Expert Program Manager- Flexible Location
Company: PG&E Corporation
Location: Gilroy
Posted on: March 16, 2026
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Job Description:
Requisition ID 170762 Job Category: Project / Program Management
Job Level: Individual Contributor Business Unit: Strategy & Growth
Work Type: Hybrid Job Location: Oakland; Alameda; Alta; American
Canyon; Angels Camp; Antioch; Auberry; Auburn; Avenal; Avila Beach;
Bakersfield; Balch Camp; Bay Point; Bear Valley; Belden; Bellota;
Belmont; Benicia; Berkeley; Brentwood; Brisbane; Buellton; Burney;
Buttonwillow; Calistoga; Campbell; Canyon Dam; Canyondam; Capitola;
Caruthers; Chico; Clearlake; Clovis; Coalinga; Colusa; Concord;
Concord; Corcoran; Cottonwood; Cupertino; Daly City; Danville;
Davis; Dinuba; Downieville; Dublin; Emeryville; Eureka; Fairfield;
Folsom; Fort Bragg; Fortuna; Fremont; French Camp; Fresno; Fresno;
Fulton; Garberville; Geyserville; Gilroy; Grass Valley;
Guerneville; Half Moon Bay; Hayward; Hinkley; Hollister; Holt;
Huron; Jackson; Kerman; King City; Lakeport; Lemoore; Lincoln;
Linden; Livermore; Lodi; Loomis; Los Banos; Lower Lake; Madera;
Magalia; Manteca; Manton; Mariposa; Martell; Marysville; Maxwell;
Menlo Park; Merced; Meridian; Millbrae; Milpitas; Modesto;
Monterey; Montgomery Creek; Morgan Hill; Morro Bay; Moss Landing;
Mountain View; Napa; Needles; Newark; Newman; Novato; Oakdale;
Oakhurst; Oakley; Olema; Orinda; Orland; Oroville; Palo Alto; Palo
Cedro; Paradise; Parkwood; Paso Robles; Petaluma; Pioneer; Pismo
Beach; Pittsburg; Placerville; Pleasant Hill; Point Arena; Potter
Valley; Quincy; Rancho Cordova; Red Bluff; Redding; Richmond;
Ridgecrest; Rio Vista; Rocklin; Roseville; Round Mountain;
Sacramento; Salida; Salinas; San Bruno; San Carlos; San Francisco;
San Francisco; San Jose; San Luis Obispo; San Mateo; San Rafael;
San Ramon; San Ramon; Sanger; Santa Cruz; Santa Maria; Santa Nella;
Santa Rosa; Selma; Shaver Lake; Sonoma; Sonora; South San
Francisco; Springville; Stockton; Storrie; Taft; Tracy; Turlock;
Twain; Ukiah; Vacaville; Vallejo; Walnut Creek; Wasco; Washington;
Watsonville; West Sacramento; Wheatland; Whitmore; Willits; Willow
Creek; Willows; Windsor; Winters; Woodland; Yuba City Department
Overview Electric Transmission & Distribution ensures the delivery
of clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy to nearly 16 million
people in Northern and Central California. The Electric
Transmission & Distribution Team is responsible for ensuring the
electric grid's reliability and resiliency through the ongoing
maintenance and operations of PG&E's 100,000 miles of
distribution lines and over 18,000 miles of Transmission lines.
Coworkers in Electric Transmission & Distribution actively engage
in the Lean Methodology through the use of visual management in
operating reviews to cross-functionally identify and solve
problems, and create standard work. By working together as One
Electric. One Team. We are delivering for our hometowns. Electric
Transmission & Distribution is comprised of approximately 6,500
coworkers. Position Summary The Program Menager, Expert level job
requires the ability to execute Asset Management and Failure
Analysis initiatives. This position is responsible for supporting
and or leading failure investigation including but limited to
equipment failure and ignition. The Program Manager would need to
cross functionally collaborate with other teams including
Maintenance and Construction, Engineering, Compliance and with
colleagues to ensure learnings from investigations are used to
modify asset risk strategies. Position duties may include but are
not limited to- • Keep abreast with industry through attending
conferences and expos, working with vendors and suppliers,
maintaining relationships with internal and external technical
experts. • Where applicable, act as a liaison with Maintenance and
Construction personnel by providing communication and feedback
regarding construction standards, work procedures and equipment
issues. • Address and manage emergency issues associated with
assigned assets. • Support, perform or lead, as assigned, root
cause analysis. • Provide support on regulatory, governmental and
other third-party issues. Location is flexible within the PG&E
Service Territory but there is a preference for the incumbent to be
based in Oakland, please note hiring leader will make final
decision of what are appropriate headquarters for the role based on
business need. 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. Position will require approximately 15% of travel time
in work schedule. 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, and internal equity. Although we
estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be
placed towards the middle or entry point of the range, the decision
will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors. A
reasonable salary range is: Bay Area Minimum:$129,000 Bay Area
Maximum: $207,000 OR California Minimum:$123,000 California
Maximum: $197,000 This job is also eligible to participate in
PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs. Job
Responsibilities • Applies broad expertise and advanced knowledge
to wide-ranging issues. • May act as a team lead and provide
direction to less experienced employees. • Works with Directors and
Managers across functions to influence decisions. • Communicate
complex ideas to diverse audiences using a variety of media. •
Integrates industry knowledge related to data into everyday
business practices and decision making. • Provides others with
guidance around complex industry regulatory and compliance
environment and considerations. • Creates new and complex data
models to facilitate business decisions. • Provides direction on
overall program. • Performs in-depth quality assurance final
reviews and contract drafts. • Develops new or revises existing
scopes of work to ensure compliance standards and deliverables are
established. Qualifications- Minimum: • Bachelor degree or
equivalent experience in business. • 8 years of related experience
or equivalent Desired: • Experience in Quality audits or cause
analysis • Experience in substation or transmission design or
standards • BS Degree as appropriate from an accredited curriculum
in the US or the equivalent from outside the US • 8 years of
cumulative experience in engineering, planning and/or operations,
root cause analysis
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