Principal Consultant, Electric Compliance Strategic Initiatives - Location Flexible

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-wide initiatives that advance compliance program maturity, reduce risk exposure, and embed compliance into operational routines.
• Identify and analyze emerging challenges and opportunities, assessing business impact and offering solutions.
• Develop recommendations on how PG&E can position itself to take advantage of opportunities and proactively adjust and prepare for challenges, mitigating risks.
• Accelerate Compliance Adoption: Champion adoption of strategic compliance initiatives across lines of business through thoughtful change leadership and stakeholder engagement.
• Shape Executive Communications: Develop and deliver impactful compliance communications for executive forums, translating complexity into clarity for senior leaders.
• Create and sustain a comprehensive library of compliance best practices through benchmarking, external engagement, and cross-industry collaboration.
• Align Regulatory Partners: Collaborate with Legal, Regulatory Affairs, Engineering, Asset Strategy, and Operations to ensure cohesive interpretation and application of regulatory requirements.
• Communicate with Clarity & Authority: Engage confidently with senior leaders and stakeholders, translating complex reporting requirements into clear and digestible actions and communications.
• Elevate Quality Systems: Lead development and continuous improvement of the Compliance Quality Management System (QMS) to drive consistency, accountability, and performance.

Qualifications

• Minimum: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Desired: Master’s degree in engineering, economics, business administration or job-related field.
• Electrical engineer with experience in the utility industry to support technical interpretations and implementation of new compliance requirements.
• Professional Engineer (P.E.).
• Direct experience in utility compliance, operations or related programs.
• Prior involvement with regulatory audits, inspections, or filings.
• Advanced knowledge of California and federal regulatory requirements and electric utility compliance practices.
• Deep knowledge of utility regulatory frameworks (e.g., CPUC, FERC, NERC, WECC) and how they inform enterprise compliance strategy.
• Proven ability to design and lead implementation of compliance governance models that drive operational alignment and accountability.
• Strong understanding of utility operations and asset management, with the ability to translate regulatory expectations into field-executable strategy.
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional, high-impact initiatives through risk-based planning, change leadership, and strategic execution.
• Executive communication skills and presence, with experience delivering high-impact presentations and updates to senior leadership and external stakeholders.
• Ability to align compliance strategy with enterprise goals, influencing direction across functions through collaboration, insight, and strategic clarity.
• Proficiency in compliance systems, reporting tools, and analytics platforms (e.g., GRC, SAP, Power BI) to support insight-driven decision-making.
• Direct experience in utility compliance, operations or related programs.
• Ability to influence others to achieve understanding, acceptance, and commitment to act.
• Highly flexible, self-directed, and able to adapt well to a rapidly changing environment.