Senior Quality Operations Specialist (Compliance Controls)

Location: Hybrid position; the selected candidate must live within PG&E’s service territory and travel to other facilities for meetings and site visits approximately 10%–30% of the time.

Salary: $100,000–$161,000 base annually in California, or $105,000–$169,000 base annually in the Bay Area.

Company

hirify.global’s Electric Risk & Compliance organization supports regulatory compliance, risk mitigation, controls validation, investigations, and safety across electric operations and power generation.

What you will do

• Develop and refine processes for identifying external regulatory requirements, benchmarking practices, validating controls, and summarizing findings.
• Monitor and evaluate the success of compliance controls, including design and operating effectiveness.
• Lead business process analysis and reengineering and present risks and findings to senior and executive leaders.
• Develop strategies and corrective action plans with Directors and Officers and coach stakeholders on effective solutions.
• Review failure data, recommend process-performance improvements, and prioritize processes for regulatory-control evaluation.
• Work across a matrixed organization to provide expert opinions and influence decisions.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• At least 7 years of progressive experience in utility operations or another highly regulated industry.
• At least 2 years of experience with causal evaluation methods and investigations in the utility industry.
• Must live within PG&E’s service territory.
• Travel to other facilities for meetings and site visits approximately 10%–30% of the time as needed.

Nice to have

• Master’s Degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience in regulatory oversight, audit readiness, and leadership, including California and Federal regulatory programs related to Electric Operations.
• Knowledge of operations, maintenance, engineering program processes, process instrumentation and controls, structured process improvement, or process reengineering.
• Ability to communicate findings clearly to senior and executive leaders, gain consensus, interview personnel at all levels, identify risks, and work independently and in team settings.
• Leadership or facilitation training, such as crucial conversations or facilitative leadership.
• CIA or equivalent, professional auditor training, Causal Evaluation Certification, Lean Six Sigma, PMP, CCEP, or P.E. certification.
• Experience with causal evaluation methods such as Barrier Analysis, Fault Tree, 5-Whys, or HFACS, and certifications such as TapRooT®, ISO9000, Sologic, Cause Mapping, or equivalent.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement across designated PG&E service-territory locations.
• High-visibility work supporting PG&E leadership, safety culture, regulatory compliance, transparency, and continuous improvement.
• Regular collaboration with directors, managers, stakeholders, and cross-functional organizations.
• Travel to operational facilities may be required for meetings and site visits.