Job Description

Must be local to Oakland, CA. Will not consider out of state candidates

Role is hybrid - onsite as needed in Oakland, CA

Program Manager

$90.00 - $100.00 W2 (no 1099 or C2C)

TOP THINGS:

o Demonstrated technical program management experience in fast-pace work environment

o Technically oriented and able to digest and apply large volumes of information

o Ability to grasp concepts quickly and adapt to new information. Good analytical and critical thinking skills

o Independent, asks the right questions to learn and gets the job done

o Excellent communication skills and ability to convey information to a variety of audiences

o Utility/Electric Operations experience

Description:

Department Overview:

The Electric Risk Management (ERM) team plays a pivotal role in the evaluation, regulatory reporting, and investment planning process for key and most consequential risks. The ERM team executes risk decision framework that is used to support a data driven process to inform risk-based decisions with a focus on continuous improvement. This department partners with the Electric Organization to ensure responsibility for every aspect of electric distribution and transmission operations, including planning, engineering maintenance and construction, asset management, business planning, restoration and emergency response.

Position Summary

This position will be responsible for providing overall program management support for a variety of Electric Risk Management workstreams, keeping projects on schedule while facilitating and working closely with stakeholders outside of the electric risk management organization (ERM).

Responsibilities include creating and managing our Tactical Implementation Plans (TIPs), keeping responsible owners accountable for deliverables, and escalating as required. Duties include coordinating and interfacing with stakeholders within electric risk management (ERM), risk management and analytics (RADA), enterprise operations and risk management (EORM), electric system planning, transmission and distribution engineering, electric asset strategy, and asset knowledge management.

The prospective candidate is organized, technically oriented, can grasp concepts quickly, and adapt to new information. The successful candidate will be instrumental in managing the transition to a new risk-based evaluation that will provide more granularity and align different risk models. Other responsibilities include working closely with our risk managers and functional asset strategy teams to develop/track our key Performance and Risk Indicators (KPIs & KRIs), in addition to providing program management duties tied to data requests relating to our 2027 GRC Filing.

Job Responsibilities

• Create and update Tactical Implementation Plans (TIPs) for Risk Workstreams, keeping responsible owners accountable and escalating as required.

• Maintain visibility of overall workstreams and create dashboards communicating status to relevant stakeholders and business partners.

• Develop and coordinates presentation materials for various levels of management, including Executives and Board.

• Promote data-driven decision-making, establishing a culture of risk quantification across the line of business.

• Workstreams include:

o 2027 GRC Filing support (data requests and witness testimony)

o Risk-based modeling transition. Risks in scope include our distribution, transmission, and substation reliability and wildfire risk models.

o Management and tracking of our KPIs and KRIs

o Integrated grid management plans (IGP), Copperleaf, and investment planning (IP) process.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

• 10 years of relevant experience in program and project management.

• 10 years of experience in electric operation, risk management, quantitative modeling, and regulatory framework.

• Demonstrated experience in facilitating meetings, creating presentations for various levels of management, with good oral and communication skills.

• Demonstrated experience in the ability to synthesize complex issues into easy-to-understand concepts.

• Experience building relationships across multiple functions and facilitating the decision-making process.

• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills.

• Technically oriented and ability to manage multiple workstreams concurrently.

• Self-starter, sense of urgency and accountability.

• Fit into current team culture.

Desired:

• SME experience in asset management (Distribution, Transmission, Substation assets).

• Experience in General Rate Case (GRC), Transmission Overhead (TO) Filing.

• Extensive knowledge in electric risk management including understanding of current control and mitigation programs.

Benefits: (employee contribution)

 Health insurance

 Health savings account

 Dental insurance

 Vision insurance

 Flexible spending accounts

 Life insurance

 Retirement plan

We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

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