About this role
Requisition ID # 167306
Job Category: Government and Regulatory Relations
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Business Unit: Corporate Affairs
Work Type: Hybrid
Job Location: Oakland
Job Summary
Responsible for the development and maintenance of governmental, political, and community networks in Alameda County/Oakland. Partners with Alameda County/Oakland based community, environmental, and business organizations to enhance customer loyalty, environmental leadership, community engagement, and enable infrastructure development. Plans and implements PG&E’s government relations and public affairs programs and services and provides emergency response and support to local communities.
This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location a minimum of 3 days a week based on business need.
PG&E is providing the salary range that can reasonably be expected for this position at the time of the job posting. This salary 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, internal equity, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, and geographic location. The decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors. This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.
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Bay Area – $128,000 to $184,800 annually
Job Description
• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) regarding PG&E’s government relations and public affairs programs and initiatives.
• Acts as a political/community representative for PG&E’s service areas, and to cities, counties, and offices of federal, state, and local elected officials.
• Evaluates and implements new affiliations with governmental, political, community, and emergency services officials and organizations.
• Reviews and implements recommendations regarding PG&E’s government relations and public affairs partnerships, programs, and services.
• Provides recommendations regarding government relations and public affairs issues that may affect PG&E’s performance, profitability, viability, and sustainability.
• Provides leadership as a SME to community leaders and other external contacts during crisis and/or emergency response situations.
• Provides training, guidance, and instruction to lower job level government relations consultants.
• Serves as Corporate Affairs lead for an issue or leads cross functional team within Corporate Affairs.
• Create & Maintain positive working relationships with key external stakeholders, specifically in Oakland, including elected and appointed officials, business and trade organizations, labor unions, non-profits and other community leaders.
Requirements
Minimum
• Bachelor’s (BA/BS) degree or equivalent experience
• Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record
• Six (6) years of experience working for an elected official, public or non-profit agency, as a political consultant, or other relevant experience
Desired
• Eight (8) years of experience desired working for an elected official, public or non-profit agency or as a political consultant
• Seven (7) years of government advocacy experience desired for highly regulated industries such as utility, health care, baking, or political campaign experience
• Carbon free advocacy experience desired
• Emergency response experience desired
• Prior utility industry experience desired
• Knowledge and understanding of ballot and election processes/initiatives, political action committee (PAC) programs, and legislative ways and means
• Knowledge and understanding of government, public affairs, political, legislative, community, and franchise
Other facts
About Pacific Gas And Electric Company
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, incorporated in California in 1905, is one of the largest combination natural gas and electric utilities in the United States. Based in San Francisco, the company is a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation.
There are approximately 20,000 employees who carry out Pacific Gas and Electric Company's primary business—the transmission and delivery of energy. The company provides natural gas and electric service to approximately 15 million people throughout a 70,000-square-mile service area in northern and central California.
Fast Facts
Service area stretches from Eureka in the north to Bakersfield in the south, and from the Pacific Ocean in the west to the Sierra Nevada in the east
141,215 circuit miles of electric distribution lines and 18,616 circuit miles of interconnected transmission lines
42,141 miles of natural gas distribution pipelines and 6,438 miles of transportation pipelines
5.1 million electric customer accounts
4.3 million natural gas customer accounts
What you'll do
- The Government Affairs Representative is responsible for developing and maintaining governmental, political, and community networks in Alameda County/Oakland. They act as a subject matter expert on PG&E’s government relations and public affairs programs and provide emergency response support to local communities.
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