Work & Resource Coordinator, Senior

Requisition ID # 161152 

Job Category: Power Generation; Maintenance / Construction / Operations 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Operations - Other

Work Type: Onsite

Job Location: Auberry

Department Overview

Power Generation operates and maintains PG&E's hydroelectric, fossil, solar generation and battery storage facilities, providing approximately 5,300 megawatts of generating capacity for our customers. Our nearly 900 coworkers are dedicated to delivering safe, reliable and cost-effective generation to California in an environmentally responsible manner. Our hydro facilities include 62 conventional hydro powerhouses, a pumped-storage facility, 98 reservoirs, 168 dams and more than 200 miles of canals and flumes, among other water conveyances. Natural gas-fired plants in operation are Humboldt Bay Generating Station in Eureka; Colusa Generating Station in Colusa County and Gateway Generating Station in Antioch. Several utility-scale solar generation plants also are operated and maintained, as well as PG&E’s successful entry into battery energy storage, our Elkhorn Battery facility at Moss Landing in Monterey County.

Position Summary

Coordinates and assembles work and resource plans that align with planned capital and expense routine, project, and emergent work in the Power Generation portfolio or specifically assigned area. Monitors weekly and annual execution of the work plan for the assigned Power Generation organization. Understands the effectiveness of, and recommends and implements improvements in business process, practice, and procedures as they relate to the identification, planning, and implementation of routine, project or emergent work. Monitors work management data quality in the various work management systems. May work closely with multiple internal and external Power Generation groups to track, analyze, and adjust overall O&M work performance resources and tools for specific assigned area.

This work location is Auberry and the successful candidate will be supporting Helms Powerhouse.

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:

Minimum Base Salary (Bay Area)           $ 98,000.00

Maximum Base Salary (Bay Area)          $ 146,000.00

OR

Minimum Base Salary (California)           $ 93,000.00

Maximum Base Salary (California)          $ 139,000.00

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 and resource 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.
• Optimizes the work and resource plans based on available resources and budget.
• Perform daily scheduling of maintenance and modifications activities to be accomplished while plant is on-line using the plant work control process.
• Coordinate emergent workflow among Power Generation teams.
• Ensure work activities are scheduled to support a safe working environment, for both personnel and equipment.
• Periodically attend and provide assigned maintenance department job progress status at the daily update meetings

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:

• 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.

Pacific Gas and Electric Company is an Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that actively pursues and hires a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability status, medical condition, protected veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information or any other factor that is not related to the job.