Senior Gas Work & Resource Planner

PG&E; Pleasanton (CA); Hybrid; USD 97,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacific Gas and Electric Company in Pleasanton seeks an experienced professional to coordinate and assemble work and resource plans aligned with budgets. The role monitors weekly and annual execution of work plans within the Transmission and Distribution teams, and collaborates to improve data quality across systems.

The position is hybrid, based in the PG&E Service Territory, with eligibility for discretionary incentive compensation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, economics, business administration or quantitative field or equivalent related work experience.
• 5 years of relevant work experience with steady progression of responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Supports the establishment of a baseline strategic approach to work plan execution; runs regular reports from multiple data sources.
• Supports development of contingency plans with stakeholders to assure work readiness.
• Highlights issues such as actual cost or resource data outside of plan and investigates variances.
• Partners with peers and stakeholders to develop integrated work plans and budget presentations.
• Presents findings and makes recommendations to function management.

Skills

Data analysis

Problem solving

Communication

Collaboration

Adaptability

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, economics, business administration or quantitative field

Tools

Excel

VBA

Business Objects

Project

Visio

Job description

Requisition ID# 175712

Job Category: Maintenance / Construction / Operations

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Energy Delivery

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Pleasanton

Position Summary

Coordinates and assembles work and resource plans that align with the budget plan. Monitors weekly and annual execution of the work plan by the Transmission and Distribution execution organizations. Understands the effectiveness of, and recommend improvements in business process, practice and procedures as they relate to the identification of known work and work management data quality in the various work management systems. May work closely with the GO Business Finance team to monitor and reallocate budget between programs and maintain and overall view of budget performance.

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 PG&E Service Territory.

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

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

Bay Area Minimum: $102,000.

Bay Area Maximum: $152,000.

&/OR

California Minimum: $97,000.

California Maximum: $144,000.

Job Responsibilities

Depending on role, may be responsible for any or all of the following:

• Supports the establishment of a baseline strategic approach to work plan execution. Runs regular reports from multiple data sources to analyze available resources and compare against resource demand by work category.
• Supports the development of contingency plans with stakeholders to assure work readiness if work and financial plans require adjustment.
• Highlights issues such as actual cost or resource data outside of plan. Determines how and where to obtain further information from systems or stakeholders to investigate and determine cause of variance. May independently reach out to stakeholders to explore performance variances and causes.
• Partners with peers and stakeholders to develop integrated work plans, project plan updates and presentation materials for regular work and budget meetings.
• Participates on special initiative project teams and, on occasion, may take on a team leadership role on specific
• projects.
• Presents findings and makes recommendations to function management
• May also perform some or all of the following responsibilities:
  • Coordinates with peers and stakeholders in assigned work streams to develop a prioritized and optimized annual work plan, supported by a strategic, balanced annual resource plan.
  • Tracks and reports on work progression, monitors execution of work plans and updates portfolios for short- and long-term planning. Ensures work plan is transparent and well communicated.
  • Complete understanding of end to end process (workflow) knowledge of at least one work stream.
  • Evaluates the associated costs and resources needed to execute work plans.

Qualifications

Minimum

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, economics, business administration or comparable quantitative field or equivalent related work experience
• 5 years of relevant work experience with steady progression of responsibilities

Desired

• Proficient to advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Utility, energy or regulatory industry experience
• Advanced understanding of the utility or energy industry drivers, issues and trends.
• Advanced knowledge of long-term strategic resource/operational planning theories, concepts, practices, methods and techniques
• Advanced data analysis, benchmarking, monitoring and business/financial analysis skills including knowledge of varied analytical methods.
• Analytical problem solving and decision-making skills to develop comprehensive solutions.
• Advanced oral and written communication, interpersonal and collaboration skills.
• Adaptable to changing business conditions and ambiguity.
• Advanced knowledge of business and work planning processes. ((e.g., Units, activities, systems, etc.).
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office, Visual Basic Applications (VBA), Business Objects or similar software
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office, Project, Visio, Visual Basic Applications (VBA) or similar software.

For some positions may also include:

• e.g., Units, Maintenance Activity Type (MAT) Codes, Provider Cost Center