Power Generation Business Planner, Senior

Requisition ID # 162354 

Job Category: Power Generation; Business Operations / Strategy 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Operations - Other

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Storrie

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

The Power Generation Business Planner team acts as the financial liaison between Finance and O&M, Asset Management, Strategic and Project Planning, Project Execution, and Licensing. Ensures that all management reporting needs are met in a timely manner with consistent, high-quality, reports and data. Develops annual budget plans, monthly expense & capital forecasts, longer term forecasts, and a General Rate Case forecast. Establishes and maintains SAP orders and asset settlement rules, manages asset records, book values, and establishes new asset records, as required. Participates in, and at times leads negotiations including new contracts, ancillary agreements, cost-sharing agreements, and contract dispute resolution. Provides guidance to administrative personnel on payroll, accounting, procurement, and contracting issues.

This work location may be flexible. There is an expectation that the candidate spends 25% of their time on a monthly basis at the Rodgers Flat Service Center or at other facilities within Power Generation’s DeSabla Area Watersheds.

PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of 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:

Bay Area Minimum: $98,000

Bay Area Maximum: $146,000

And, or:

California Minimum: $93,000

California Maximum: $139,000

Job Responsibilities

• Continuously works with Planning Lead in the development and maintenance of Long-Term Plan in EPPM. Supports prioritization of work for annual funding.
• Supports annual order detail planning.
• Develops annual budget plans. Monitor, forecast and report on budget performance.
• Supports trade process for annual budget.
• Provides ad hoc analysis and research supporting approved budgets, PCC Standards, monthly expense & capital forecasts.
• Collaborates with various teams to develop and maintain work plans, including but not limited to monitoring of costs and purchasing activities (PCard, contracts).
• Provide SAP order management support. Reviews accounting to ensure accounting details (e.g., MWCs, regulatory categories, MAT codes, etc.) are used correctly.
• Reviews Job Estimates to validate accounting treatment is correct for planned scope of work, ensure sufficient budget is secured, and settlement rules are appropriate.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Competencies:

• Proficiency in entering and extracting data from SAP, BPC, and AO.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the Power Generation business, how the Company makes money and the impacts of Power Generation expenditures on the Company’s earnings and on ratepayers.
• Knowledge of the GRC process
• Knowledge of Power Generation regulatory processes (CEC, CAISO, FERC licensing, CEQA/NEPA, ESA)
• Knowledge of California energy market
• Comprehensive knowledge of corporate accounting rules and general understanding of GAAP.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelors Degree in Business Administration or job-related discipline or equivalent experience
• Job-related experience, 3 years

Desired:

• Masters Degree in Business Administration or job-related discipline or equivalent experience
• Job-related experience, 6 years