Expert Business Analyst

Requisition ID # 157134 

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, standards, and reporting for major projects ($25M and greater) and major programs ($100M and greater) across PG&E on behalf of external customers and shareholders. EPG advises the Project Review Team (PRT), comprised of company directors and other leaders, 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 PRT approves approximately $2.5B in capital spend annually and oversees the performance of 90+ major projects and programs. The PRT also reviews Board-level projects ($250M and greater).

EPG is responsible for driving project management best practices across the company via governance oversight of enterprise project management standards and procedures, as well as reporting for governance committees, the Senior Leadership Team, and the Boards of Directors. In addition, EPG develops performance metrics and visual controls to support effective execution of project and program related capital investment plans to improve outcomes for our customers and reduce risk to the system.

Position Summary

Provides support for the Monitoring and Compliance (M&C) function for Enterprise Project Governance Standards and Controls. Requires a high attention to detail, ability to follow up and resolve issues with cross-functional contributors. Conducts research, data analysis, compliance evaluation and reporting in support of EPG objectives. Participates in business process improvement, quality control and other initiatives. Develops, and coordinates compliance tracking and quality assessment for M&C, including change management, communication, and training.

The role is classified as hybrid (0-3 days per week in office), working primarily from your remote office and in-person in the Oakland General Office to attend team meetings or as business needs require.

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. This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs. 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:

Bay Area Minimum: $114,000.00
Bay Area Maximum: $182,000.00

Job Responsibilities

• Develops innovative data solutions to address complex business issues and presents findings and proposed recommendations to leaders.
• Works with and leverages relationships with Directors and Managers across other Enterprise teams and Functional Areas.
• Creates and maintains EPG processes and guidance documents, in collaboration with the EPG team.
• Works with other Business Analysts to gather and analyze data, summarize findings, and make recommendations on governance requirements, and driving best practice.
• May provide direction and coaching to other Business Analysts
• Provides M&C updates at EPG Operating Reviews, supports updates to the EPG Steering Committee, and the MPPC (Major Projects and Programs Command) Center, as well as follow-up activities, in collaboration with the Senior Manager.
• Performs analysis on highly complex data models that have cross-functional impact.
• Provides M&C updates to the Project and Program Management Playbook, with continuous improvement tasks aligned to lean basic plays, and support for optimal user experience.
• Supports M&C training, change management and communications.
• Analyzes end-to-end, complex Functional Areas processes and procedures to assess compliance with M&C guidance.
• Performs assigned activities within the annual Tactical Implementation Plan; including complex analysis and quality review of data to support problem solving and accurate reporting.
• Presents findings and makes recommendations to management or others within organization.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or job-related discipline or equivalent experience
• 6 years job-related experience

Desired:

• Graduate Degree or equivalent experience
• Strong Microsoft Office and Teams skills, including Power BI