Sr. Manager, FERC investigations - Location Flexible

Position Summary

PG&E is seeking an experienced business professional to lead the new Electric Compliance Assurance Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Team. The team is responsible to increasing our compliance maturity as it relates to FERC within electric operations. As the Senior Manager of Electric Compliance Assurance FERC, you will stand up, or continue to stand up, and oversee this new team. With deep technical, regulatory, and operational expertise, you bring a structured approach to provide oversight of functional area compliance maturity for FERC.

Tasks of this team

• Validating policy implications pertaining to FERC and Electric Delivery Partner
• Partnership with Functional Area Compliance Teams on risk mitigation strategies impacting FERC compliance
• Investigating potential self-reports to FERC Office of Enforcement
• Developing Investigation Forms for FERC Compliance
• Preparing and responding to FERC data requests

Background Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• 8 years of experience with electric utility or related programs
• 5 years of experience as a program or project manager
• Desired PhD or Master’s Degree or equivalent experience
• Advanced experience (5-12+ years) in regulatory oversight, audit readiness, and leadership
• Deep understanding of California and Federal regulatory programs related to Electric Operations (FERC experience preferred)
• Knowledge of operations, maintenance, and engineering program processes and procedures
• Proven ability to prepare materials for and effectively communicate/present highly complex findings to senior and executive leaders with clarity, gain consensus on path forward
• Proven experience in compliance investigations, self-reports, or similar
• Strong program management, project management, internal consulting, change management, and process improvement skills
• Proven ability to diagnose organizational problems and develop business-minded solutions and to optimize customer satisfaction
• Proven ability to partner with senior leaders across various teams
• Proven experience standing up new teams from concept through steady-state
• Certification in Root Cause Analysis (e.g., TapRooT®, Cause Mapping, or equivalent)
• Professional Certified Investigator (PCI – ASIS)
• Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (CFEI)
• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional (CCEP)
• Professional Engineer (P.E.)