Senior, Work & Resource Planner (Flexible location)

Pacific Gas And Electric Company•Oakland, CA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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.

Nice To Haves

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.
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.

Responsibilities

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.
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.
Evaluates the associated costs and resources needed to execute work plans.