Senior Electric Transmission Contract Manager
Requisition ID # 99541
Job Category :
Legal
Job Level :
Individual Contributor
Business Unit:
Electric Operations
Job Location :
San Francisco
Department Overview
The men and women of Electric Operations ensure the delivery of clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy to nearly 16 million people in Northern and Central California.
Electric Operations is responsible for every aspect of PG&E's electric distribution and transmission operations, including planning, engineering, maintenance and construction, asset management, business planning, restoration and emergency response.
Position Summary
Manages contracts with various entities such as non-tariff partners or Federal Regulatory Energy Commission (FERC) jurisdictional wholesale transmission and distribution interconnection contracts.
Act as subject matter expert on the assigned contracts and coordinate legal and regulatory contract and reporting issues.
May maintain and build relationships with critical customer representatives.
May interact with externally entities such as regulators, courts, competitors, and customers as required.
Job Responsibilities
Contract Management Primary PG&E contract responsible for all aspects of PG&E/customer contractual relationship.
Ensure contract provisions are managed and applied appropriately negotiating new or amended contracts.
Resolve disputes with the counterparty.
Represents PG&E representative externally and acts as customer advocate internally.
Project Management Work collaboratively with key stakeholders to ensure timely deployment of projects and facilitate the resolution of issues relating to projects.
Policy and Compliance Develop and maintain documentation for policies and procedures.
Ensure effective and sustainable controls are in place to meet compliance requirement.
Billing and Settlement Compliance Ensure the contract provisions are accurately reflected in the billing and settlement calculations.
This includes possible reviews of bills, schedule and meter data, and on-going communication with the PG&E billing representative to make sure that any contract amendments, settlements, adjustments, etc.
are reflected in the billing calculation.
- Negotiate contracts terms and conditions with customers.
Possess and demonstrates a full working knowledge of contract negotiations and contract management.
Uses advanced problem-solving skills - Full knowledge of contract/tariff and non-tariff interpretation and leads teams to develop basic processes and protocols.
Negotiates contract terms with customers, negotiates dispute settlements with internal stakeholders & customers - Typically applies extensive knowledge of concepts, principles, and practices in a specific area of expertise to resolve complex problems
- Provides technical direction to other contract managers
- Leads projects of moderate scope and complexity
- May represents PG&E in external forums
- Trains others on policy and complex contract issues
- Negotiates policy or contractual issues independently
- Takes ownership of customer relationship including disputes and proactively moves PG&E toward resolution
- Subject matter expert on his/her customer contracts
- Builds effective working relationships with stakeholders and customers
- Provide reports to management for contract or issue management
- Educates customers about current policies and procedures
- Supports scheduling operations of contract customers
- Ensures costs and revenues are properly handled per contract terms
Qualifications
Minimum:
- Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, engineering or related degree or equivalent work experience
- Job-related experience, 4 years
Desired:
- Knowledge and experience in contract negotiations
- Understanding of regulatory processes
- Understanding of ISO Tariff and Protocols
- Understanding of settlement and billing processes
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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