Major Projects Contract Manager, Principal

Department Overview
The Procurement organization is the functional lead for the procurement of materials and services at Pacific Gas and Electric Company. The department collaborates with internal clients and suppliers managing more than $12 billion of annual company spend to develop mutually beneficial total value solutions for goods and services. Services include procurement of goods and services, strategic sourcing and cost savings, category management, supplier relationship management, execution and outreach, compliance management, ongoing procurement field support, and management of the source-to-pay cycle.

About the Role

The Major Projects Post Awards Contract Administrator, Principal will be part of the first dedicated procurement function for capital projects. This role is responsible for ensuring effective contract execution, compliance, and performance management across PG&E’s large-scale capital projects. It serves as the primary liaison between internal stakeholders, suppliers, and project teams to drive timely delivery, control costs, mitigate risk, and maintain contractual integrity. This position is hybrid, with work split between a remote office and Oakland based on business needs. There is also a possibility to work remotely from the Houston area.

Responsibilities

• Manages all post-award activities for multiple major project contracts, including change orders, amendments, renewals, and closeouts.
• Monitors supplier performance to ensure compliance with contractual terms, service levels, and safety requirements.
• Supports creating clear contracts and ensuring thorough documentation, and implements effective communication and dispute resolution strategies.
• Supports developing contract management work processes and enforces procedures for handling change orders and amendments; ensures all parties agree on adjustments in accordance with contract terms.
• Leads the most complex cross-functional projects and contracts.
• Advises senior leadership (internal and external) on contracting strategy and negotiations.
• Negotiates the most complex contract issues independently.
• Leads the effort to identify, analyze, and improve existing business processes or create new ones within the department to meet new goals and objectives.
• Works closely with key stakeholders such as Project Management Director, PMO Director, Engineering Director, and others to ensure alignment.
• Acts as a primary liaison for the contracts team to PG&E’s Legal Department.
• Provides active guidance, support, mentorship, and training to less experienced contract management staff.
• Develops and delivers contract management training to all stakeholders.
• Collaborates with other PG&E Lines of Business to promote knowledge sharing and use of best practices.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor’s (BA/BS) degree or equivalent experience.
• Nine (9) years of experience in a similar role executing and managing contracts for major heavy civil, pipeline, or industrial construction projects.

Skills

• Experience in developing and managing complex contracting strategies (EPC/CMAR/PDB/DB/GMP).
• Certification such as one of the following or related: Project Management Professional (PMP), Program Management Professional (PgMP), Certified Cost Engineer (CCE) certificate, Lean Six Sigma (green or black belt).
• Experience in major construction project controls, cost estimating, terms and conditions negotiations, and scheduling.
• Experience with quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) regarding contract documents.
• Subject matter expertise with composition, management, administration, and negotiation of engineering and construction contracts and change orders.
• Ability to apply business knowledge, project management methodologies, and best practices.
• Ability to manage conflict constructively with a win-win resolution in mind.
• Knowledge of budget and resource allocation and formulation of contracts, bids, agreements, and RFPs.
• Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Analytical, critical, and technical thinking skills; ability to make sense of complex, high-quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
• Ability to develop reports, models, and simulations.
• Prioritizes workload independently based on department priorities and goals.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) and contract information systems and applications (e.g., SRM, Ariba, SAP, scheduling software).

Pay

The actual amount paid will be based on internal equity, skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, and geographic location. The salary ranges are:

• Bay Area: $136,000 – $232,000 (Midpoint: $184,000)
• California/Houston: $129,000 – $220,000 (Midpoint: $175,000)

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