Business Analyst, Expert
Oakland, CA, US, 94612
Requisition ID # 162839
Job Category: Business Operations / Strategy
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Business Unit: Engineering, Planning & Strategy
Work Type: Hybrid
Job Location: Oakland
Department Overview
The Enterprise Project Governance (EPG) department supports decision-making and leads governance processes for major projects ($25M and greater) and programs across PG&E on behalf of external customers and shareholders. Enterprise Project Governance advises the Gate Review Board (GRB) and the Senior Officer Team (SOT), comprised of company officers and directors, on key considerations associated with major projects and programs, including safety, risk reduction, extent of condition, environmental and community impacts, long-term financial forecasting, and alignment with company objectives. The GRB governs about $2B in capital spend annually, and total project lifecycle costs under GRB authority are $17.5B. Enterprise Project Governance also facilitates reviews of Board-level projects ($250M and greater).
In addition, Enterprise Project Governance develops performance metrics and visual controls for the effective execution of project-related capital investment plans to improve outcomes for our customers and reduce risk on the system. Monthly performance, performance metrics and recovery plans are reviewed by the Senior Leadership Team. The department is responsible for driving project management best practices across the company.
Position Summary
This position is headquartered in Oakland, CA. Although this position is technically "hybrid", the position requirement is to be in the office 1-4x/week, but subject to change based on business needs.
This position supports a monthly standardized reporting process as well as performance monitoring for the portfolio of major projects and programs to track progress and performance on cost, schedule, and scope through the Project Executive Reports (PER). The nature of the work requires a high attention to detail, ability to follow up and resolve issues with cross-functional contributors, and an understanding of project management metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs). The position has broad exposure to largest projects and business issues across PG&E. This position also helps with improvements in the reporting process, develops dashboards and other visual management materials to present portfolio performance, and conducts trainings.
A reasonable salary range is:
Bay Area Minimum: $114,000
Bay Area Maximum: $182,000
&/OR
California Minimum: $108,000
California Maximum: $173,000
Job Responsibilities
- Monthly review of projects and programs performance through the PER
- Supports analysis and reporting for the major project and program portfolio, including actual production and material reviews with leaders.
- Performs complex quality assurance on data to ensure accurate data is used in reports, and resolve issues as needed
- Assists in developing and tracking metrics that provide data on cost estimation accuracy, current year financial performance, and other KPIs
- Performs onboarding for project managers (PMs) and project control analysts (PCAs) prior to kicking off the monthly reporting process
- Presents findings and makes recommendations to management or others within organization
- Assists with publication of Enterprise Project Management communications and organizational change management.
- Conduct training on new reporting tools or templates used by the EPG organization.
- Assist with the production of the Major Projects and Strategic Program Center MOR materials
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- BS in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering or related discipline or equivalent work experience required.
- 6 of related work experience
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience working at a utility or in the energy industry is preferred
- Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Unifier, SAP, Analysis for Office, Power BI
- Experience with PowerApps, Sharepoint sites, SQL Server administration and development, Access
- Demonstrated strong knowledge of project management best practices and project financial controls.
- High attention to detail
- Excellent research and issue resolution skills
- Experience of different analytical methods, approaches, and tactics
- Ability to develop dashboards to insights on portfolio/ projects and programs performance.
- Demonstrated ability to abstract or synthesize from one set of ideas or facts to another, identify causal relationships, recognize missing information, and anticipate obstacles.
- Demonstrated follow up tenacity with cross-functional contributors.
- Demonstrated history of being proactive, self-leading and producing significant, high-quality deliverables
- Experience and knowledge of quality assurance.
- Demonstrated written communication skills.
- Demonstrated strong knowledge of project management best practices and project financial controls.
- Able to present analysis and evaluation results and output in a cohesive, understandable, and actionable format to leadership
- Even tempered, manages conflicts in a positive, non-abrasive manner and is comfortable interacting with individuals at all levels
- Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.
- Applies understanding of project management best practices, terminology, and KPIs to drive better business decisions
- Effectively copes with change, makes decisions, and acts without having complete information and comfortably handles uncertainty
Nearest Major Market: San Francisco
Nearest Secondary Market: Oakland