Operational Risk Validation Intern

Requisition ID # 171728 

Job Category: Administrative / Clerical 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Gen Counsel, Ethics, Risk & Compliance

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland; Alameda; Alta; American Canyon; Angels Camp; Antioch; Auberry; Auburn; Avenal; Avila Beach; Bakersfield; Balch Camp; Bay Point; Bear Valley; Belden; Bellota; Belmont; Benicia; Berkeley; Brentwood; Brisbane; Buellton; Burney; Buttonwillow; Calistoga; Campbell; Canyon Dam; Canyondam; Capitola; Caruthers; Chico; Clearlake; Clovis; Coalinga; Colusa; Concord; Concord; Corcoran; Cottonwood; Cupertino; Daly City; Danville; Davis; Dinuba; Downieville; Dublin; Emeryville; Eureka; Fairfield; Folsom; Fort Bragg; Fortuna; Fremont; French Camp; Fresno; Fresno; Fulton; Garberville; Geyserville; Gilroy; Goodyear; Grass Valley; Guerneville; Half Moon Bay; Hayward; Hinkley; Hollister; Holt; Huron; Jackson; Kerman; King City; Lakeport; Lemoore; Lincoln; Linden; Livermore; Lodi; Loomis; Los Banos; Lower Lake; Madera; Magalia; Manteca; Manton; Mariposa; Martell; Marysville; Maxwell; Menlo Park; Merced; Meridian; Millbrae; Milpitas; Modesto; Monterey; Montgomery Creek; Morgan Hill; Morro Bay; Moss Landing; Mountain View; Napa; Needles; Newark; Newman; Novato; Oakdale; Oakhurst; Oakley; Olema; Orinda; Orland; Oroville; Palo Alto; Palo Cedro; Paradise; Parkwood; Paso Robles; Petaluma; Pioneer; Pismo Beach; Pittsburg; Placerville; Pleasant Hill; Point Arena; Potter Valley; Quincy; Rancho Cordova; Red Bluff; Redding; Richmond; Ridgecrest; Rio Vista; Rocklin; Roseville; Round Mountain; Sacramento; Salida; Salinas; San Bruno; San Carlos; San Francisco; San Francisco; San Jose; San Luis Obispo; San Mateo; San Rafael; San Ramon; San Ramon; Sanger; Santa Cruz; Santa Maria; Santa Nella; Santa Rosa; Selma; Shaver Lake; Sonoma; Sonora; South San Francisco; Springville; Stockton; Storrie; Taft; Tracy; Turlock; Twain; Ukiah; Vacaville; Vallejo; Walnut Creek; Wasco; Watsonville; West Sacramento; Wheatland; Whitmore; Willits; Willow Creek; Willows; Windsor; Winters; Woodland; Yuba City

 

 

Department Overview

Operational Risk Validation (ORV) assesses and validates risk mitigations and controls to confirm PG&E’s highest-risk programs are being executed effectively and are driving measurable risk reduction. ORV partners with risk, compliance, and operational teams and conducts field observations and front-line dialogue to understand how work is performed in practice and where gaps may exist. The team delivers assessments and recommendations that help strengthen controls, inform future risk reduction efforts (including emerging risks), and advocate for resources needed to reduce risk to an appropriate level. 

 

Position Summary

The intern within Operational Risk Validation will support strategic planning and coordination, process and risk analytics, standard work and procedure development, and team governance for the Operational Risk Validation team.   

 

The successful candidate is organized, curious, and comfortable working across stakeholders. They should be able to synthesize information, create clear documentation, and communicate progress. Interest in operations, risk, compliance, and/or process improvement. 

 

This position will include travel for on-site/field visits and team meetings to learn more about PG&E operations and how risk mitigation work is delivered in practice. 

 

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  

 

Job Responsibilities

 

• Lead creation of onboarding materials for the ORV team (e.g., team overview, key contacts, rhythms of business, templates, FAQs) and iterate based on feedback from recent joiners 

• Document and improve team governance (e.g., intake steps, work planning, reporting cadence) and support change management by creating clear job aids and adoption communications