Manager, Clean Energy & Innovation Communications

Requisition ID# 166321

Job Category: Corporate Affairs / Communication

Job Level: Manager/Principal

Business Unit: Customer & Enterprise Solutions

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

Department Overview

The Marketing and Communications function develops, executes, and oversees a broad spectrum of strategic communications initiatives, provides communications counsel and support to all lines of business, and manages the corporate branding program at PG&E.

Position Summary

The Manager, Clean Energy & Innovation Communications is responsible for the management, leadership, and direction of various PG&E communications programs including internal, external, executive, media, and/or online communications. You will direct and manage the performance of communications strategies and initiatives with the goal of sustaining and advancing the company's reputable products and services with various internal and external stakeholders including but not limited to PG&E executives, employees, customers, clients, the media, and public. You will build and sustain company-wide consensus and provide strategic counseling and communications expertise to all management and leadership levels within the company. You will ensure and review that all communications programs, strategies, and support are aligned with the company's mission, vision, business strategy, brand, goals, and objectives

The role is hybrid working from your remote office and in-person at the Oakland General Office, 1-3 days per week, on average, based on business needs. Additionally, you also must be willing and able to serve in a shared on-call capacity as part of an emergency response team, including nights, weekends, and holidays, both virtually and in person.

PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of thejob posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will bebased on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience,market value, geographic location, and internal equity.Although we estimatethe successful candidate hiredinto this rolewill beplaced between the entry point and the middle of the range, the decisionwill be made on a case-by-casebasis related tothese factors.This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E's discretionary incentive compensation programs.

A reasonable salary range is:

Bay Area Minimum: $136,000

Bay Area Maximum: $232,000

Job Responsibilities

• Manages and approves strategic communication plans and provides recommendations on how to best address and align unified company communications to various internal and external key issues.
• Manages communication integration plans focused on increasing employee engagement through the strategic communication of PG&E business strategy, priorities, mission, and vision.
• Oversee all PG&E offices, locations, and facility communication strategies to ensure that signage is consistent with marketing and message.
• Manage all business process improvements and projects through identification, analysis and documentation of activities and risks.
• Oversee messaging development and relationship building through PG&E-wide and ensures messaging alignment with LOB goals and objectives.
• Counsels and provides various PG&E's leadership levels, LOB, and external leaders with resources, tools, and techniques to remain current regarding challenges and opportunities affecting the company and their employees.
• Manages and approves communications metrics to forecast, evaluate, and realign performance, goals, and objectives.
• Manages and leads the support for emergency communications.
• May manage and review the communications, content, usage, and user-friendliness for PG&E's external website including providing communication expertise and counseling for various offices, facilities, and locations.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) in Communications, Journalism, English, Advertising, Marketing, Public Relations, or related discipline or equivalent experience
• 8 years of corporate communications or related experience
• Valid driver's license with a clean driving record

Desired:

• Accredited Business Communicator (ABC) credential
• Accredited in Public Relations (APR) credential
• Professional Certified Marketer (PCM) credential
• One (1) year of management experience desired with an ability to manage staff and programs
• Utility industry experience
• Knowledge, understanding, and experience with organizational and business acumen
• Knowledge and understanding of crisis communication management
• Knowledge and experience with managing multiple projects simultaneously, providingresolutions to complex issues, and oversight of projects from conception to review
• Ability to collaborate with and counsel senior management and/or corporate executives tosupport strategic planning and decision making
• Ability to understand and interpret complex and controversial issues to internal/external audiences and lead effective campaigns
• Consumer savvy skills to identify and satisfy their needs and expectations
• Consensus-building, collaboration, and negotiation skills
• Analytical, strategic thinking, and logical reasoning skills