Compliance & Risk Consultant, Senior

Requisition ID # 175030 

Job Category: Compliance / Risk / Quality Assurance 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Energy Delivery

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Santa Maria; Buellton; Gilroy; Hollister; King City; Los Banos; Monterey; Morgan Hill; Morro Bay; Paso Robles; Pismo Beach; Salinas; San Jose; San Luis Obispo; Santa Cruz; Watsonville
LOCATION is flexible within southern and western portions of our service territory. List above is indicative, but not comprehensive.

Position Summary

The Compliance & Risk Consultant’s core function is to support/monitor the compliance and/or risk management framework & tools that enable the organization and employees to conduct business in compliance with applicable standards, laws & regulations, and/or to identify, manage, and mitigate operational risk.

The Compliance & Risk Consultant supports the development, implementation, and maintenance of the framework for compliance and/or risk management. May be assigned to support a specific department or area of the business. Scope may be limited to one regulatory agency or may include multiple agencies, laws, and regulations applicable to a specific department or area of the business. Supports revisions to the compliance and/or risk programs and tools as needed based on changes to applicable laws, regulations, and standards. For risk management, develops and maintains a risk register, coordinating with various risk owners to track operational & enterprise risks and the effectiveness of risk mitigation activities. Partners with Subject Matter Experts (SME), Requirement/Risk Owners, and business SMEs to develop controls, and metrics to hold the assigned owners accountable for compliance and/or risk management performance. Supports change management, training, and communication of compliance standards, processes & results and/or risk management standards and risk analyses & assessments. The Compliance & Risk Consultant may also act as a liaison with regulatory agencies and respond to data/reporting inquiries.

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.

• • Minimum: $100,00
  • Mid-Point: $130,000
  • Maximum: $161,000

A reasonable salary range in the Bay Area (San Jose, Morgan Hill for example):

• • Minimum: $105,000
  • Mid-Point: $137,000
  • Maximum: $169,000

Job Responsibilities 

• Leads the team in developing controls and mitigation plans and ensures they are implemented and effective.

• Performs and oversees vegetation management compliance audits, or other validation processes and analyzes risk or compliance metrics.

• May respond to regulatory data requests, investigations, audits, and other inquiries.

• Identifies new/changing requirements or standards and ensures programs and tools are updated accordingly.

• Verifies reports, audits documentation, and validates content in database/risk register.

• Participates in or may lead root cause analysis exercises.

Background Qualifications

Minimum

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

• 5 years of relevant experience

• Primarily office environment with extensive use of computers and numerous phone calls, conference calls, and in-person meetings. Travel requirements vary depending on assigned area of business

Desired  

• Bachelor’s degree preferred

• 2 years’ experience managing compliance/risk programs or controls

• ISA Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Certified Arborist

• ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (ISA TRAQ)

• ISA Utility Specialist certification

• American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) certification

• Demonstrates advanced knowledge of regulatory policy and compliance concepts, and/or risk management

• Advanced knowledge of assigned areas of business including processes and procedures

• Understanding of and ability to apply internal control concepts and/or risk analysis and assessment

• Strong analytical, problem solving, and project management skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate complex data effectively to a variety of audiences including directors

• Ability to influence others to achieve understanding, acceptance, and commitment to act

• Highly flexible, self-directed, and able to adapt well to a rapidly changing environment

• Advanced skills in MS Office including Excel and PowerPoint