Principal Quality Operations Specialist (Electric Compliance)

Location: Hybrid within PG&E's California service territory, working from a remote office within the service territory and an assigned office; requires travel throughout the service territory 10–30% of the time.

Salary: $132,000–$226,000 base salary in the Bay Area, or $125,000–$215,000 base salary in California.

Company

hirify.global operates electric utility services and its Electric Compliance Assurance department supports regulatory compliance, risk mitigation, investigations, and control validation.

What you will do

• Develop and refine processes for identifying regulatory requirements, benchmarking practices, validating controls, and summarizing findings.
• Develop controls and metrics to monitor compliance effectiveness and evaluate process performance.
• Investigate medium- to high-risk process controls and present findings and risks to senior and executive leaders, including in collaboration with Legal.
• Develop strategies and corrective action plans with Directors and Officers, coaching stakeholders on solutions that prevent recurrence.
• Review failure data and recommend improvements using company and industry knowledge.
• Coach less experienced team members and influence decisions across a matrixed organization.

Requirements

• BA/BS degree or equivalent work experience.
• 10 years of progressive experience in utility operations or another highly regulated industry.
• 4 years of experience with causal evaluation methods and investigations in the utility industry.
• Availability to travel throughout the service territory 10–30% of the time.

Nice to have

• PhD, Master's degree, or equivalent experience.
• 5–12+ years of experience in regulatory oversight, audit readiness, and leadership.
• Knowledge of California and federal electric-operations regulatory programs, operations, maintenance, engineering processes, and procedures.
• Experience presenting complex findings to senior and executive leaders, gaining consensus, documenting and evaluating controls, process improvement or reengineering, and interviewing personnel at all levels.
• Ability to work independently and effectively in team settings, with leadership or facilitation training.
• CIA or equivalent, professional auditor training, causal evaluation certification, Lean Six Sigma, PMP, or CCEP certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement within PG&E's service territory, combining a remote office and assigned office based on business needs.
• Work supports safety culture, regulatory compliance, transparency, enterprise learning, and continuous improvement.
• Regular interaction with directors, vice presidents, executives, Legal, and cross-functional stakeholders.