Work & Resource Planner, Career

Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 78,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacific Gas and Electric Company in the Bay Area seeks a Workforce Planning Specialist to coordinate annual work and resource plans aligned with budgets. Hybrid work model with office 1–2 days weekly; location within PG&E service territory.

Role emphasizes data analysis, budget awareness, and cross-functional collaboration to optimize plans for transmission and distribution, with salary ranges disclosed and discretionary incentives possible.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, economics, business administration, or an equivalent quantitative field or related work experience.
• 2 years of relevant work experience with steady progression of responsibilities.
• Experience in utility, energy, or regulatory environments is desirable.
• Proficiency with SAP and Primavera 6 is preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills and ability to develop metrics and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and assemble work and resource plans aligned with the budget.
• Monitor weekly and annual execution of the work plan across execution organizations.
• Analyze data from multiple sources to compare resources and demand by work category.
• Communicate plans and trends to stakeholders and prepare presentations.
• Support development of annual work plan portfolios and resource plans.
• Track progress and report on work progression and performance.

Skills

Data analysis

Budget planning

Communication

Project management

End-to-end processes

Work planning

Education

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

Tools

SAP

Primavera 6

Excel

Job description

Requisition ID# 171890

Job Category: Maintenance / Construction / Operations

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Strategy & Growth

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: American Canyon; Angels Camp; Brentwood; Burney; Eureka; Fort Bragg; Fresno; Garberville; Geyserville; Lemoore; Lincoln; Livermore; Lodi; Oakland; Paso Robles; Rocklin; Roseville; Sacramento; San Luis Obispo; Santa Cruz

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 recommends improvements in business processes, practices, 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 an overall view of budget performance.

This position follows a hybrid work model, requiring employees to report to their assigned office location at least 1 or 2 days per week. The remaining days may be worked remotely, depending on business needs. The headquarters location is flexible and must be within the PG&E service territory.

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, collective bargaining agreements, 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. This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.

A reasonable salary range is:

Bay Area Minimum: $82,000

Bay Area Mid-Point: $103,000

Bay Area Maximum: $124,000

&/OR

CA Minimum: $78,000

CA Mid-Point: $98,000

CA Maximum: $118,000

Job 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 the work plan is transparent and well communicated.
• Complete understanding of end-to-end process (workflow), knowledge of at least one work stream.
• Runs regular reports from multiple data sources to analyze available resources and compare against resource demand by work category.
• Supports planning needs, collects data, and selects from different analytical techniques to achieve desired data outcomes.
• Communicates work plans, analysis of plans and actuals, and discusses the trends and implications with stakeholders.
• Assists in the development of presentations on specific strategic work plans to a wide range of stakeholders.
• Participates in special initiative project teams.
• May also perform some or all of the following responsibilities:
  • Assists in the development of an annual work plan portfolio and annual resource plan.
  • Assists in the tracking and reporting of work progression.
  • Quantifies in financial and operational terms the funding and resources required to execute work plans and work portfolios.

Qualifications

Minimum:

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

Desired:

• Utility, energy, or regulatory industry experience.
• SAP experience.
• Primavera 6 experience.
• Expert level at Excel.
• Project management, work and resource, engineering, and/or construction experience in Electric Substation or Transmission.
• Ability to develop metrics and analytics to align with the company strategy.
• Understands end-to-end processes associated with executing an extensive portfolio of work, such as long-term planning, project management, work and resource management, sourcing, engineering, and construction.
• Excellent communication skills, including communicating messages to the leadership and upper management.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Competencies:

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