Chief of Staff, Electric T&D Engineering

Requisition ID # 165347 

Job Category: Business Operations / Strategy 

Job Level: Manager/Principal

Business Unit: Electric Engineering

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

Department Overview
Electric Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Engineering is responsible for resilient and reliable design and technology development for transmission, substation, and distribution system. (Central Design & Estimating, T&S Engineering & Test and Technology Development) all report into T&D Engineering.
 
Position Summary
The Chief of Staff position will lead strategic planning and business management processes, budgeting, communications, performance measurement, affinity and co-worker engagement, and/or continuous improvement programs for the Vice President. Oversees complex projects and key initiatives. Plans, coordinates, and shapes content for meetings, activities, and communications for the officer. Represents the officer for various strategic planning processes, communications, and programs. This position reports to the Vice President – Electric T&D Engineering
 
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: $136,000
•    Bay Area Midpoint: $184,000
•    Bay Area Maximum: $232,000
 
Job Responsibilities
•    Leads KPI development and the Lean Operating System implementation in close collaboration with the VP’s Direct Reports.  Organizes and facilitates DORs, WORs and MORs to ensure effectiveness of reviews.
•    Develops and shapes content for various executive forums ensuring execution of key strategic objectives.
•    Leads effort to coordinate, understand, analyze, and determine action plans to address improvement opportunity areas across the organization (e.g., benchmarking, upward feedback, Joy at Work, etc.).
•    Manage coordination of employee engagement programs for organization as well as co-worker development initiatives.
•    Take on ad hoc projects that may arise in order to support the organization’s needs with minimal supervision.
 
Additional responsibilities may include:
•    Responsible for the development, coordination, implementation, performance measurement, and continuous improvement of strategic planning and business management processes for Electric T&D Engineering.
•    Monitors and ensures all strategic planning and business management processes and deliverables for Electric T&D Engineering are aligned with PG&E’s mission and vision.
•    Collaborates with various officers, managers, and other leaders to develop and review budgetary requirements and support the achievement of strategic goals and objectives.
•    Establishes and supports governance, risk, and compliance processes for operational plans and resource administration.
•    Plans, organizes, and supports various meetings, activities, and communications for vice presidents, managers, and other leaders.
•    Researches, analyzes, and responds to various inquiries and issues and develops recommendations to support decision making actions
 
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.
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