Integrated Grid Planning Strategy & Industry Leadership Intern

Requisition ID # 170508 

Job Category: Administrative / Clerical 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Electric Engineering

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

 

 

Department Overview  

Integrated Grid Planning (IGP) is responsible for developing stable, multi-year investment plans using a data driven approach that solves multiple needs to achieve our strategic objectives for the electric Transmission and Distribution systems. Integrated Grid Planning bundles work that addresses multiple needs (e.g., wildfire risk reduction, expanding capacity to serve new or growing load, improving asset health, and improving reliability), creating efficiencies that reduce the cost of delivering safe, clean, and affordable energy to our customers. 

 

Position Summary 

The IGP Strategy & Industry Leadership Intern will directly support the Principal, IGP Strategy & Advocacy, in executing high‑priority 2026 strategic objectives. The intern will help translate strategy into execution by enabling leadership development, maintaining and communicating the IGP 3‑year roadmap, coordinating regulatory engagements, supporting IEEE thought leadership, and facilitating cross‑functional alignment. 

This role emphasizes strategic synthesis, coordination, and communication, rather than purely technical analysis. The intern will work across engineering, regulatory, risk, and external industry forums, gaining exposure to how utility strategy, regulation, and investment planning intersect. 

 

PG&E is providing the hourly rate 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 hourly rate 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. 

The hourly rate for this position ranges from $24.52 to $35.37. 

 

Responsibilities 

Supporting senior staff with: 

• Leadership Capacity & Industry Partnerships 

• • Track and support committee and industry participation (IEEE, utility forums, working groups) for Expert and Principal Engineers 

• • Maintain visibility into external partnerships and committee assignments, highlighting opportunities to expand PG&E’s industry influence and learning 

• 3-year Roadmap Execution & Communication 

• • Maintain the IGP 3‑year roadmap artifact, including updates, version control, and dependency tracking 

• • Support preparation and documentation of quarterly roadmap health reviews, capturing risks, changes, and decisions 

• • Assist in developing stakeholder‑ready presentations and briefing materials to socialize the roadmap across Electric, Gas, PowerGen, and other functional areas 

• • Track roadmap milestones and prepare executive‑level summaries for leadership review 

• Regulatory Coordination & Response Enablement 

• • Support the Principal in serving as the central coordination point for regulatory inquiries affecting Team IGP (e.g., RDF, High DER, TPR) 

• • Log and track incoming regulatory requests, meetings, and data asks to ensure timely acknowledgment and routing 

• • Assist in coordinating briefing materials, presentations, and responses to support on‑time, high‑quality regulatory deliverables 

• • Maintain a lightweight tracking dashboard for regulatory engagements and deliverables 

• IEEE ITSLC White Paper & Industry Dissemination