Hybrid Project Controls Analyst

at Pacific Gas and Electric Company

• Job title: Project Controls Analyst
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior
• Salary: $8,279 - $11,035 per month
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: PMP
• Location requirements: Hybrid, San Jose, United States

About the role

• Project Controls Analyst supporting Project Managers on Electric Operations projects with budget management and performance analysis. Responsible for maintaining accurate project documentation and reporting.

Responsibilities

• 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 cost, schedule and risk status to project team members, stakeholders and public.
• 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 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.
• Central Financial Analysis Functions 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 EPM). 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.

Requirements

• Minimum: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• 1 year of experience in electric or gas transmission or distribution business operations area, business planning, accounting, finance, construction management or project management, at PG&E; OR, 2 years of experience in electric or gas transmission and/or distribution business operations area, business planning, accounting, finance, construction management and/or project management, if hired externally
• Experience with appropriate software tools, e.g., SAP Work Management, BPC, Planning Orders, BW
• Knowledge of Unifier, ProjectWise, and/or HeavyBid
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 or relevant scheduling experience
• Good knowledge of MS Excel; ability to write/ repair Macro codes preferred
• Project Management, Project Controls, or Construction Management experience
• Risk Management and Earned Value Analysis experience
• Accounting/budgeting knowledge
• Forecasting skills
• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) or Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
• Willing to travel as and when needed
• Onsite construction experience

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Retirement plans
• Paid time off
• Flexible work arrangements
• Professional development opportunities