Job Category: Government and Regulatory Relations
Job Level: Director/Chief
Business Unit: Corporate Affairs
Work Type: Hybrid
Job Location: Oakland
Department Overview
In Regulatory Affairs, we help the company achieve its business goals by working with regulators and other stakeholders. Achieving these business goals requires innovative regulatory programs that are built on a solid foundation of regulatory knowledge. In Regulatory Affairs, we work to bring the regulators and other major stakeholders together. Career paths allow development and job growth, as well as flexibility to move across and among different positions.
Position Summary
Develops regulatory strategies, advocates for the Company's business needs and serves as the primary point-of-contact with the California Public Utilities Commission leadership and staff. Provides regulatory advice and counsel for the assigned business units and develops and maintains policies and programs to ensure executive leadership awareness of, and effective response to, potential regulatory issues and policies that affect the Company. Ensures that the Company's interests are represented in regulatory proceedings and in the development of new regulatory policies and requirements.
This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. The assigned work location will be within the PG&E Service Territory.
Job Responsibilities
- Provides advocacy for Company's position on industry issues, developments or in pending proceedings for complex and high-impact issues pending at the CPUC.
- Works with leadership in Regulatory Affairs and throughout Company to prioritize, develop and execute overall strategy and policies for complex and high-impact regulatory issues prior to, and during, proceedings.
- Utilizes comprehensive understanding of regulatory environment and Company business issues to shape regulatory policies and lead the development of regulatory strategy in proceedings with significant impacts.
- Informs Company executive leadership team of regulatory developments including meeting outcomes, proposed regulations, and timing of key regulatory decisions.
- Ensures issue resolution through partnering with appropriate leaders/stakeholders.
- Fosters and sustains effective communications and working relationships with internal company contacts, CPUC staff/leaders and other executive external contacts/stakeholders including industry representatives, consumer organizations, utilities and environmental groups.
- May have 1 or 2 direct reports.
- Leads and influences staff to drive performance and accomplish results through effective recruitment and selection, training and development, performance management/coaching and rewards and recognition.
Leadership Qualities
PG&E expects its leaders to conduct themselves with the highest ethics and integrity and to embody specific leadership qualities.
Strategic Mindset
- Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies.
- Operating effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear.
A Leader in the Community and Industry
- Effectively building formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization.
- Anticipating and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders.
Demonstrates Safety Leadership
- A safety champion in words and deeds with respect to both employee and public safety.
- Maintaining an environment of open dialog and free of retaliation.
Influences and Inspires
- Using various- communications that convey a clear understanding of the needs of different audiences.
- Maneuvering comfortably through complex policy, process, and people-related dynamics.
Optimizes Team Performance
- Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.
- Creating a climate where people are developed and motivated to do their best to help the organization.
Values Diversity and Creates Inclusion
- Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.
Fiscally Responsible
- Interpreting and applying understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions.
- Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
Leads Ethically and in a Compliant Manner
- Sponsoring and sustaining a high integrity speak-up corporate culture which prioritizes ethics, safety and compliance.
- Building on necessary level of industry, company and subject-matter expertise, including laws and regulations.
Provides a High Level of Customer Service
- Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
Compensation
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 towards the middle or entry point of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors.
A reasonable salary range is:
Bay Area Minimum: $174,000
Bay Area Maximum: $296,000
Background Qualifications
Minimum
- Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience
- Job-related experience, 10 years
Desired
- Graduate Degree in Business Administration or job-related discipline or equivalent experience
- Experience in regulatory matters
- Experience in analysis
- Experience in communication
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
77 Beale St
San Francisco
California United States
www.pge.com
