Senior Project Manager

Requisition ID # 169162 

Job Category: Project / Program Management 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Engineering, Planning & Strategy

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: San Jose

Department Overview

As a Company, we are working to enhance and improve our project delivery and execution on major projects $25 million or more. Major Projects' goal is to continue to establish consistent and robust project management practices and governance across the enterprise enabling breakthrough outcomes in service of our hometowns.​​​​​​​

Position Summary

This job is represented by Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC) subject to collective bargaining.

This position, under general direction, exercises judgment and discretion and is responsible for all aspects of the development and implementation of assigned projects and provides a single point of contact for those projects. Project duration is generally multi-year, requires significant risk management, and may include formal partnering agreements with outside firms. Assignments will have high visibility, require extensive project management skills and often require specific discipline and areas of expertise, such as:

• Electric transmission substation projects
• Electric transmission line projects

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 Bay Area-Central Coast region.

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, collective bargaining agreements, and internal equity.

The salary range is:

CA Minimum, $153,828

CA Maximum, $197,628

Job Responsibilities

• Determines that project objectives are achievable.
• Provides guidance to engineering on producing complex risk and alternative analyses, studies and conceptual designs for presentation to project sponsor.

• Oversees and administrates EPC contracts in accordance with ESC
• Work Oversight Committee
• Negotiates third party contracts, in support of other departments when appropriate.
• Develops and champions company-wide best practices.
• Makes presentations to PG&E Officers as appropriate.
• Arbitrates and resolves conflicts within the project.
• Mentors and provides guidance to less experienced project managers.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or its equivalent in education and experience
• 8 years of PG&E (9 years outside) experience in project management, project controls, engineering, and/or construction
• Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

Desired:

• Electrical Engineering Degree for the Substation projects and Civil Engineering for Transmission line projects
• Knowledge of and experience with electric substations, and transmission line projects
• Fluent in the use of Project Management tools and current company tools, such as SAP Financials and Work Management modules and Microsoft Project Scheduling Software