Principal Program Manager, Elevate Witness Assistant

PG&E
Bay Area Maximum: $238,000
United States, California, Oakland
Jun 02, 2025
Requisition ID# 165746 Job Category: Project / Program Management Job Level: Manager/Principal Business Unit: Customer & Enterprise Solutions Work Type: Hybrid Job Location: Oakland Department Overview Enterprise Business & Technology Modernization is a cross-functional organization that is leading PG&E's Elevate program, a comprehensive initiative aimed at transforming and modernizing PG&E's Geographic Information System (GIS) platform. The Elevate program aims to leverage models that reflect real-world representations of assets and a robust cloud architecture to enhance visibility and responsiveness to customers. Through a phased approach (similar to Propel), the Elevate program expects to enhance PG&E's True North Strategy by increasing construction throughput, advancing network modeling, improving data governance, and reducing technical debt. Enterprise Business & Technology Modernization is comprised of multi-disciplinary coworkers with deep functional and industry expertise to design and implement end-to-end business processes and technology solutions following industry leading practices. The team partners closely with IT and external partners to work collaboratively with many stakeholders to adopt standard processes and maximize use of out-of-the-box proven technology solutions to meet business needs. Each role in this department offers immense career growth potential and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to accelerate the outcomes of our True North Strategy and deliver for our customers. Position Summary This Principal, Program Manager role will be part of the Value Management Office supporting the Propel and Elevate (GIS) programs filing as a Propel Witness Assistant, supporting Elevate specifically. This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and the Oakland General Office (OGO)based on business needs. 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 between the entry point and the middle of the range, 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. A reasonable salary range is: Bay Area Minimum: $140,000 Bay Area Maximum: $238,000 Job Responsibilities Perform relevant research and prepare summary of research findings to all stakeholders including executives that may influence the regulatory strategy. Develop regulatory strategy options and pros and cons supported by relevant data points including benchmarking and other relevant research. Draft testimony for the regulatory filing as well as associated rebuttals, data requests, discovery questions, etc. Develop strategy for addressing data requests and discovery questions as appropriate. Develop and present relevant content including regulatory strategy to senior leaders. Communicates project status to all stakeholders. Mentors and provides guidance to less experienced colleagues. Works with all levels of management and senior leadership across functions to influence decisions. Prepare the witness for the regulatory process including potential cross examination. Qualifications Minimum: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience Job-related experience, 10 years Desired: Master's Degree in job-related discipline or equivalent experience Proficiency in writing and developing internal and external communications documents Strong understanding of the regulatory filing process, workpaper support and the financial workpapers needed for a successful filing Consistent demonstration of curiosity to understand the full scope of Propel and Elevate (GIS), benefits, cost/benefit, etc. Consistent demonstration of tenacity and ownership to diligently take the filing from initial strategy and narrative development to the finish line (filing to data requests).