Principal Consultant, Electric Compliance Strategic Initiatives - Location Flexible

Responsibilities

• Drive Cross-Functional Execution:
• 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.
• Establish Best Practices: 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. Develops, monitors, analyzes, and reports on signposts that may affect the Company’s ability to meet its goal.

Qualifications

• Minimum:
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 10 years of relevant 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

Pay

• A reasonable salary range is:
  • Minimum Base Salary (Bay Area) $136,000.00
  • Mid Base Salary (Bay Area) $184,000.00
  • Maximum Base Salary (Bay Area) $232,000.00
  • Minimum Base Salary (California) $129,000.00
  • Mid Base Salary (California) $175,000.00
  • Maximum Base Salary (California) $220,000.00

Schedule

• Hybrid