Operations Data Analyst, Senior

Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 169,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacific Gas and Electric Company in Oakland is seeking an Operations Data Analyst to extract and analyze operations data, support leadership requests, and enhance analytical tools within a hybrid work setup.

The role focuses on building automated data routines, performing ad hoc analyses, and delivering clear insights to stakeholders. Strong SQL, Python, and Excel skills are essential, along with project management and communication abilities.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree or equivalent work experience in related field.
• 4 years of job-related experience.

Responsibilities

• Manages complex data analysis projects with limited supervision from initial request to presenting data results ensuring that the project is completed within budget and on-time.
• Designs data analysis to achieve business objectives, processes data, analyzes data, writes clear and concise data findings, and tailors communications to specific audiences.
• Manages complex data extracts and list pulls ensuring data accuracy; transfers data from databases to analysts to support operational analysis efforts.
• Creates complex automated data routines and processes for reporting and data delivery ensuring accurate data manipulation and data cleansing.
• Demonstrates and utilizes advanced knowledge of data processing and data analysis techniques.
• Develops and communicates clear, concise and actionable data analyses for clients.
• Provides recommendations to enhance databases with new data sources and improved data processes.

Skills

Strong communication

Presentation skills

Project management

Problem solving

Prioritization

Education

BA/BS Degree in Marketing, Business, CS, Engineering or related field

4 years experience

Tools

Excel/Access

SQL (Oracle/Business Objects)

Python (Pandas, Statsmodels)

Job description

Requisition ID# 172872

Job Category: Business Operations / Strategy

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Energy Delivery

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

Department Overview

Electric Operations ensures the delivery of clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy to nearly 16 million people in Northern and Central California. The Electric Operations Team is responsible for ensuring the electric grid's reliability and resiliency through the ongoing maintenance and operations of PG&E's 100,000 miles of distribution lines and over 18,000 miles of Transmission lines. Coworkers in Electric Operations actively engage in the Lean Methodology through the use of visual management in operating reviews to cross-functionally identify and solve problems, and create standard work. By working together as One Electric. One Team. We are delivering for our hometowns. Electric Operations is comprised of approximately 6,500 coworkers.

Position Summary

The Operations Data Analyst extracts operations data for analysis, leadership support and responses to ad hoc data requests. The incumbent maintains operations tools & databases ensuring that it is kept up-to-date using data from various PG&E systems. They develop, maintain and enhance operational metric database tools for the broader analytics team(s). The Analyst identifies and solves current gaps in data requirements and ease of access to ensure fast and consistent responses to leadership inquiries.

• PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Manages data management projects from initial request to presenting data results ensuring that the project is completed within budget and on-time.
• DATA PROCESSING: Creates automated data routines and processes for reporting and data delivery ensuring accurate data manipulation and data cleansing.
• DATA EXTRACTS AND FILE TRANSFERS: Manages extracting data and transferring the data from databases to various analysts to support operational analysis efforts.
• DATA ANALYSIS: Analyzes data using various statistical tools to develop ad hoc reports, statistics, trends and profiles.
• REPORTING: Develops and communicates clear, concise and actionable data analyses for clients

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. The assigned work location will be within the Bay Area of the PG&E Service Territory. The role typically requires onsite work 1-3 days per week.

Position will require an in-person, onsite interivew in San Ramon. Virtual interviews will not be offered.

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.

Bay Minimum: $105,000
Bay Maximum: $169,000

This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E's discretionary incentive compensation programs.

Job Responsibilities

• Manages complex data analysis projects with limited supervision from initial request to presenting data results ensuring that the project is completed within budget and on-time.
• Designs data analysis to achieve business objectives, process data, analyze data, write clear and concise data findings and tailor communications to specific audiences. Analyzes data using various statistical tools to develop ad hoc reports, statistics, trends and profiles.
• Manages complex data extracts and list pulls ensuring data accuracy. Manages extracting data and transferring the data from databases to various analysts to support operational analysis efforts
• Creates complex automated data routines and processes for reporting and data delivery ensuring accurate data manipulation and data cleansing.
• Demonstrates and utilizes advanced knowledge of data processing and data analysis techniques.
• Develops and communicates clear, concise and actionable data analyses for clients.
• Provides recommendations to enhance database(s) with new data sources and improved data processes.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• BA/BS Degree in Marketing, Business, Computer Science, Engineering or other related field or equivalent work experience
• Job-related experience, 4 years

Desired:

• Familiarity with utility operations.
• Advanced skill in Microsoft Excel/Access (complex formulas, graphing, VBA)
• Advanced skill in writing SQL queries using Oracle or Business Objects
• Experience with Python and Python libraries (Pandas, Statsmodels)
• Strong organizational skills, ability to effectively prioritize work, meet deadlines and work on multiple tasks independently
• Good communications and presentation skills to deliver findings and make recommendations to stakeholders
• Project management skills
• Strong problem solving skills