Senior Project Manager

Project Manager, Career (Senior Project Manager)

📍 Oakland, CA (Hybrid)

🕒 12-Month Contract | $80–$100/hr (W2)

🏢 PG&E – Grid Research, Innovation & Deployment (Innovation Accelerator)

About the Role

PG&E’s Innovation Accelerator is driving next-generation solutions across grid modernization, energy efficiency, electrification, and customer experience. We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to support a high-visibility Alpha initiative focused on developing an advanced energy load management device that enables electrification at scale.

This role serves as the single point of accountability for multi-year, complex projects requiring strong judgment, risk management, and cross-functional leadership. The ideal candidate brings deep project management expertise, strong communication skills, and experience within the energy or electric utility sector.

🔹 Hybrid Role: Onsite ~2 days/month

🔹 Location Preference: Bay Area (open to candidates within California)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex, multi-year projects with high organizational visibility
• Apply and adapt project management methodologies to initiatives that may be ambiguous or require innovative approaches
• Develop and secure alignment on detailed project plans, including scope, schedule, cost, resources, risk, and communications
• Track budgets, timelines, critical paths, and performance metrics
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks; develop contingency plans
• Manage vendor integrations, deliverables, and third-party engagements
• Provide consistent project reporting and status updates to executive and cross-functional stakeholders
• Maintain complete and accurate project documentation
• Facilitate governance and operating reviews (daily, weekly, monthly)
• Support tactical execution through 1-3-10 planning, workstream management, and milestone tracking
• Capture and communicate lessons learned and best practices
• Ensure compliance with PMO standards, budget controls, and reporting tools

Tools & Reporting

• PlanisWare – Project reporting
• EPIC PMO – Budget reporting & compliance
• Schedule, cost, and performance tracking tools
• Meeting facilitation and executive reporting dashboards

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 8 years of project management experience (9 years for non-utility backgrounds)
• Proven experience managing complex, cross-functional initiatives
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Experience with electric utilities or energy industry projects strongly preferred
• Ability to operate independently under general direction

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP certification (active or in good standing)
• Prior experience with PG&E or comparable electric utility organizations
• Experience supporting innovation, R&D, grid modernization, or electrification initiatives

Why Join This Project

• Work on cutting-edge electrification and grid innovation initiatives
• High-impact role with executive visibility
• Opportunity to shape scalable solutions that transform energy delivery