Expert Compliance & Risk Consultant (Wildfire Compliance)

Location: Hybrid role based in Oakland, Chico, or Sacramento, California, United States.

Salary: $122,000–$194,000 annual base salary in the Bay Area; $116,000–$184,000 annual base salary in California.

Company

hirify.global operates in energy delivery and regulatory compliance.

What you will do

• Manage and administer Energy Safety and CAL FIRE programs within the Wildfire Compliance organization.
• Develop program implementation plans, goals, milestones, metrics, deliverables, and stakeholder communications.
• Provide governance, oversight, training, reporting, and strategic leadership across internal and cross-functional teams.
• Support regulatory activities by preparing information for filings, data requests, regulator meetings, and responses to compliance notices and concerns.
• Design gap analysis processes and develop improved processes, controls, procedures, and best practices.
• Monitor project completion, solve complex problems, recommend solutions, and present implementation plans to leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 7 years of total related experience.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, especially electrical engineering with distribution, transmission, or substation experience.
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Risk Management Professional (RIMS-CRMP), Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP), Leading Professional in Ethics and Compliance (LPEC), or PMI PMP certification.
• At least 2 years of experience in compliance and at least 2 years of experience in risk management.
• Advanced knowledge of regulatory policy, compliance concepts, and/or risk management.
• Adaptability across changing priorities and multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to communicate findings and recommendations to different levels of management.
• Ability to manage multiple projects with demanding time constraints, manage or direct teams, and work in a regulatory environment.
• Ability to assess and recommend project solutions; strong written, verbal, presentation, interpersonal, influence, negotiation, and meeting facilitation skills.
• Problem-solving, decision-making, customer service, attention to detail, and knowledge of process improvement methods and best practices.
• Knowledge and understanding of business drivers.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement in California.
• Work within a compliance culture focused on safety, reliability, regulatory expectations, and customer expectations.
• Collaborate with internal teams, strategic programs, regulators, the Independent Evaluator, the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety, and CAL FIRE.