Principal IT Program Manager

$140,000 - $238,000/Yr

PG&E - Oakland, CA

Full-time - Entry Level

Oakland, CA

Utilities

About the position

The Principal IT Program Manager at PG&E will play a crucial role in managing the Elevate Program Plan, ensuring alignment with strategic business goals and overseeing dependent programs. This position involves collaboration with various teams to manage schedules, budgets, and resources while applying Lean practices and innovative problem-solving techniques. The successful candidate will lead high-profile PMO activities, engage with stakeholders, and drive continuous improvement within cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead large GIS programs that may exceed $100M annually
• Leads schedule planning, budget planning, vendor management, and resource planning efforts
• Applies critical thinking to address program challenges to achieve program goals
• Manages time architecture and lean operating structure including developing reports, presentations, and dashboards that succinctly communicate program status and health
• Anticipates program challenges and bottlenecks and is resourceful at developing and implementing innovative solutions
• Represents the program as a subject matter expert
• Provide General Rate Case (GRC) data request response support
• Develop materials and status for stakeholders, management, and Senior Leadership up to C suite and Board of Directors
• Plans Officer-level engagement events and other significant events
• Participates in benchmarking efforts including industry sessions and conferences to learn/share best in class practices
• Coaches and mentors less experienced co-workers
• Intermittently supervise coworkers to support the execution of the program
• Oversees the onboarding process to ensure new team members are set up for success
• Leads or participates in Enterprise Project/Program Governance requirements
• Works autonomously and proactively without significant oversight or direction
• May manage major cross-functional special assignments
• Brings an enthusiastic commitment at guiding teams on continuous improvement journeys
• Enthusiastically develops resilient, talented teams with a focus on alignment between strategy, planning, and execution
• Assess project performance and implement changes as necessary to ensure the projects remains within specified cost, schedule, scope, and quality objectives
• Provide direction and leadership to Product Owners, Project Managers, Technical Leads, Scrum Masters, Project Management Analysts, Test Leads, and Schedulers
• Accurately and consistently forecasting project resource, material, and costs within standard PG&E tools
• Monitor critical project milestones and identify ways to resolve schedule issues
• Exercise independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance with broad scope and high complexity

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 10 years job-related experience or equivalent
• 10+ years Esri GIS Technology experience
• Advanced Proficiency in ArcGIS 9.x or later
• 5+ years Electric and or Gas Utility experience
• 10+ years IT Project/Program Management experience
• Experience in leading utility implementation of Esri GIS
• Esri GIS implementation of 2,000+ users
• Enterprise level deployments of GIS
• 3+ years of managing and being accountable for budgets exceeding $100M
• History of regularly interfacing with/presenting to C suite
• Ability to express complex concepts effectively, both verbally and in writing to diverse audiences
• Both Commercial Cloud and on-premise deployment experience
• Complex cross functional deployment experience with strong dependencies on other major programs
• Direct leadership experience (5+ direct reports)
• Master's degree in job-related discipline or equivalent experience

Benefits

• Paid Time Off
• Vacation, Sick Hours, Holidays, Family Leave
• Employee Resource Groups
• Professional Development
• Healthcare
• Healthcare & Dependent Care FSA
• Retirement Plans