Senior Application Configuration Analyst - SAP Plant Maintenance

Location:

Bothell, WA, US, 98011

Remote and Hybrid Work Opportunities:
Hybrid (WA Based)

Puget Sound Energy is looking to grow our community with top talented individuals like you! With our rapidly growing, award winning energy efficiency programs, our pathway to an exciting and innovative future is now.

PSE's IT Application Solutions team is looking for qualified candidates to fill an open Senior Application Configuration Analyst - SAP Plant Maintenance position. Specific details regarding the work arrangements for this position will be discussed in further detail during the interview process.

We are seeking an experienced SAP-Plant Maintenance and Work Management specialist to join our team. This will support our upcoming initiatives including SAP-S4 implementation, asset management transformation. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing maintenance management processes using SAP modules functionalities. This includes maintenance plans, work orders, and preventive maintenance strategies. You will manage the complete maintenance lifecycle from planning and scheduling to execution and closure of maintenance activities.

This role is critical for ensuring efficient asset management, preventive maintenance scheduling, and work order execution across our operations.

Additionally you will:

• Perform independent research within business to resolve issues and improve processes. Conduct functional analysis, requirements gathering, definition, and application module configuration and testing.
• Formulate and define business scope and objectives through research and fact-finding, developing or modifying complex business processes. Analyze business and user needs, document requirements, and revise existing system logic as necessary.
• Work in all phases of systems analysis and consider the business implications of technology in the current environment.
• Facilitate processes to gather and establish business requirements.
• May participate in hardware/software selection and vendor selection.
• Participate in project initiation and define high-level requirements.
• Participate in business strategies, objectives and drivers.
• Responsible for conducting prototypes, developing functional specifications, data mapping, function mapping, configuring tables, and setting transaction/control tables.
• Have a thorough understanding of business processes to analyze requirements and develop solutions for business functions.
• Identify and resolve gaps in business processes. Involved in security/authorization setup, user documentation, data interface design, data migration and reconciliation.
• Involved in installation and tuning of modifications, as well as data archiving. Ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley and other regulations.

Upholds safety compliance standards inherent in PSE’s operating and/or field procedures related to work responsibilities. Promotes and supports a culture of total safety.

Demonstrates commitment to conduct business honestly, ethically and consistent with our core values and Code of Conduct. Ensures duties are performed in accordance with all regulatory compliance obligations.

• Design, implement, optimize and configure SAP PM module functionalities including maintenance plans, work orders, and preventive maintenance strategies
• Manage the complete maintenance lifecycle from planning and scheduling to execution and closure of maintenance activities
• Develop and maintain work management processes aligned with business requirements and best practices
• Create and manage maintenance master data including equipment, technical locations, and bill of materials
• Configure and optimize maintenance planning and scheduling strategies
• Monitor and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) related to maintenance operations
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting for PM-related issues
• Conduct training sessions for end-users on PM module functionality
• Collaborate with other functional teams (Finance, Production, Materials Management) to ensure process integration
• Document system configurations, processes, and standard operating procedures
• Participate in system upgrades, patches, and continuous improvement initiatives
• This role is critical for ensuring efficient asset management, preventive maintenance scheduling, and work order execution across our operations.
• Works to create Centers of Excellence based on best practices.
• Acts as a champion in standards and methodology governance, performing code, design and standard reviews for others within the department.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or related field.
• 5+ years IT experience, including several years of systems development experience in the design and development of department-wide or enterprise-wide applications.
• Detailed understanding and experience: 5+ years hands-on systems experience in one or more SAP PM modules or other related…