About this role
Requisition ID # 174698
Job Category: Compliance / Risk / Quality Assurance
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Business Unit: Energy Delivery
Work Type: Hybrid
Job Location: Oakland
Department Overview
The CPUC Compliance team is part of the Electric Operations Electric Regulatory Compliance department in Electric Engineering, where our vision is that together create a compliance culture in Electric Operations that supports and exceeds safety, reliability, and customer and regulator expectations. CPUC Compliance is critical to achieving that vision with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and our customers. The CPUC Compliance team is responsible for processing all CPUC regulatory compliance activities for PG&E’s electric transmission and distribution operations.
Position Summary
Location flexible throughout the PG&E service territory (Oakland preferred). This position is "hybrid" with the expectation of being in the office 3x/week (subject to change due to business needs).
The Compliance & Risk Consultant’s core function is to support/monitor the compliance and/or risk management framework & tools that enable the organization and employees to conduct business in compliance with applicable standards, laws & regulations, and/or to identify, manage, and mitigate operational risk.
The Compliance & Risk Consultant supports the development, implementation, and maintenance of the framework for compliance and/or risk management. May be assigned to support a specific department or area of the business. Scope may be limited to one regulatory agency or may include multiple agencies, laws, and regulations applicable to a specific department or area of the business. Supports revisions to the compliance and/or risk programs and tools as needed based on changes to applicable laws, regulations, and standards. For risk management, develops and maintains a risk register, coordinating with various risk owners to track operational & enterprise risks and the effectiveness of risk mitigation activities. Partners with Subject Matter Experts (SME), Requirement/Risk Owners, and business SMEs to develop controls, and metrics to hold the assigned owners accountable for compliance and/or risk management performance. Supports change management, training, and communication of compliance standards, processes & results and/or risk management standards and risk analyses & assessments. The Compliance & Risk Consultant may also act as a liaison with regulatory agencies and respond to data/reporting inquiries.
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: $90,000
Bay Area Maximum: $136,000
&/OR
California Minimum: $86,000
California Maximum: $129,000
Responsibilities:
- Collaborates with the team developing controls and mitigation plans, and monitors implementation.
- Performs compliance & control testing, audits, or other validation processes and analyzes risk or compliance metrics.
- May provide support for responses to regulatory data requests, investigations, audits, and other inquiries.
- Maps compliance / risk requirements, controls, and mitigations to guidance documents and drafts/revises guidance documents.
- Verifies reports, audits documentation, and validates content in database / risk register.
- May participate in root cause analysis exercises.
- Primarily office environment with extensive use of computers and numerous phone calls, conference calls, and in-person meetings. Travel requirements vary depending on assigned area of business.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- 2+ years of relevant experience
Desired Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree desired
- 1 year of experience in compliance, risk or utility operations
- Demonstrates full understanding of regulatory policy and compliance concepts, and/or risk management.
- Knowledge of assigned area of business including processes and procedures
- Basic knowledge of internal control concepts and/or risk analysis & assessment
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate effectively to a variety of audiences
- Proficient in MS Office including Excel and PowerPoint