Market & Federal Compliance, Intern

Requisition ID # 170904

Job Category: Internship / Rotation

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Strategy & Growth

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland; Rocklin

Department Overview

The Market and Federal Compliance team is part of the Compliance Excellence department within Electric Engineering Compliance, where our vision is that together we create a compliance culture in Electric Engineering and Operations that supports and exceeds safety, reliability, customer, and regulator expectations. The Market and Federal Compliance organization provides functional area compliance oversight, support and monitoring for processes, procedures and controls intended to ensure compliance with the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) regulatory requirements, standards, tariffs, and agreements. These compliance areas include:

• FERC Wholesale Distribution Tariff (WDT)
• FERC Transmission Owner Tariff
• FERC T-Line Licensing
• California Independent System Operator (CAISO) Open Access Transmission Tariff
• CAISO Transmission Control Agreement and related CAISO Business Process Manuals and CAISO Maintenance Procedures
• CAISO Annual Maintenance Review
• NERC Operations and Planning standards
• NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection standards
  
  

Position Summary

The Electric Compliance Intern will partner with members of the Market and Federal Compliance team to provide functional area assistance on CAISO Asset Maintenance Review (AMR) activities, FERC T-Line Licensing Pre-Application Document (PAD) review, FERC Wholesale Distribution Tariff (WDT) analysis, and Guidance Documentation. This assistance specifically includes the following:

• Supports ongoing continuous improvement efforts
• Provide support for CAISO AMR inquiries and other CAISO AMR deliverables
• Reviews pertinent regulatory requirements pertaining to FERC WDT
• Attends FERC T-Line Licensing meetings to support PAD development and implementation
• Updates internal database records and provides support for offsite recordkeeping
  
  

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

Responsibilities

Under the guidance of Market & Federal Compliance, the intern will:

• Assist with planning, tracking, and maintaining team TIP objectives and milestones.
• Support the organization and maintenance of compliance documentation and SharePoint file structures
• Assist with coordination cross‑team communications by gathering input and status updates from internal stakeholders
• Support the preparation of summaries, trackers, and reports to support leadership updates and decision‑making
• Learn and apply basic project management principles, including scope definition, timeline tracking, and risk identification
• Attends internal meeting working groups to track deliverables
• Support ad hoc coordination and administrative tasks related to compliance initiatives, as needed
  
  

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree program in Business, Public Policy, Public Administration, Communications, Project Management, or a related field at an accredited university
• Students must be continuing their education towards their degree during and/or after the internship
  
  

Desired qualifications:

• Experience with MS Office 365 applications, including Power BI, Power Apps and Power Automate
• Knowledge of regulatory policy and compliance concepts
• Ability to clearly and concisely convey important information in summary form
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple areas of work
  
  

PG&E is unable to provide VISA sponsorship to students on an F-1, J-1 or other student visa for this position.