Program Manager, Principal

Requisition ID # 166781

Job Category: Project / Program Management

Job Level: Manager/Principal

Business Unit: Customer & Enterprise Solutions

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

Department Overview

The Customer & Energy Solutions (C&ES) organization develops and delivers innovative customer programs that support California’s decarbonization goals while ensuring affordability and reliability. The department is focused on building strategic partnerships and enabling electrification in homes, businesses, and transportation. C&ES plays a key role in PG&E’s commitment to climate resilience and equity and supports beneficial load growth by aligning customer offerings with long-term system planning and grid needs.

Position Summary

The Principal Program Manager – Beneficial Load Growth is responsible for designing, evolving, and managing PG&E’s Beneficial Load Growth initiatives and develop the program offerings. The initiative focuses on enabling strategic data center development across Northern California to drive system affordability while supporting California’s decarbonization mandates.

Based upon experience and skills of the successful candidate, the role will focus on a prioritized set of activities related to supporting Beneficial Load Growth program operations, developing and implementing PG&E’s Beneficial Load Growth strategy, and planning and implementing solutions to improve PG&E’s large load interconnection customer processes (e.g. Rule 30).

The Principal will work cross-functionally to ensure that PG&E’s offerings are supportive of overall customer affordability, responsive to customer needs, scalable, and aligned with regulatory and grid planning frameworks.

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. The work location is Oakland, CA. The role reports to the Director, Beneficial Load Growth within Customer & Energy Solutions.

PG&E is providing the salary range that can reasonably be expected for this position at the time of the job posting. This salary 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, internal equity, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, and geographic location. The decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors.​ This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.

Bay Area Minimum: $140,000.00

Bay Area Maximum: $207,900.00

Job Responsibilities

Lead the development and execution of strategic initiatives to support beneficial load growth in alignment with PG&E’s True North Strategy and Clean Energy goals.

Develop and implement robust program workplan and management processes, standards, and tools to ensure efficient execution of the Beneficial Load Growth initiative

Develop key performance indicators and efficient performance tracking mechanisms that aligns with PG&E’s Lean management practices

Translate strategic goals into actionable business plans and implement through cross-functional collaboration between C&ES, Engineering, Planning, Rates, Regulatory, and Innovation

Build internal business cases for and large load process improvements

Use market research, customer segmentation, and behavioral insights to inform program offerings and operations

Support implementation of PG&E’s large load customer tariffs (e.g. Rule 30)

Engage with external stakeholders, including third-party vendors, technology partners, industry coalitions, and regulatory agencies.

Represent PG&E in regulatory proceedings, stakeholder meetings, and industry forums and contribute to statewide planning discussions related to beneficial load growth.

Analyze legislative and regulatory proposals to assess impacts on PG&E's transmission-level retail electric service.

Prepare and manage regulatory filings, including applications, advice letters, and compliance reports.

Provide guidance and mentorship to junior team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation.

Qualifications

Minimum:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Environmental Science, Economics, Policy, or related discipline or equivalent experience

10 years of relevant experience in utility operations, strategy, energy programs, product development, consulting, and/or public policy

Desired:

Master’s degree (MBA, MPP, MS)

Deep knowledge of California’s energy policy landscape, including electrification, GHG reduction mandates, and utility regulation

Familiarity with customer programs, demand-side management, and grid planning processes

Experience collaborating with regulatory agencies (e.g., CPUC, CEC) or participating in regulatory filings

Ability to develop business cases and articulate strategic value across technical and non-technical audiences

Experience working in a matrixed organization with multiple competing priorities

Experience developing and implementing business processes and process improvement initiatives

Demonstrated project management skills and the ability to lead complex cross-functional projects and initiatives

Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills