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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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Document your compliance credentials strategically
Certifications like CRCM, CAMS, or CFE strengthen your PERM case by narrowing the qualifying applicant pool. USCIS scrutinizes specialty occupation evidence closely, so gather degree transcripts, professional licenses, and employer attestation letters before any sponsorship conversation begins.
Target employers with existing PERM infrastructure
Banks, insurance carriers, and healthcare systems with dedicated compliance functions file PERM applications regularly. Focus your search on employers whose legal or HR teams already understand the DOL prevailing-wage determination process for financial risk and regulatory roles.
Search green card sponsoring jobs on Migrate Mate
Migrate Mate filters specifically for employers sponsoring employment-based green cards, including risk and compliance roles. Use it to surface EB-2 and EB-3 opportunities without sorting through listings from employers who sponsor H-1B visa only or not at all.
Verify your prevailing wage tier before negotiating
DOL assigns a wage level to your PERM application using the OFLC Wage Search. If your offered salary falls below the Level II or III benchmark for your SOC code and metro area, your employer must increase the offer before DOL will certify the application.
Ask about concurrent I-140 and I-485 filing eligibility
If your priority date is current when the I-140 is approved, you can file for adjustment of status at the same time. For many compliance professionals from countries without significant visa backlogs, this dramatically shortens the path to a green card.
Understand how PERM job descriptions affect your future role
DOL requires the PERM job description to represent your actual duties at a minimum qualification level. A description written too narrowly can create complications if your role evolves, so review the draft posting with your employer's immigration counsel before the recruitment phase starts.
Green Card Risk And Compliance: Frequently Asked Questions
Do risk and compliance roles qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Both categories apply depending on your qualifications and the role's requirements. EB-2 covers positions requiring a master's degree or equivalent, which fits many senior compliance officer and risk management roles. EB-3 covers positions requiring a bachelor's degree and at least two years of experience, making it accessible to a broader range of compliance analysts and specialists. Your employer's PERM application defines which category applies.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for compliance professionals?
An H-1B is a temporary work visa with a three-year initial period and a competitive annual lottery. Green card sponsorship through PERM leads to permanent residency with no renewal requirement and no annual cap at the EB-3 level for most nationalities. The PERM process takes longer upfront, typically one to two years from labor certification through I-140 approval, but the outcome is a permanent immigration status rather than a temporary authorization.
What does the PERM labor certification process require from a compliance employer?
Your employer must conduct a DOL-supervised recruitment campaign to demonstrate no qualified U.S. workers are available for the position. This includes posting the job through specific channels, documenting every applicant reviewed, and submitting a prevailing wage determination through OFLC. The job description used in the PERM application becomes the legal definition of your role, so accuracy at this stage matters significantly for your long-term green card case.
How can I find employers actively sponsoring green cards for risk and compliance roles?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for this search. It filters job listings by employers with active employment-based green card sponsorship history, including EB-2 and EB-3 roles in risk and compliance. This saves significant time compared to applying broadly and discovering sponsorship availability only during the offer stage, when changing terms becomes difficult.
Can I change employers after my green card sponsorship process has started?
After your I-140 is approved and has been pending for at least 180 days, federal law allows you to move to a new employer in a same or similar occupational classification without losing your priority date. For compliance professionals, this portability provision means a risk manager role at one firm can often transfer to an equivalent compliance role at another, but you should confirm the occupational match with immigration counsel before accepting any new offer.