Requisition ID # 147948
Job Category: Business Operations / Strategy
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Business Unit: Gas Operations
Work Type: Hybrid
Job Location: San Ramon
Department Overview
Gas GTGC is focused on ensuring the safe and reliable flow of natural gas to our customers. Gas GTGC is a construction organization that performs constructability reviews, planning and execution of Gas Transmission, Gas Distribution and emergency projects to maintain safe and reliable energy to our customers.
This role will support the Gas GTGC performing tasks under the Central Financial Analyst description. This role is critical to Gas GTGC operations and supporting the financial aspect of the work performed by GTGC.
Position Summary
This job is represented by Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC) subject to collective bargaining.
A journey level Analyst position that provides support to Associate to Journey Project Manager level distribution and/or transmission projects (per Project Types table) with minimal guidance of the Project Manager/PCA Supervisor. If assigned, may perform functions in the Project Support Function; the Central Data Management Function; and/or the Central Financial Analysis Functions.
PG&E is providing the monthly rate 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 monthly rate 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. This position is subject to collectively bargained hourly wage rates.
The monthly rate for this position ranges from $7,414.00 to $9,881.00. Under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement, the starting monthly rate for this position is $7,414.00, subject to collectively bargained wage increases.
Job Responsibilities
Project Support Functions
Schedule Development and Analysis:
- In coordination with Project Manager develop project schedule and cash flow/forecast plans with functional department input.
- Attend Project and Job kickoff and walk down meetings.
- Create, maintain and update schedules.
- Document, monitor and communicate project milestones and risks with appropriate stakeholders.
- Participate in project status meetings, collect progress data and revise project plan as needed.
- Monitor financial progress and maintain Project Manager’s order group. Develop, maintain and control project schedule plans using appropriate software (for ex: SAP Project System, SAP Work Management System, and MS Project).
- Use the cost and schedule plan to determine if project objectives are achievable.
- Create, maintain, and update monthly forecast budgets.
- Prepare various cost reports and maintain forecast accuracy. Prepare project performance analysis, cost, and schedule status reports. Identify cost and schedule variances from objectives and recommend corrective action.
- Assess and report on project performance using established industry standards.
- Ensure that responses to project budget, and GRC or FERC cost requests reflect accurate and current project cost information and stakeholders are in concurrence.
- Provide regular communication on project cost, schedule and risk status to project team members, stakeholders and public.
- Interface with design and planning resources and software systems.
- Review and assist in the preparation of Advance Authorizations, Job Estimates and Re-Authorizations and assist PM in routing for approval.
- Prepare journal entries and coordinate or process goods receipts in current software system.
- Ensure that responses to budget and cost requests reflect correct project cost information and stakeholders are in concurrence.
- Input data into various programs and prepare various cost and forecasting reports.
- Verify that project cost and schedule milestones were/were not attained and provide input to identify future process or business improvements and work with responsible parties to implement.
- Manage orders from inception through completion and all required documentation is entered in current software system (Ex: EDMS).
- Resolve all open items, ensure compliance requirements are met and settlement rules are entered, and close out order.
- Maintain scope change, contingency release, change order, and journal entry logs.
- Maintain written and electronic project documentation and records for required aspects of the project: Maintain project files in accordance with established guidelines and requirements (Ex: utilizing the electronic document management system or EDMS).
- Document change order requests, project status, key issues, risks and resolution, priority changes and approvals.
- Provide Project Manager with monthly report of project costs and/or schedule information including variance analysis according to an agreed upon level of detail and prioritization.
- Provide Project Team members with current status report containing schedule and cost information. Comply with Utility Operations Policies, Standards and Guidelines.
- Assist PM with Post Job Critique.
Data Management:
- Maintain Construction Management Databases for tracking Operational
Quality and Analysis :
- Prepare various monthly and weekly project management reports and
- Ensure quality of reports for the department, to report out to stakeholders.
- Validate weekly and monthly data sets.
- May provide support to project manager(s) as necessary
- Provide technical support for the job status system (e.g. CMP), for the Department.
- Fulfill ad-hoc requests for cost-related data and analysis
- Participate on (or lead) various process improvement initiatives, within Project Services.
Project Budget & Cycle Forecast Monitoring/Reporting:
- Prepare various monthly and weekly project performance reports – budget and cycle forecast reports; and finance status reports, utilizing the financial tracking software (e.g. SAP/BW system and PMD).
- Coordinate and work with all stakeholders, on creating new reports, that best measure and support good business decisions, to meet the Year End Annual Budget target.
- Coordinate and summarize project cycle forecast variance explanations, for the department, to report out to stakeholders.
- Ensure that all responses to budget, quarterly cycle requests reflect accurate and current project cost information and stakeholders are in concurrence.
- Post and update all the project performance; budget and cycle forecast; and status reports on the Project Management website.
- Monitor, analyze and report out on the Department’s Forecasting Performance, with weekly performance reports, utilizing the financial tracking tools (e.g. SAP/BW).
- Analyze financial results on a monthly basis, providing explanations of significant cost drivers to PM Leadership – reports such as the Green-Red Scorecard and Lessons Learned Reports.
Minimum:
- A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or its equivalent in education and experience
- 1 year experience in an electric or gas transmission and/or distribution business operations area, business planning, accounting, finance, construction management and/or project management
- Two years’ experience if hired externally
- Experience with appropriate software tools, currently SAP Work Management, Controlling Orders, Planning Orders, and BW
- Project Management, Project Controls, or Construction Management experience
- Risk Management and Earned Value Analysis experience
- Accounting/budgeting knowledge
- Mathematical skills
- Forecasting skills
- Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
- Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
