Director, GIS Program Delivery

Department Overview

PG&E IT is a unified organization composed of various departments which collaborate effectively to plan, deliver, and operate high quality technology solutions. The Geographic Information System Center of Excellence (GIS CoE) has the responsibility for maintaining and operating IT GIS applications that support Gas, Electric, Power Generation, IT Fiber, and other functional areas while also delivering IT projects and solutions in support of company business goals and priorities.

As the Director of GIS Program Delivery, you will focus your efforts on directing PG&E's journey to modernize our GIS ecosystem under our multiyear Elevate Program. The tagline of the Elevate program is: enabling geospatial intelligence to power our future. And, as the Director of the program you will help lead internal IT and external program resources, collaborate with cross‑functional stakeholders and application owners to drive the implementation of a modern and scalable enterprise‑wide GIS.

The successful candidate will help:

• Plan for and structure the program delivery of Elevate for success with quality, scope, schedule, and budget being paramount;
• Oversee all technical work streams for Elevate (Esri configuration/development, infrastructure, cybersecurity, architecture, data);
• Lead the technical delivery of design and several releases that will span from 2025 to 2029;
• Implement a spatial‑data ecosystem that ensures consistency, reliability, compliance, customer satisfaction, and unlocks real value;
• Ensure that there is alignment of the technical solution to business objectives and changes.

The ideal candidate should have a long history of helping deliver GIS projects and programs and experience with Esri's Utility Network (UN) Model. This position will be based at PG&E headquarters in Oakland, California.

This position reports to the Sr. Director, GIS Center of Excellence; and will build and lead a team of project managers to execute the work.

• Project Management Excellence:
  Lead multifaceted, cross‑functional teams throughout an entire implementation lifecycle.
  • Establish rigorous project delivery standards and oversee financials, resource allocations, vendor selections, and contract negotiations.
  • Successfully execute project management methodologies that encompass planning, design, configuration, testing, training, and post go‑live support.
  • Ensure smooth transition of deliverables to 24/7/365 operational support.
• Verbal and Written Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Effective in explaining complex technology solutions in clear and concise terms, establishing strong rapport in all directions, and persuading others.
• Program Risk:
  Proactive identification of potential implementation risks, driving the formulation and application of robust mitigation strategies, minimizing disruptions and delays, and safeguarding program timelines and objectives.
• Business Partnership:
  Serve as a trusted advisor to business process owners/leaders to support their mission.
  • Understand the value drivers of the business and ensure technology solutions are scalable, reliable, and can expand to new operating models and processes.
• Vendor Partnership:
  Manage large System Integrator (SI) external vendor(s) as an extension of the IT team to ensure successful implementation and integration with existing systems.
  • Support several complex contract negotiations and value‑driven procurement practices.
  • Experience with establishing vendor management guidelines and executing robust processes to support them.
• Financial and Resource Management:
  Ability to manage large program budgets (over $100M) and hundreds of resources while ensuring on‑time delivery of milestones and maintaining high quality.
  • Mentor and coach high‑performing teams by promoting collaboration, professional growth, and a results‑driven culture.
  • Lead a diverse team of GIS analysts, developers, engineers, people leaders, and project managers.
  • Provide continual guidance, feedback, and performance evaluations to team members.
• Technical Competence, Managing Complexity, and Driving Standardization:
  Innovate and introduce transformational opportunities while driving…