Principal Quality Operations Specialist - Location Flexible
Company: PG&E Corporation
Location: Oakland
Posted on: January 3, 2026
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Job Description:
Requisition ID 169544 Job Category: Compliance / Risk / Quality
Assurance Job Level: Manager/Principal Business Unit: Electric
Engineering 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 The Electric Compliance
Assurance department is part of the Electric Risk & Compliance
organization, where together we will embed compliance and risk in
all that we do and achieve regulatory outcomes that support the
business’ needs. The work of this department is critical in our
efforts to find compliance challenges and identify areas of risk so
that we can fix them. The main functions of this new department are
identifying areas of compliance risk and opportunities to mitigate
those risks, including through incident reporting and
investigations, overseeing Electric Operations and Power Generation
CAP, and validating the controls on the organization. Position
Summary PG&E is seeking an experienced business professional to
be a member of the Electric Compliance Controls Validation Team.
The Controls Validation Team is responsible to develop quality
management plans for process improvements to assure compliance
quality control measures are implemented and effective. This role
will have a high level of visibility with PG&E leadership and
will support one or many aspects of the Controls Validation Team’s
scope. A strong applicant will have deep technical, regulatory, and
operational expertise, and bring a structured approach to identify
external regulatory requirements, benchmark internally and
externally, validate process controls, and summarize findings. The
work strengthens PG&E’s safety culture and compliance posture
and reinforces PG&E’s commitment that Everyone and Everything
is Always Safe, advancing enterprise learning, transparency, and
continuous improvement across investigations. Location of this
position is flexible within PG&E service territory and will
require occasional travel to other areas around PG&E’s service
territory. This position is hybrid, working from your remote office
(within PG&E's service territory) and assigned office based on
business needs. 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: Minimum Base Salary (Bay Area)
$132,000.00 Mid Base Salary (Bay Area) $179,000.00 Maximum Base
Salary (Bay Area) $226,000.00 Minimum Base Salary (California)
$125,000.00 Mid Base Salary (California) $170,000.00 Maximum Base
Salary (California) $215,000.00 Reporting Relationship This
position reports to the Manager, Electric Compliance Controls
Validation Job Responsibilities and Expectations Develop/refine the
process to identify external regulatory requirements, benchmark
internally and externally, validate process controls, and summarize
findings. Develop controls or metrics to assist in monitoring and
evaluating the success of compliance controls. Investigate process
controls of medium to high risk to PG&E, may include working
with PG&Es Legal team. Prepare and present summary of findings
and risk to PG&E to senior and executive leaders. Develop
strategy and action plans, working with Directors and Officers.
Coach stakeholders to develop appropriate corrective action plans
that contain effective solutions to prevent recurrence. Review
failure data and make recommendations to improve process
performance, applying broad company and industry knowledge. Coaches
and provides direction to less experienced team members. Works
effectively in a matrixed organization, working with directors and
managers across organizations to provide expert opinion and
influence decisions. Effectively maneuver through complex
organizational situations without disruption, routinely resolving
escalations to Director-level, Vice President-level and above. May
develop/refine process to determine and prioritize processes to
evaluate regulatory controls. Background Qualifications Minimum
BA/BS Degree or equivalent work experience 10 years of progressive
experience in utility operations or in other highly regulated
industry 4 years of experience with causal evaluation methods and
investigations in the utility industry Travel throughout the
service territory 70% of the time Desired PhD or Master’s Degree or
equivalent experience. Advanced experience (5-12 years) in
regulatory oversight, audit readiness, and leadership. Deep
understanding of California and Federal regulatory programs related
to Electric Operations. Knowledge of operations, maintenance, and
engineering program processes and procedures. Proven ability to
prepare materials for and effectively communicate/present highly
complex findings to senior and executive leaders with clarity, gain
consensus on path forward. Proven experience in process
map/controls documentation and evaluation and/or structured process
improvement or process reengineering. Ability to interview
personnel at all levels to validate process and controls. Knowledge
of work methods and procedures in order to accurately identify
risks and areas for improvement. Ability to work independently and
be effective in team settings. Leadership or facilitation training
(e.g., crucial conversations and facilitative leadership).
Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or equivalent Completion of
professional auditor training Causal Evaluation Certification
(e.g., Barrier Analysis, Fault Tree, 5-Whys, HFACS) Certification
in Causal Evaluation (e.g., Conger/Elsie, Tonex, Cocrane
(Firebird), Apollo, ASQ, TapRooT®, ISO9000, Sologic, Cause Mapping,
or equivalent) Lean Six Sigma Certification Certified Project
Management Professional (PMP) Certified Compliance & Ethics
Professional (CCEP) Professional
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