Senior Project Controls Analyst

Requisition ID # 165521 

Job Category: Business Operations / Strategy 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Engineering, Planning & Strategy

Work Type: Onsite

Job Location: Oakland

Department Overview

The Electric Operations team ensures the delivery of safe and reliable electric service to our customers. Electric Operations is responsible for every aspect of PG&E's electric distribution and transmission operations, including planning, engineering, maintenance and construction, asset management, business planning, restoration, and emergency response.

Position Summary

This job is represented by Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC) subject to collective bargaining.

This senior-level Project Controls Analyst position provides support to Project Managers on Electric Transmission & Distribution Substation projects 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.  Travel to/from various project-related function is required approximately 25% of the time.  Provide guidance to journey level PCAs.

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. The assigned work location will be within the PG&E Service Territory.

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 hourly 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 $10,303.00 to $12,885.00.

Job Responsibilities

•  Work in collaboration with the Project Manager and project team to develop, maintain and control project schedules in Primavera P6.
• Use the schedule plan as the basis for developing, maintaining and controlling the cost plan. Manage project forecast by collecting, coordinating, monitoring and tracking project forecasts from project players, vendors and contractors to ensure that expenditures are within the agreed-upon costs.
• Attend, actively participate and at times assist in leading the project and job kick-off and walk down meetings. 
• Analyze schedule start, completion, and duration variances utilizing the baseline schedule as the approved plan. Identify schedule variance and provide Project Manager with recommendations for corrective actions
• Document, monitor and communicate project milestones and risks with appropriate stakeholders.
• Lead the project team to develop project plans, participate in project status meetings, collect progress data and revise project plan as needed.  

Cost Plan Development and Analysis:

• 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 costand 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.
• Monitor financial progress and maintain Project Manager’s order group.

Project Documentation & Reporting:

• 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
• 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).
• 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.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or its equivalent in education and experience
• 5 years as a Project Controls Analyst; or, 7 years of PG&E experience in electric or gas transmission and/or, distribution business operations area, business planning, accounting, finance, construction management and/or project management; or 8 years of related experience outside of PG&E
• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) or Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification

Desired:

• Proficiency in Excel and Primavera P6
• Experience with SAP Work Management, Controlling Orders, Planning Orders, BW and Analysis for Office
• Knowledge of Unifier, ProjectWise, and/or HeavyBid
• Project Management, Project Controls, or Construction Management experience
• Risk Management and Earned Value Analysis experience
• Accounting/budgeting knowledge
• Mathematical skills
• Forecasting skills
• Willing to travel 25% of the time
• On site construction experience