Senior EGI Interconnection Manager (ESC)

Requisition ID# 161779

Job Category: Customer Support / Operations

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Electric Engineering

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

Department Overview

The Electric Engineering team ensures the delivery of safe and reliable electric service to our customers. Electric Engineering is responsible for PG&E's electric distribution and transmission operations, including planning, engineering, maintenance and construction, asset management, business planning, restoration, and emergency response.The Electric Grid Interconnection team, "EGI", processes customers' requests to connect generators to PG&E's system, including Behind-the-Meter resources, and large generators under the purview of the California ISO.

Position Summary

This job is represented by Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC) subject to collective bargaining.

This job is the fully qualified, career oriented, Senior Interconnection Manager position that requires mastery of the journey level Interconnection Manager job duties. Under general direction, exercises judgment and discretion and is responsible for all aspects of the development and implementation of regulatory changes and provides a single point of contact for those projects. This position develops the controls and business processes needed to comply with CPUC and FERC mandates and interfaces directly with regulators, customers, and trade groups.

Projects require significant coordination and partnership with other departments and entities such as: CAISO, Division Engineering, Service Planning, Project Management, System Protection (T&D) Transmission Operations, Tariffs, Transmission Planning, Electric Transmission Rates, Law, Metering, ES&S and Billing.

Assignments will have high visibility, require extensive tariff application experience and often require specific discipline and areas of expertise. Routinely asked to consult on projects that are assigned to other Interconnection Managers, including interconnection projects. Routinely consulted by other lines of business for interconnection expertise.

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. The assigned work location will be the Oakland General Office at 300 Lakeside Dr.

PG&E is providing the hourly rate range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the timeofthe job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual hourly rate paid to anindividualwill be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses orcertifications,experience, market value, geographic location, collective bargaining agreement, and internalequity.

Under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement, the hourly rate range for this position is $71.31 to $86.98subject to collectively bargained wage increases.

Job Responsibilities

• Makes presentations to PG&E senior management as appropriate.
• Represents PG&E at CPUC and other industry workshops and conferences
• Arbitrates and resolves conflicts within the interconnection agreement terms.
• Provides expertise on interconnection processes and contract interpretation
• Mentors and provides guidance to less experienced EGI Interconnection Managers.
• Handles escalated customer complaints and issues from Account Representatives and less experienced Interconnection Managers
• Analyzes business processes and work procedures, and design and recommend improvements
• Provides Subject Matter Expert testimony to regulatory agencies
• Partner with governmental, regulatory, business partner or community entities, using skilled negotiation, tact and diplomacy.
• Designs and implements internal controls.
• Designs and executes tests to assess level at which controls are operating.
• Responds to internal and external audit and data requests.
• Develops and maintains repository of regulatory requirements and controls.
• Develops standards, procedures, and training materials that support compliance.
• Manages corrective action program.
• May work with Regulatory Relations, Law and other internal stakeholders to develop and file tariff changes with CPUC.
• May represent EGI in internal PG&E committees on policy decisions.
• May provide input on comments for decisions by regulatory agencies such as CPUC, FERC and CAISO.
• As requested, may present EGI data to regulatory agencies such as CPUC, FERC and CAISO on a regular basis.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or its equivalent in education and experience.
• 5 years of experience in PG&E electric transmission, distribution, business planning, service planning, engineering, construction, project management, accounting, auditing, and/or finance; OR, 6 years of non-PG&E related experience

Desired:

• Strong understanding of FERC and CPUC regulatory requirements
• Experience implementing regulatory mandates
• Ability to collect, analyze, and interpret qualitative and quantitative data
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Knowledge of, and experience with, electric power systems and components
• Knowledge of negotiating techniques, subject matter expertise
• Knowledge of project management and/or risk frameworks