Principal Continuous Improvement Consultant-Enterprise Lean Office

Requisition ID # 163657 

Job Category: Human Resources 

Job Level: Manager/Principal

Business Unit: Customer & Enterprise Solutions

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

 

 

Department Overview

 

At PG&E, our Customer & Enterprise Solutions organization serves over 16 million residential and business customers across Northern and Central California. Within this team, the Enterprise Lean Office (ELO) is dedicated to embedding the Lean Operating System across the company to enhance decision-making, streamline daily work, improve customer outcomes, and drive operational excellence @ PG&E. The ELO provides enterprise-wide tools and resources to support the adoption of Lean principles, fostering:

• An empowered workforce with greater autonomy and problem-solving capabilities.

• Increased transparency into work processes, performance, and key business drivers.

• More efficient collaboration, ensuring teams can quickly raise and resolve issues.

• Stronger customer service and community impact through streamlined operations.

 

Position Summary

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Lean Six Sigma professional to join our team as a Trainer, Facilitator, and Coach. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Lean Six Sigma methodologies (Black Belt or higher preferred) and a passion for teaching, coaching, and driving continuous improvement. In this role, you will design and deliver engaging training programs, facilitate process improvement workshops, and provide coaching to individuals and teams to help them successfully implement Lean Six Sigma principles. Strong communication, facilitation, and leadership skills are essential to empower others and foster a culture of continuous improvement across the organization.

 

Travel will be at least 20% of the time with some overnight stays. This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and the Oakland General Office(OGO) three days a week(Tues-Thurs).

 

 

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 between the entry point and the middle of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors.​ This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.  

 

A reasonable salary range is:​

 

Bay Area Minimum:$136,000      

Bay Area Maximum$232,000      

 

 

 

 

Job Responsibilities

 

 

Teaching and Training 

• Experience in training or teaching Lean Six Sigma principles to individuals or groups, ideally in a formal setting (e.g., classroom, workshops, seminars).

• Ability to develop and deliver engaging training materials on Lean Six Sigma tools and techniques (e.g., process mapping, root cause analysis, Kaizen, 5S, PDCA etc.).

• Proven track record of designing and facilitating learning programs that enhance participants’ skills and knowledge.

 

Coaching 

• Strong background in coaching individuals or teams through DMAIC/DMADV projects, helping them to apply concepts and tools effectively.

• Experience in one-on-one coaching to help employees overcome barriers in their continuous improvement journeys

• Coach and develop other Trainers/Facilitators/Coaches (“Train the Trainers”).

• Ability to provide guidance and feedback during the implementation of Lean Six Sigma projects and initiatives.

 

Facilitation 

• Experience in facilitating cross-functional teams through process improvement workshops, Kaizen events, or problem-solving sessions.

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