Job description:
Our customer is a utility company that serves northern and central California with natural gas and electric power.
Contract Management Analyst
6 Months
Oakland, CA 94612
Hybrid – 2/3 days a week onsite
Must have:
- Contract management experience (not negotiating and sourcing but PM experience to track multiple contracts and the different phases and time management with the contract phases to
- move along)
- Background in accounting or finance (amortization, forecasting, budgeting)
- Team player / strong communication skills
- Candidate MUST have and show at least 3 years’ experience in all past companies on resume (no less or will be declined)
Job Description:
- Responding to client inquiries regarding contract specifics; and producing or updating software tools, which deal with contract information.
- Conduct thorough independent review of power contracts and related documents, identifying critical information or patterns.
- Producing detailed Contract Summaries and Scheduling/Dispatch protocols; identifying potential contractual issues and solutions; investigating contract questions/issues raised by clients; or performing complex numerical analyses relative to power contracts' capacity and energy costs.
- Monitor contracts' compliance with contract and other applicable regulatory and legal requirements, and report on performance to internal parties at PG&E, and regulatory agencies such as the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and California Energy Commission, as required.
- Work with counterparties as their existing contracts are modified, extended or transitioned to new contracts by PG&E negotiators.
- Inform them about the options available to them for continuing to sell their energy to PG&E.
- Support PG&E negotiators to develop and sign new contracts.
- Represent company in, participate and/or monitor regulatory proceedings at the Federal Energy
- Regulatory Commission and the CPUC, as necessary, including the CPUC proceeding where PG&E's power contracts' contract administration is reviewed for compliance (the Energy Resource Recovery Account (ERRA) Compliance Review) and other proceedings as they affect contract administration.
- Constantly look for ways to improve the Contract Management process, whether to make it more cost-effective, easier, or more thorough. Examples of such work have included automation of reports, process simplification and documentation and creation of a contract database.
- Provide back-up support for other members of the Contract Management section to ensure smooth operation of team. Perform other duties that may be assigned from time to time.
Qualifications:
- 3 years’ experience working with contracts; preferably power contracts
- Energy industry knowledge; understanding of energy & utility terms
- BS/BA degree, or equivalent work experience.
Desired Qualifications:
- Engineering or Accounting degree
- Knowledge of California energy market
- Understanding of CPUC and FERC regulatory framework
- High level of organization
- Strong communication skills (written and oral)
- Familiarity with Enviance milestone tracking system
- Familiarity with FileNet electronic document storage system
- SAP, Aribia, PowerB
What is the schedule?
Day- working 9 am to 6 pm PST Hours
