Director, Decarbonization Strategy

Requisition ID # 165702 

Job Category: Business Operations / Strategy 

Job Level: Director/Chief

Business Unit: Engineering, Planning & Strategy

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

Position Summary

PG&E’s Strategy team leads the development and facilitation of True North Strategy, co-creates and supports strategy and policy initiatives related to energy system and decarbonization strategies, develops PG&E’s electric and gas load forecasts, and incubates emerging business opportunities. With PG&E’s core values of serving our planet and delivering for our hometowns at heart, the team assesses cross-functional and line of business-specific industry trends and opportunities, provides internal consulting to support functional area strategy development and performance improvement, and leads high-profile utility initiatives.

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 Service Territory.

Job Responsibilities

The Director of Decarbonization Strategies will lead the development of strategies that cut across functional areas with the goal of decarbonizing California’s energy system at the lowest societal cost. The Director will lead the development of strategy for initiatives core to PG&E’s net zero carbon plan, including creation of a long-term capital plan needed to reach net zero by 2040; developing a strategy to advance commercial and industrial decarbonization; developing and advancing policy positions and initiatives that balance climate mitigation, affordability and customer experience; and undertaking research into emerging technologies needed to meet future energy demand. This Director will provide advice and support for various True North Strategy business plans with decarbonization elements, including Gas Strategy, Electric Vehicles, Generational, and Supply and Load.  

Key responsibilities will include:

• Develop a long-term capital plan for where and how PG&E will invest resources to build infrastructure needed to meet its 2040 net zero carbon goals while addressing reliability and affordability
• Create a plan to understand and act upon the needs of PG&E’s industrial and commercial customers related to decarbonization
• Lead development of PG&E’s position on regulatory, legislative, and stakeholder forums related to energy and decarbonization policy
• In concert with the True North Strategy team, engage cross-functionally to identify areas in need of strategy development related to decarbonization

• Negotiate and advocate on behalf of PG&E in policymaking forums and interactions with external stakeholders.
• Identify and lead issues requiring cross-functional collaborations and work with all levels of leadership across functions to drive towards outcomes aligned with PG&E’s purpose, virtues and stands.
• Advise and coach the team on implementing Breakthrough thinking and Lean principles for work management, including developing and executing tactical implementation plans, catch back plans, and problem solving sessions.
• Recruit and train new talent to identify and solve problems, test out new methods and tools, and enhance capabilities in functional work areas.

Leadership Qualities

PG&E expects its leaders to conduct themselves with the highest ethics and integrity and to embody specific leadership qualities.

Strategic Mindset

• Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies.
• Operating effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear.

A Leader in the Community and Industry

• Effectively building formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization.
• Anticipating and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders.

Demonstrates Safety Leadership

• A safety champion in words and deeds with respect to both employee and public safety.
• Maintaining an environment of open dialog and free of retaliation.

Influences and Inspires

• Using various- communications that convey a clear understanding of the needs of different audiences.
• Maneuvering comfortably through complex policy, process, and people-related dynamics.

Optimizes Team Performance

• Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.
• Creating a climate where people are developed and motivated to do their best to help the organization.

Values Diversity and Creates Inclusion

• Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.

Fiscally Responsible

• Interpreting and applying understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions.
• Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.

Leads Ethically and in a Compliant Manner

• Sponsoring and sustaining a high integrity speak-up corporate culture which prioritizes ethics, safety and compliance.
• Building on necessary level of industry, company and subject-matter expertise, including laws and regulations.

Provides a High Level of Customer Service

• Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.

Compensation

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 of the range ($235,000), the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors.​

A reasonable salary range is:

Minimum: $174,000

Maximum: $296,000

Background Qualifications

Minimum

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Statistics, Policy, Mathematics, Business, Finance, Sociology, Engineering, Physics or other related fields or equivalent work experience
• 10 or more years of relevant experience, including 4 years of leadership experience

Desired

• Master’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience in engineering and social sciences
• Energy industry experience
• Experience in project management