What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Planning Analyst Associate - Project Planning Analyst position at Oncor?
Salary Range: $62,499 - $103,548
Job Grade: 8E- 10E
Close Date: 12/12/25 at 3:00 pm CST
Relocation: No
About Us
Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, headquartered in Dallas, is a regulated electricity transmission and distribution business that uses superior asset management skills to provide reliable electricity delivery to consumers. Oncor (together with its subsidiaries) operates the largest transmission and distribution system in Texas, delivering power to nearly 4 million homes and businesses and operating more than 143,000 miles of transmission and distribution lines in Texas.
Position Summary
The Project Planning Analyst will provide analytical, tracking, and coordination support to programs, both existing and under development. The analyst provides support to program managers responsible for Oncor’s system capacity, maintenance, and automation programs as well as ad hoc initiatives and other analytics-focused assignments. This position will be responsible for the research, planning, design, and review of necessary applications to track and evaluate the progression of each program, and supporting functions within the Distribution Program Management Office.
As a Project Planning Analyst working within our Transmission Program Management Office (TPMO), Financial Analysis at Oncor, you’ll be responsible for analyzing multiple budget years, developing and documenting project controls and analysis, and preparing reports on capital Transmission projects for various organizations.
Oncor’s TPMO holds responsibility for strategic long-range planning, execution and management oversight of various transmission capital projects. The primary responsibilities of the TPMO are project coordination, scheduling and resourcing oversight, budget forecasting and management, information streamlining, and internal/external reporting.
Key Roles & Responsibilities
Specific to Associate:
- Assist with providing analytical support of Transmission Capital project budget for the Program Controls Manager, other TPMO Program Managers and PMO’s strategic partners.
- Assist with preparation and delivery of financial projections and reports, across multiple years, for various organizations.
- Assist others by proactively monitoring a portfolio of released transmission projects providing budget and schedule information and identify risks to on-budget/on-schedule completion.
- Support the efforts to developing internal controls and establishing processes that enhance visibility into, and improve accuracy of, cost accounting and estimating.
- Support coordination with internal and external work groups to obtain necessary data to support project analysis and issues resolution
- Partner with the Program Controls scheduling group to manage cross functional tasks, for example, cost/resource loading of schedules.
- Promote best practices by continuously evaluating methods, techniques and tools used to fulfill the financial tracking needs of the Transmission organization.
- Utilize analysis tools to translate large quantities of data into actionable information that is suitable for use by various work groups and supports the Transmission Capital Program goals.
- Performs all essential aspects and functions of the job as well as any other specific job requirements.
Specific to Analyst:
- Provide analytical support of Transmission Capital project budget for the Financial Analyst Manager, other TPMO Program Managers and PMO’s strategic partners.
- Prepare, develop and deliver financial projections and reports, across multiple years, for various organizations.
- Support and develop internal controls and establish processes that enhance visibility into, and improve accuracy of, cost accounting and estimating.
- Coordinate with internal and external work groups to obtain necessary data to support project analysis and issues resolution.
- Assist others by proactively monitoring a portfolio of released transmission projects and identifying risks to on-budget/on-schedule completion.
- Promote and develop best practices by continuously evaluating methods, techniques and tools used to fulfill the financial tracking needs of the Transmission organization.
- Utilize analytical tools to translate large quantities of data into actionable information that is suitable for use by various work groups and supports the Transmission Capital Program goals with minimal direction.
- Ability to draw conclusions with minimal direction.
- Responsible for a major construction vendor for monthly accruals.
- With minimal direction prepare explanations for month-to-month variances.
- Providing support on Transmission Cost of Service (TCOS) projections and monitoring ongoing risk with minimal direction.
- Performs all essential aspects and functions of the job as well as any other specific job requirements.
Skills
For both roles:
- Understanding of accounting principles such as: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), and General Ledger.
- Strong written/verbal communication and interpersonal skills
- Capable of working with people of diverse backgrounds and varying levels of experience
- Must have organizational and multi-tasking skills to effectively manage large volumes of work
Specific to Associate
- Ability to support development and analysis of various capital budgeting reports and summaries
Specific to Analyst:
- Ability to create and analyze various capital budgeting reports and summaries.
Education and Experience
For both roles:
- High school diploma, GED or equivalent is required.
Specific to Associate
- Applicants with a college degree are encouraged to apply.
- Applicants with experience in data, financial or technical analysis are encouraged to apply.
Specific to Analyst:
- 2 years of experience in data, financial, or technical analysis is required.
- Individuals with experience in the Alteryx suite of tools are encouraged to apply.
- Must be proficient with Microsoft Office suite including Outlook, Excel, Word and Power Point.
Measures of Success
- Detail Oriented.
- Team Player.
- Willingness to take on more responsibility.
- Contribute to the success of a project or the organization.
- Performs with or without supervision.
Benefits
At Oncor, we offer a comprehensive set of benefits, compensation and performance management programs designed specifically to attract, retain, motivate and reward our high-performing workforce. Our supportive and inclusive culture allows every team member the opportunity to thrive and make a difference. We invest in our employee’s success and well-being by offering such things as:
- Annual incentive program.
- Competitive health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, life insurance).
- Ability to earn wellness incentives (up to $2,000 in 2025) and other wellbeing resources.
- 401k with dollar-for-dollar company match up to 6%.
- 401k match with student debt program.
- Cash balance pension plan.
- Adoption Assistance.
- Mental health resources.
- Employee resource groups.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Competitive vacation, 10 company holidays and 2 personal holidays.
- Paid parental leave.
- Salary continuation for up to 6 months for approved employee illness or injury.
- Other perks such as commuter benefits, electric vehicle incentive program, appliance purchase plan.
Participation in benefit programs for employees in collective bargaining units is subject to the applicable collective bargaining agreement.