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Requisition ID # 173786
Job Category: Compliance / Risk / Quality Assurance
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Business Unit: Energy Delivery
Work Type: Hybrid
Job Location: Oakland; Alameda; Alta; American Canyon; Angels C& Antioch; Auberry; Auburn; Avenal; Avila Beach; Bakersfield; Balch C& Bay Point; Bear Valley; Belden; Bellota; Belmont; Benicia; Berkeley; Brentwood; Brisbane; Buellton; Burney; Buttonwillow; Calistoga; Campbell; Canyon Dam; Canyondam; Capitola; Caruthers; Chico; Clearlake; Clovis; Coalinga; Colusa; Concord; Concord; Corcoran; Cottonwood; Cupertino; Daly City; Danville; Davis; Dinuba; Downieville; Dublin; Emeryville; Eureka; Fairfield; Folsom; Fort Bragg; Fortuna; Fremont; French C& Fresno; Fresno; Fulton; Garberville; Geyserville; Gilroy; Goodyear; Grass Valley; Guerneville; Half Moon Bay; Hayward; Hinkley; Hollister; Holt; Huron; Jackson; Kerman; King City; Lakeport; Lemoore; Lincoln; Linden; Livermore; Lodi; Loomis; Los Banos; Lower Lake; Madera; Magalia; Manteca; Manton; Mariposa; Martell; Marysville; Maxwell; Menlo Park; Merced; Meridian; Millbrae; Milpitas; Modesto; Monterey; Montgomery Creek; Morgan Hill; Morro Bay; Moss Landing; Mountain View; Napa; Needles; Newark; Newman; Novato; Oakdale; Oakhurst; Oakley; Olema; Orinda; Orland; Oroville; Palo Alto; Palo Cedro; Paradise; Parkwood; Paso Robles; Petaluma; Pioneer; Pismo Beach; Pittsburg; Placerville; Pleasant Hill; Pleasanton; Point Arena; Potter Valley; Quincy; Rancho Cordova; Red Bluff; Redding; Richmond; Ridgecrest; Rio Vista; Rocklin; Roseville; Round Mountain; Sacramento; Salida; Salinas; San Bruno; San Carlos; San Francisco; San Francisco; San Jose; San Luis Obispo; San Mateo; San Rafael; San Ramon; San Ramon; Sanger; Santa Cruz; Santa Maria; Santa Nella; Santa Rosa; Selma; Shaver Lake; Sonoma; Sonora; South San Francisco; Springville; Stockton; Storrie; Taft; Tracy; Turlock; Twain; Ukiah; Vacaville; Vallejo; Walnut Creek; Wasco; Watsonville; West Sacramento; Wheatland; Whitmore; Willits; Willow Creek; Willows; Windsor; Winters; Woodland; Yuba City
DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW
The hardworking coworkers of Electric Engineering ensure all manners of electric engineering—including electrical standards and process safety, electrical design engineering, instrumentation testing and controls, undergrounding, electric regulatory compliance and electric investment planning—are in place to safely enable a strategic and stable workplan for our Electric Operations partners. Our team is accountable for program planning, financial budgeting, and project execution and delivery of all electric engineering projects. Electric Engineering is comprised of approximately 2,000 coworkers.
The Market and Federal Compliance team is part of the Compliance Excellence department within Electric Engineering Compliance, where our vision is that together we create a compliance culture in Electric Engineering and Operations that supports and exceeds safety, reliability, customer, and regulator expectations. The Market and Federal Compliance team provides functional area compliance oversight, support and monitoring for processes, procedures and controls intended to ensure compliance with the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), regulatory requirements, standards, tariffs, and agreements. These compliance areas include: FERC Wholesale Distribution Tariff (WDT) FERC Transmission Owner Tariff (TO) FERC T-Line Licensing (T-Line) California Independent System Operator (CAISO) Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT) CAISO Transmission Control Agreement (TCA) and related CAISO Business Process Manuals and CAISO Maintenance Procedures CAISO Annual Maintenance Review (AMR) Guidance Document ISO 55001
Position Summary
The Electric Compliance and Risk Consultant, Senior will partner with electric functional areas across engineering and operations on matters of FERC jurisdictional tariff compliance, including both FERC and CAISO compliance. Primary responsibilities include supporting investigations into non-compliance, driving efforts to improve compliance maturity in the electric functional areas, participating in compliance and risk assessments of the Electric functional areas, and helping the electric functional areas plan for new and changing compliance obligations as they pertain to FERC and CAISO Compliance. In addition, the Electric Compliance and Risk Consultant, Senior will assist in documenting new compliance controls, review design effectiveness and operating effectiveness assessments on compliance controls. Finally, the Electric Compliance and Risk Consultant, Senior will serve as a subject matter expert and often first point of contact for questions about compliance, non-compliance, remediation, and risk mitigation.
Provides expertise to leadership and cross-functional teams regarding development, implementation, and monitoring of controls and mitigation plans. Supports company response to regulatory data requests, investigations, audits, and other inquiries. Reviews changes to requirements/standards to company guidance documents. Supports root cause analysis exercises and investigations. May participate in risk management forums at the enterprise level.
PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation 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, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, and internal equity. Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed towards the middle or entry point of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors.
A reasonable salary range is: Minimum Base Salary (Bay Area) $105,000.00 Mid Base Salary (Bay Area) $137,000.00 Maximum Base Salary (Bay Area) $169,000.00
Minimum Base Salary (California) $100,000.00 Mid Base Salary (California) $130,000.00 Maximum Base Salary (California) $161,000.00
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
5 years of relevant experience
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
2 years' experience managing compliance/risk programs or controls
Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP)
Certified Risk Management Professional (RIMS-CRMP)
Other compliance or risk related certification, as applicable
Demonstrates broad expertise and applies advanced knowledge to wide-ranging compliance and/or risk management issues.
Senior level knowledge of assigned area of business including processes and procedures
Knowledge of and ability to apply internal control concepts and/or risk analysis & assessments
Strong problem solving, project management, and change management skills
Ability to manipulate data and draw conclusions/make recommendations
Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate complex data effectively to a variety of audiences including executives
Ability to influence others in order to achieve understanding, acceptance, and commitment to act
Highly flexible, self-directed, and able to adapt well to a rapidly changing environment
Strong skills in MS Office including Excel and PowerPoint
INTRODUCTION
Requisition ID # 173786
Job Category: Compliance / Risk / Quality Assurance
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Business Unit: Energy Delivery
Work Type: Hybrid
Job Location: Oakland; Alameda; Alta; American Canyon; Angels C& Antioch; Auberry; Auburn; Avenal; Avila Beach; Bakersfield; Balch C& Bay Point; Bear Valley; Belden; Bellota; Belmont; Benicia; Berkeley; Brentwood; Brisbane; Buellton; Burney; Buttonwillow; Calistoga; Campbell; Canyon Dam; Canyondam; Capitola; Caruthers; Chico; Clearlake; Clovis; Coalinga; Colusa; Concord; Concord; Corcoran; Cottonwood; Cupertino; Daly City; Danville; Davis; Dinuba; Downieville; Dublin; Emeryville; Eureka; Fairfield; Folsom; Fort Bragg; Fortuna; Fremont; French C& Fresno; Fresno; Fulton; Garberville; Geyserville; Gilroy; Goodyear; Grass Valley; Guerneville; Half Moon Bay; Hayward; Hinkley; Hollister; Holt; Huron; Jackson; Kerman; King City; Lakeport; Lemoore; Lincoln; Linden; Livermore; Lodi; Loomis; Los Banos; Lower Lake; Madera; Magalia; Manteca; Manton; Mariposa; Martell; Marysville; Maxwell; Menlo Park; Merced; Meridian; Millbrae; Milpitas; Modesto; Monterey; Montgomery Creek; Morgan Hill; Morro Bay; Moss Landing; Mountain View; Napa; Needles; Newark; Newman; Novato; Oakdale; Oakhurst; Oakley; Olema; Orinda; Orland; Oroville; Palo Alto; Palo Cedro; Paradise; Parkwood; Paso Robles; Petaluma; Pioneer; Pismo Beach; Pittsburg; Placerville; Pleasant Hill; Pleasanton; Point Arena; Potter Valley; Quincy; Rancho Cordova; Red Bluff; Redding; Richmond; Ridgecrest; Rio Vista; Rocklin; Roseville; Round Mountain; Sacramento; Salida; Salinas; San Bruno; San Carlos; San Francisco; San Francisco; San Jose; San Luis Obispo; San Mateo; San Rafael; San Ramon; San Ramon; Sanger; Santa Cruz; Santa Maria; Santa Nella; Santa Rosa; Selma; Shaver Lake; Sonoma; Sonora; South San Francisco; Springville; Stockton; Storrie; Taft; Tracy; Turlock; Twain; Ukiah; Vacaville; Vallejo; Walnut Creek; Wasco; Watsonville; West Sacramento; Wheatland; Whitmore; Willits; Willow Creek; Willows; Windsor; Winters; Woodland; Yuba City
DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW
The hardworking coworkers of Electric Engineering ensure all manners of electric engineering—including electrical standards and process safety, electrical design engineering, instrumentation testing and controls, undergrounding, electric regulatory compliance and electric investment planning—are in place to safely enable a strategic and stable workplan for our Electric Operations partners. Our team is accountable for program planning, financial budgeting, and project execution and delivery of all electric engineering projects. Electric Engineering is comprised of approximately 2,000 coworkers.
The Market and Federal Compliance team is part of the Compliance Excellence department within Electric Engineering Compliance, where our vision is that together we create a compliance culture in Electric Engineering and Operations that supports and exceeds safety, reliability, customer, and regulator expectations. The Market and Federal Compliance team provides functional area compliance oversight, support and monitoring for processes, procedures and controls intended to ensure compliance with the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), regulatory requirements, standards, tariffs, and agreements. These compliance areas include: FERC Wholesale Distribution Tariff (WDT) FERC Transmission Owner Tariff (TO) FERC T-Line Licensing (T-Line) California Independent System Operator (CAISO) Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT) CAISO Transmission Control Agreement (TCA) and related CAISO Business Process Manuals and CAISO Maintenance Procedures CAISO Annual Maintenance Review (AMR) Guidance Document ISO 55001
Position Summary
The Electric Compliance and Risk Consultant, Senior will partner with electric functional areas across engineering and operations on matters of FERC jurisdictional tariff compliance, including both FERC and CAISO compliance. Primary responsibilities include supporting investigations into non-compliance, driving efforts to improve compliance maturity in the electric functional areas, participating in compliance and risk assessments of the Electric functional areas, and helping the electric functional areas plan for new and changing compliance obligations as they pertain to FERC and CAISO Compliance. In addition, the Electric Compliance and Risk Consultant, Senior will assist in documenting new compliance controls, review design effectiveness and operating effectiveness assessments on compliance controls. Finally, the Electric Compliance and Risk Consultant, Senior will serve as a subject matter expert and often first point of contact for questions about compliance, non-compliance, remediation, and risk mitigation.
Provides expertise to leadership and cross-functional teams regarding development, implementation, and monitoring of controls and mitigation plans. Supports company response to regulatory data requests, investigations, audits, and other inquiries. Reviews changes to requirements/standards to company guidance documents. Supports root cause analysis exercises and investigations. May participate in risk management forums at the enterprise level.
PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation 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, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, and internal equity. Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed towards the middle or entry point of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors.
A reasonable salary range is: Minimum Base Salary (Bay Area) $105,000.00 Mid Base Salary (Bay Area) $137,000.00 Maximum Base Salary (Bay Area) $169,000.00
Minimum Base Salary (California) $100,000.00 Mid Base Salary (California) $130,000.00 Maximum Base Salary (California) $161,000.00
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
5 years of relevant experience
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
2 years' experience managing compliance/risk programs or controls
Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP)
Certified Risk Management Professional (RIMS-CRMP)
Other compliance or risk related certification, as applicable
Demonstrates broad expertise and applies advanced knowledge to wide-ranging compliance and/or risk management issues.
Senior level knowledge of assigned area of business including processes and procedures
Knowledge of and ability to apply internal control concepts and/or risk analysis & assessments
Strong problem solving, project management, and change management skills
Ability to manipulate data and draw conclusions/make recommendations
Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate complex data effectively to a variety of audiences including executives
Ability to influence others in order to achieve understanding, acceptance, and commitment to act
Highly flexible, self-directed, and able to adapt well to a rapidly changing environment
Strong skills in MS Office including Excel and PowerPoint
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Compliance
Document your credentials before applying
Gather foreign degree equivalency evaluations early. PERM requires your employer to certify your qualifications meet the minimum requirements for the role, so having a credential assessment from a NACES-approved evaluator eliminates delays when the labor certification process starts.
Target employers with PERM filing history
Focus your search on financial institutions, healthcare systems, and publicly traded companies where dedicated compliance functions are large enough that sponsorship is routine, not an exception requiring internal legal approval from scratch each time.
Clarify EB-2 versus EB-3 with your employer
If your role requires a master's degree or specialized expertise in areas like anti-money laundering or regulatory capital, push for an EB-2 filing. EB-2 can shorten your wait significantly if your country of birth isn't subject to a priority date backlog.
Understand how PERM recruitment affects your offer timeline
Once you have an offer, your employer must complete a DOL-mandated recruitment period before filing the PERM application. That process typically takes several months, so negotiate your start date with that window in mind rather than assuming sponsorship begins immediately.
Use Migrate Mate to find green-card-sponsoring compliance roles
Search Migrate Mate to filter compliance positions by employers with active green card sponsorship history. This saves you from applying to roles where sponsorship is listed as possible but rarely happens in practice for compliance titles.
Verify prevailing wage requirements before negotiating salary
Your employer must pay you the DOL prevailing wage for your compliance job title and location throughout the PERM and green card process. Use the OFLC Wage Search to check wage levels before salary discussions so your offer meets the legal threshold from day one.
Green Card Compliance: Frequently Asked Questions
Do compliance jobs qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Most compliance roles qualify for EB-3 sponsorship as professional positions requiring at least a bachelor's degree. Roles requiring a master's degree or specialized expertise in areas like financial crimes compliance, regulatory capital, or derivatives reporting can qualify for EB-2. Your employer's immigration counsel determines the appropriate category based on the job description and your credentials, not just your title.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for compliance professionals?
Green card sponsorship through PERM leads to permanent residency rather than a renewable temporary status. There's no annual lottery for EB-3, and EB-2 also avoids the H-1B visa cap entirely. The tradeoff is timeline: the PERM process itself can take six months to over a year before the I-140 is even filed, whereas H-1B approval can happen within months. For most countries outside India and China, EB-3 priority dates move regularly.
How do I find compliance employers that actually sponsor green cards?
Migrate Mate lets you search compliance roles filtered by employers with documented green card sponsorship activity. This matters because many compliance job postings are vague about sponsorship, and targeting employers with a real filing history saves you from reaching late-stage interviews only to learn sponsorship isn't approved for your level or location.
What is the PERM process and what role do I play in it as a compliance applicant?
PERM is a DOL labor certification process your employer runs to prove no qualified U.S. worker was available for your role. Your direct involvement is limited: you provide documentation of your qualifications and ensure your credentials meet the requirements stated in the job description. Your employer's attorney manages the recruitment steps, filing, and DOL correspondence. Errors in the job description or recruitment records can trigger an audit that delays the process by a year or more.
Can I change compliance jobs while my green card is in process?
If your I-140 has been approved and your priority date is current or your application has been pending for 180 days, you may be able to port your green card to a new employer under a same or similar compliance role. USCIS evaluates whether the new position shares the same occupational classification as the original petition, so moving from a financial compliance role to a privacy compliance role, for example, carries some risk and warrants review before you accept a new offer.