Senior Operations Data Analyst

Requisition ID # 163194 

Job Category: Business Operations / Strategy 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Operations - Other

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Merced; Fresno; San Luis Obispo; Santa Cruz; Stockton

Department Overview

PG&E’s Vegetation Management (VM) team works with our customers and communities to manage trees and other vegetation located near powerlines that could cause a wildfire or power outage. Each year we inspect approximately 100,000 miles of powerlines, trim or remove more than 1 million trees, and address dead and dying trees.

Position Summary

Extracts operations data for analysis, leadership support and responses to ad hoc data requests. Maintains operations tools & databases to ensure that it is kept up-to-date. Develops, maintains and enhances operational metric database tools for the broader analytics teams. Identifies and solves current gaps in data requirements and ease of access to ensure fast and consistent responses to leadership inquiries.

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. Work location flexible within the following areas: Central Coast or Central Valley, Santa Cruz, San Luis Obispo, Fresno, Merced, Stockton.

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.  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:
California Minimum: $100,000
California Maximum: $161,000

Job Responsibilities

• Provides recommendations to enhance database(s) with new data sources and improved data processes.
• Manages complex data extracts and list pulls ensuring data accuracy. Manages extracting data and transferring the data from databases to various analysts to support operational analysis efforts
• Manages complex data analysis projects with limited supervision from initial request to presenting data results ensuring that the project is completed within budget and on-time.
• Develops and communicates clear, concise and actionable data analyses for clients.
• Designs data analysis to achieve business objectives, process data, analyze data, write clear and concise data findings and tailor communications to specific audiences. Analyzes data using various statistical tools to develop ad hoc reports, statistics, trends and profiles.
• Demonstrates and uses advanced knowledge of data processing and data analysis techniques.
• Creates complex automated data routines and processes for reporting and data delivery ensuring accurate data manipulation and data cleansing.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• BA/BS Degree in Marketing, Business, Computer Science, Engineering or other related field or equivalent work experience
• Job-related experience, 4 years

Desired:

• Familiarity with utility operations. Advanced skill in Microsoft Excel/Access (complex formulas, graphing, VBA)
• Advanced skill in writing SQL queries using Oracle or Business Objects
• Proficient in UNIX shell programming (csh, awk, sed, vi).
• Solid knowledge of base-SAS and programming language such as Visual Basic, Perl, C