Job Description
About Us
At SoCalGas, we believe that every Californian deserves a resilient energy future. We are working to achieve that future by empowering California to reach its sustainability goals through innovation, collaboration, and decarbonization. As our states energy needs change, we will be there providing reliable energy that is clean, safe, and affordable to our 22 million customers.
In addition to helping shape the future of hydrogen technology and clean energy, as an employee of SoCalGas youll also enjoy an aggressive total compensation plan, multiple upward mobility opportunities and the ability to find a true work life balance. We also strive to reflect the communities we serve by attracting top talent and maintaining a diverse workforce. To discover more about how rewarding it is to work here, we invite you to visit these pages on our website: Our Mission; Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Sustainability, In the Community, and Employee Benefits. Join SoCalGas today to share in our mission to build the cleanest, safest, and most innovative energy company in America!
Primary Purpose:
Provides consulting services for business units regarding compensation policy and pay practices. Develops and administers the company’s pay philosophy, programs as well as analyzing compensation data and trends. Project manages annual compensation cycles and/or ad hoc compensation process improvement initiatives and performs job evaluation analyses.
Duties and Responsibilities
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Conducts comprehensive and often complex analyses of current compensation program components, and recommends changes based on strategic direction of company. Provides compensation analysis related to labor negotiations. Partners with Corporate Compensation and SDG&E Compensation regarding compensation issues to ensure internal equity. Provides overall compensation consulting services for Business Units. Consults and advises Human Resources and Staffing regarding compensation policy interpretation, offers and market analysis evaluation. Participates in salary surveys, collects data and analyzes results to monitor our market competitiveness in support of talent acquisition and retention of employees to aid in making informed pay decisions. Makes recommendations and provides guidance regarding policies and procedures to ensure equitable and competitive pay delivery to employees. Reviews and audits compensation policies and programs. Conducts and coordinates compensation training programs to provide management with tools to make informed pay decisions.
- Job Reviews -Conducts job reviews to determine appropriate salary range and bonus target. Provides total compensation analysis for key positions to attract, retain, and stay competitive in the market. Evaluates exemption status to minimize wage and hour issues and company liability. Supports clients in developing job descriptions used in talent acquisition/retention, employee development, succession planning, and performance management. Administers the JDX database that serves as the system of record for job descriptions.
- Incentive Compensation Planning -Provides consulting to business units in the design, implementation, and audit of new incentive plans. As part of the compensation team, assists with the communication and delivery of incentive pay, including quarterly updates on incentive plan goals (e.g., operational, financial).Provides support for HR clients through the incentive pay process. Develops process for gathering employee data used to calculate payments. Reviews overall Business Units incentive pay budgets. Creates training materials for HR (train-the-trainer) as well as business unit management.
- Project manages and/or provides consultation related to major compensation initiatives for SoCalGas as well as projects that span across the Utilities or Sempra. Provides process improvement recommendation to current compensation processes and administration that involve all areas of Human Resources.
- Salary and Incentive Compensation Planning Program -Provides consulting to business units in the design, implementation, and audit of salary planning administration. Provides support for HR clients through the Salary and Incentive Compensation Planning processes. As part of the compensation team, assists and/or creates communication materials for salary and incentive compensation planning. Ensures integrity of data used in determining salary increases and incentive compensation . Reviews overall Business Unit salary and incentive compensation budgets within budgetary constraints.
- Performs other duties as assigned (no more than 5% of duties).
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Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in any field or equivalent experience Required
Experience
- 5 years’ Experience in general human resources, compensation or financial analysis including at least 3 years is in the design, analysis and administration of compensation programs. Required
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Strong Microsoft Office skills including Excel and Powerpoint Advanced Required
- Ability to manage multiple projects and meet strict deadlines. Advanced Required
- Knowledge of state and federal laws pertaining to compensation including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Advanced Required
- Knowledge of statistics and salary survey techniques, job analysis and job evaluation is required, along with working knowledge of database and spreadsheet software. Advanced Required
- Ability to maintain strict confidentiality regarding employee information required. Advanced Required
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills required to effectively deal with all levels of personnel Advanced Required
- Must be able to clearly and effectively communicate research and analysis findings both verbally and in writing in a compelling manner to all levels of management. Advanced Required
- Very detail oriented, with a high level of accuracy and the ability to detect inconsistencies in data Advanced Required
- Ability to lead projects, work in a team environment and effectively coordinate work Intermediate Required
Licenses and Certifications
- Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) Preferred
Other Qualifications:
- Must pass internally administered skills test for Microsoft Excel.
- Must be willing to travel within the territory
Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled