Senior, Work & Resource Planner (Flexible location)

Requisition ID # 171887 

Job Category: Maintenance / Construction / Operations 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Strategy & Growth

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland; Alameda; Alta; American Canyon; Angels Camp; Antioch; Auberry; Auburn; Avenal; Avila Beach; Bakersfield; Balch Camp; 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 Camp; Fresno; Fresno; Fulton; Garberville; Geyserville; Gilroy; Goodyear; Grass Valley; Guerneville; Half Moon Bay; Hayward; Hinkley; Hollister; Holt; Houston; 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; 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; Washington; Watsonville; West Sacramento; Wheatland; Whitmore; Willits; Willow Creek; Willows; Windsor; Winters; Woodland; Yuba City

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: $102,000
Bay Area Mid-Point: $127,000
Bay Area Maximum: $152,000
&/OR
CA Minimum: $97,000
CA Mid-Point: $121,000
CA 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 the plan. Determines how and where to obtain further information from systems or stakeholders to investigate and determine the 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 in special initiative project teams and, on occasion, may take on a team leadership role on specific projects.
• Presents findings and makes recommendations to the function management
• May also perform some or all of the following responsibilities:
o 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.
o 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.
o Complete understanding of end-to-end process (workflow), knowledge of at least one work stream.
o Evaluates the associated costs and resources needed to execute work plans.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, economics, business administration, or a comparable quantitative field, or equivalent related work experience.
• 5 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:

• 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.
Some positions may also include:
• e.g., Units, Maintenance Activity Type (MAT) Codes, Provider Cost Center.