Senior Manager Power Portfolio Strategy

Closing Date to Apply: Until Filled

Salary: $157,601.60 - $275,828.80

Typically, selected candidates are hired at a salary rate between the minimum and midpoint of the range.

Benefits: This link below will provide you with Grant PUD’s benefit that may be available if hired, different employee types are eligible for different benefits.

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Grant County PUD will administer a background check as part of the hiring process.

Position Summary

The Sr Mgr of Power Portfolio Strategy manages ESM’s power portfolio strategic management business function at Grant PUD. The Sr Mgr of Power Portfolio Strategy is responsible for developing and assessing strategic options for managing the power commodity, including: (1) Power portfolio valuation and recommendation(s) for the portfolio mix; (2) Risk adjusted valuation supporting identification, prioritization, and recommendation of power portfolio components and options; (3) Calculating incremental and decremental power portfolio cost in support of rate design analytics, wholesale contracting, large retail customer contracting, and power cost adjustment mechanisms; and (4) Risk management for the business activities directly impacting the power portfolio.

Job Responsibilities

Essential Functions:  Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the following representative duties, knowledge, and skills. This is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and duties performed by incumbents of this class; employees may be assigned duties which are not listed below; reasonable accommodations will be made as required. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement and is subject to change at any time by the employer. Essential duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Directs, oversees and provides leadership for ESM’s Net Power Reporting function, including: Partnering, coordinating, and supporting ESM’s Business Intelligence & Market Analytics function, Strategic Management function, the CCO’s Wholesale Marketing function, the COO’s Power Production and Power Delivery operations functions, the CFO’s Financial Forecasting & Planning and Accounting, and other enterprise work efforts directly related to Pillar 4, Intentional Power Demand; Policy & Procedure development; and operational execution of ESM’s Strategic Management function’s business plan.
• Directs, oversees and provides leadership for compiling, monitoring, and reporting of actual net power results, including: Managing the operational accounting for the power commodity (the linkage between Operations and Finance); Reporting net power financial and operational performance related to budget and other reporting/ forecasting needs (quarterly, monthly, or otherwise); Coordination and collaboration with IPD’s Strategic Management function for forecasting the power portfolio financial performance for the annual net power budget (both cost and revenue); and, Develop and manage a net power reporting schema that can be expanded and matured through time for greater levels of detail and granularity.
• Directs, oversees and provides leadership for the coordination and collaboration with operations (power production and power delivery), Wholesale Marketing, and Finance for reporting, planning, forecasting, and budgeting of net power costs and revenues, including: Translating operational and commercial capabilities and constraints into measures of financial performance and analytics; and, Develop and manage the communication of financial metrics and analytics to Executive leadership and responsible business functions.
• Directs and oversees the identification, setting, developing, and maturing financial metrics for net power and margining for the power commodity business lines (production, transmission, and retail), including:
• Directs and oversees ESM’s data management/ governance function in coordination with Enterprise Technology business function, including: Developing, managing, and road-mapping ESM’s data needs for monitoring and tracking of the power commodity from current state to mature state; Develop and manage ESM’s data glossary, data map, and the process/ procedure documentation.
• Within Intentional Power Demand business function:
  • Partners, coordinates, and supports the Strategic Management function, including: Support for data needs (tracking and monitoring internal or external data); Providing research support for structuring, valuation, pricing, and decisioning on financial analysis or commercial opportunities.
  • Partners, coordinates, and supports the ESM Business Intelligence function, including: Support for data needs (tracking and monitoring internal or external data); Support for other as needed forecasting efforts.
  • Partners, coordinates, and supports the CCO’s Wholesale Marketing function, including: Support for data needs (tracking and monitoring internal or external data); Support for transaction analysis and valuation; and, Support for front-office operations (including hedging activities, balancing transactions, and monetization of environmental attributes).
• Partners, coordinates, and supports the ESM leadership culture, including: Establish, develop, monitor, and re-asses ESM resource needs, hiring plans, and succession plans; Establish and develop an ESM knowledge base, both for general GCPUD consumption and as training, development, and learning pathways for ESM personnel; and, Establishment of ESM business metrics and performance targets.
• Directs, oversees and provides leadership for employee and ESM leadership mentoring, coaching, and performance feedback, including: Recognizing excellence and growth opportunities; and, Manage discipline, rewards, delegation of employees, and limited tasking of personnel.
• Partners, coordinates, and supports, large scale enterprise-wide planning work efforts by other functional organizations ensuring unity, excellence, and consistency across business and management activities.
• Supports, oversees, and provides leadership for managing relationships with regulatory agencies, governments, local tribes, and customers, include: Maintain healthy collaborations and open communications; Representing the Utility to local, regional, and national meetings, hearings, and organizations to further the Utilities' goals and interests. 
• Partners (with Enterprise Technology), directs, oversees, and provides leadership for the ESM data and technology work efforts, including: Develop, establish, and implement the ESM Information-Data-Technology roadmap for data governance, analytic toolsets, and planning suite selection and implementation.
• Demonstrated commitment to Grant PUD’s mission, vision, values, strategic plan, and Grant PUD / IBEW Local 77 Code of Excellence. The incumbent should be familiar with these organizational priorities and behave in a way that aligns with these expectations.
• Understand and adhere to compliance requirements for this position that may include laws, regulations, security guidelines, Grant PUD policies & procedures.
• Actively support and participate in all aspects of our safety program, including but not limited to:
  • Following all safety policies and
  • Alerting supervisors and coworkers of unsafe or hazardous working
  • Reporting any safety incidents or close calls within 24 hours to your
  • Accepting feedback from supervisors and coworkers regarding your own safety
  • Be viewed as a safety champion by demonstrating through words and actions, that safety is our paramount value by actively:
    • Supporting the presence of safety in your Department (e.g. include safety messages in business conversations; begin meetings as appropriate with a safety minute).
    • Acknowledging compliant safety behaviors and good safety performance from members of your team(s).
    • Ensuring that middle managers are actively supporting their teams in safety efforts such as continuous improvement teams, Safety & Health Improvement Plan (SHIP) responsibilities, hazard identification, metric reporting, and compliance, etc.

Education and Experience

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, or related field OR two additional years of relevant experience in lieu of degree. 
• 10 years of experience with increasing responsibilities with at least 5 years people leadership, including:
  • Strong knowledge of energy risk including analyzing and managing exposure to energy market price volatility.
  • Strong experience of utility generation, including developing and analyzing portfolios, conducting cost-benefit analyses.
  • Strong knowledge in long-term system forecasting utilizing transmission topology and constraints.
  • Strong knowledge of power resource valuation and structuring analysis, and
  • Strong skills and experience with incremental and decremental cost studies.
  • At least 5 years overall business experience in energy/utility industry.

Preferred

• Master's degree in business, Economics, Engineering, or related field.

License and Certifications

Required 

• A valid State driver's license with no restrictions. 

Other Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of Federal and State Rules; Bookkeeping and or Accounting; Compliance and Reliability; Organization Policy and procedures; Budgeting; Managing multiple personnel and projects; file and records management; Utility Operations; Utilities’ policies, procedures.
• Skill in Compliance and Regulatory record keeping; Prioritizing and delegating; Reliability and Compliance tasks for large companies; meticulous attention to detail; utilizing MS office products; interpersonal skills including clear and concise communication both in writing and verbally.

Physical Requirements

• Position may be eligible for hybrid work arrangement: ☒Yes ☐No
• Majority of work is performed in a standard office setting.
  • Will perform work onsite at the locations of the assigned Business Units
  • May be required to come onsite at EHQ or the HOB for in person team meetings
  • Typical shift of employees in this position: ☒8 hours ☒9 hours  ☒10 hours  ☐12 hours

*For a full list of requirements, the applicant/incumbent should refer to the Physical Capacity Evaluation (PCE).

The statements contained herein reflect general details as necessary to describe the principal functions for this job, the level of knowledge and skill typically required, and the scope of responsibility, but should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements.  Individuals may perform other duties as assigned, including work in other functional areas.

Salary : $157,602 - $275,829