the use of Project Management tools and current company tools, such as SAP Financials, Work Management modules, and Scheduling Software.
• Builds consensus with internal and external stakeholders around moderately complex and controversial project issues and successfully persuading others to act on agreements reached.
• Able to independently provide project oversight and direction to consultants, suppliers, and construction firms to meet moderately complex project needs; understands contracting principles and options; able to negotiate and resolve contract disputes.
• Understands PG&E’s basic financial and business policies & practices and tools, and able to apply appropriately to the cost estimating, economic analysis, justification, and approval of moderately complex projects.
• Takes ownership of problems and their solutions.
• Able to identify gaps between current business practices and stated objectives and provide recommendations for process improvements to address gaps.
• Works with more experienced engineers and project managers to further their own development. Proactively evolves project management skills and knowledge through industry associations & conferences, technical workshops, trade publications, and additional formal education
• Strong communications, analytical, facilitation, and presentation skills
• Proficient business computer skills such as Microsoft Office Suite Programs (Emphasis on Excel, Word, and MS Project)
• Knowledge of PG&E accounting practices, engineering, and construction process and standards.