Senior Project Manager

Company: PG&E Corporation
Location: San Jose
Posted on: January 1, 2026

Job Description:

Requisition ID 166214 Job Category: Project / Program Management Job Level: Individual Contributor Business Unit: Engineering, Planning & Strategy Work Type: Hybrid Job Location: San Jose Department Overview Engineering, Planning & Strategy will play a leading role in showing California and the world how PG&E will meet California’s decarbonization and resilience goals while improving safety, affordability and reliability. The Large Load Project Management Team is responsible for delivering complex, high-capacity electric infrastructure projects that support major commercial and industrial customers. These projects often involve multi-phase transmission and distribution upgrades, regulatory compliance, and coordination with internal and external stakeholders to meet customer timelines and strategic commitments. Position Summary This job is represented by Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC) subject to collective bargaining. This position, under general direction, exercises judgment and discretion and is responsible for all aspects of the development and implementation of assigned projects and provides a single point of contact for those projects. Project duration is generally multi-year, requires significant risk management, and may include formal partnering agreements with outside firms. Assignments will have high visibility, require extensive project management skills and often require specific discipline and areas of expertise, such as: - Electric transmission substation projects - Electric transmission line projects This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. The assigned work location will be within the PG&E Bay Area-Central Coast region. 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, collective bargaining agreements, and internal equity. The salary range is: CA Minimum, $153,828 CA Maximum, $197,628 Job Responsibilities · Determines that project objectives are achievable. · Provides guidance to engineering on producing complex risk and alternative analyses, studies and conceptual designs for presentation to project sponsor. · Oversees and administrates EPC contracts in accordance with ESC · Work Oversight Committee · Negotiates third party contracts, in support of other departments when appropriate. · Develops and champions company-wide best practices. · Makes presentations to PG&E Officers as appropriate. · Arbitrates and resolves conflicts within the project. · Mentors and provides guidance to less experienced project managers. Qualifications Minimum: · Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or its equivalent in education and experience · 8 years of PG&E (9 years outside) experience in project management, project controls, engineering, and/or construction · Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification Desired: · Electrical Engineering Degree for the Substation projects and Civil Engineering for Transmission line projects · Knowledge of and experience with electric substations, and transmission line projects · Fluent in the use of Project Management tools and current company tools, such as SAP Financials and Work Management modules and Microsoft Project Scheduling Software

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