Manages contracts with various partners and entities.
Collaborates with key stakeholders to ensure timely deployment of projects and facilitate the resolution of engineering, operating, planning and policy issues relating to projects.
Develops and maintains documentation for policies and procedures; ensures effective and sustainable controls are in place to meet compliance requirements.
Acts as subject matter expert on the assigned contracts and coordinates legal and regulatory contract and reporting issues.
Provides active guidance, support, mentorship and training for less experienced contract managers.
Provides critical operational perspective in the development of business and strategies; advocates/presents operational issues for consideration.
Works closely with senior leadership (both internal and external) on utility and business strategies and communications around industry changes and trends that could negatively affect customers.
Provides timely information that employees need to do their jobs.
Trains team members on policy and complex contract issues.
Manages the process to ensure compliance with contract and tariff requirements.
Negotiates the most complex policy issues independently.
May handle at least one of the most complex Agreements or Contracts.
Handles special research projects for the section.
Manages accounting, financial and cash flow or policy and contract development processes.

Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, engineering or related degree; or equivalent work experience
8 years of related work experience
MS degree desired
Expert on Contract Management and customer service
Extensive and unique knowledge of the PG&E systems, operational processes, and pertinent involving a wide range of third-party contracts, processes, and customers/stakeholders.
Comprehensive and unique understanding of systems and tools to keep internal and external stakeholders informed on critical contract issues
Forward thinking; can anticipate future consequences accurately
Ability to manage conflict constructively with a win-win resolution in mind
Ability to lead process improvement initiatives
Ability to lead a cross-functional project team
Ability to interact with and present to senior management (internally and externally)

A reasonable salary range is: Minimum Base Salary (California) $ 122,000.00 Maximum Base Salary (California) $ 207,000.00
Eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs

Contract Manager – Principal

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