Expert, Program Manager: Distribution Inspections & Maintenance Strategy (Flexible location)
Role Overview
The Program Manager, Expert will lead the development, implementation, and financial stewardship of I&M strategy programs for PG&E’s electric distribution assets. The role will translate regulatory requirements, asset condition insights, risk analysis, budget planning, accounting considerations, and operational constraints into executable multiyear strategies and work plans that improve safety, reliability, compliance, affordability, and risk-spend efficiency. This position requires strong accounting, financial analysis, investment planning, and practical AI literacy to develop defensible budgets, forecasts, business cases, and funding recommendations. The successful candidate will play a leading role in Business Plan Deployment (BPD); annual and multiyear investment planning; cost and variance analysis; prioritization of competing capital and expense needs; and reconciliation of program scope, unit costs, work volumes, and financial outcomes. The role will use approved AI tools responsibly to accelerate research and synthesis, analyze structured and unstructured information, test assumptions, draft and quality-check work products, and improve the speed and consistency of financial, regulatory, and program management activities. The successful candidate will apply sound judgment, protect confidential information, validate outputs against authoritative sources, and maintain clear human accountability. The role will establish performance measures, monitor program and financial results, challenge assumptions, and present clear recommendations to senior leaders and governance forums. The Program Manager, Expert will also provide critical regulatory support and may serve as a General Rate Case (GRC) witness assistant, helping coordinate the development of accurate, consistent, and well-supported testimony, workpapers, exhibits, and discovery responses. The role will lead cross-functional responses to regulatory data requests—often on short notice—by rapidly organizing subject-matter experts, validating operational and financial data, documenting assumptions and source support, identifying risks and inconsistencies, and delivering high-quality responses within firm deadlines. Strong partnerships across Asset Strategy, Inspections, Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, Wildfire Risk, Regulatory, Compliance, Finance, Accounting, Law, Technology, data teams, vendors, and external partners will be essential to meeting program and regulatory commitments.
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Job Responsibilities
- Play a leading role in annual budget, Business Plan Deployment (BPD), and investment planning; balance funding, risk reduction, and compliance needs
- Help build consensus for major cross-functional initiatives and influence executive decisions through clear recommendations
- Evaluate complex quantitative and financial analyses, alternatives, and recommendations
- Anticipate future challenges and improve program strategies, models, and assumptions
- Support General Rate Case (GRC) testimony as a witness assistant, including workpapers, exhibits, and discovery
- Lead accurate, well-supported responses to urgent regulatory data requests and audits
- Critically assess third-party methods, assumptions, analyses, and work products
- Identify and implement business-process, financial-control, and data-quality improvements
- Maintain stakeholder relationships and represent PG&E in appropriate external forums
- Use approved AI tools responsibly for research, analysis, drafting, and quality review; validate outputs and protect confidential information
- Partner with engineering, asset management, Finance, Accounting, Regulatory, Compliance, Inspections, Wildfire Risk, Technology, and Operations to deliver actionable strategies
- Develop industry best practices with other utilities, industry groups, and regulatory agencies
- Coach, mentor, and train others Qualifications Minimum:
- Bachelor’s degree in business or equivalent experience
- 8 years of related experience or equivalent Desired:
- Master’s degree
- CPA, CMA, FPAC, CFA, FMVA, or a comparable finance, accounting, or financial planning certification
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification Desired Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Competencies:
- Experience in electric or natural gas utility operations, asset management, regulatory affairs, consulting, or a similar industry
- Experience managing large budgets, forecasts, BPD, and multiyear investment plans, with strong financial and accounting acumen
- Experience supporting General Rate Case proceedings, witness preparation, or regulatory data requests
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex programs and cross-functional teams amid competing priorities and short deadlines
- Strong quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving skills, including the evaluation of costs, variances, risks, and investment alternatives
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor concise recommendations for executive, regulatory, and technical audiences
- Demonstrated ability to plan, prioritize, and deliver commitments aligned with organizational goals
- Ability to leverage Lean principles to streamline processes, eliminate waste, improve performance, and sustain results
- Proficiency with approved AI tools for research, analysis, drafting, and quality review, with appropriate validation, confidentiality, and human oversight
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