Position Summary
Develops and maintains governmental, political, and community networks within PG&E's service areas. Partners with cities, counties, community, environmental, and business organizations to enhance customer loyalty, environmental leadership, community engagement, and enable infrastructure development. Plans and implements PG&E's government relations and public affairs programs and services and provides emergency response and support to local communities.
Job Responsibilities
- Attends, participates, and/or represents PG&E within activities, events, and functions of community organizations.
- Collaborates with PG&E's lines of business (LOB) to enhance and sustain government relations and public affairs partnerships, programs, and services.
- Coordinates external contacts regarding arising, current, and/or post-aftermath during times of crisis and/or emergency response situations.
- Coordinates PG&E's analysis and response regarding government relations and public affairs issues to federal, state, and local political assemblies, bodies, or entities.
- Create & Maintain positive working relationships with key external stakeholders, including elected and appointed officials, business and trade organizations, labor unions, non-profits and other community leaders.
- Develops and implements PG&E's government relations and public affairs programs including key contacts, political action committees (PACs), and grass root efforts.
- Develops and maintains cooperative and situational relationships with various county Office of Emergency Services (OES) officers and other external contacts, as assigned.
- Develops and maintains government and community networks and affiliations.
- Responds to and resolves PG&E customer issues referred by local elected officials.
- Serves as a political/community point- of-contact for PG&E within respective service areas and assigned cities and counties,
Qualifications
Minimum:
- Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience
- 3 years of experience working for an elected official, public or non-profit agency, as a political consultant, or other relevant experience
- CA Class C License, or equivalent
- Record of Clean Driving
Desired:
- Bachelors Degree in Political Science or job-related discipline or equivalent experience
- Experience in emergency response
- Utility industry experience, job-related
- 4 years experience as Political Consultant, job-related
- First Aid and CPR certification
- ICS-Incident Command System certification
- Record of Smith Driving training completion
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
77 Beale St
San Francisco
California United States
www.pge.com