Director of Resource Planning & Risk

Nebraska Public Power District • Columbus, NE

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Incumbent is responsible for leading all aspects of the Resource Planning and Energy Risk Management processes at the district and has independent decision-making authority. This includes but is not limited to the overall decision-making and strategic planning for the following processes: 1) Load Forecasting, 2) Integrated Resource Planning, 3) Production Cost Modeling, and 4) Energy Market Risk Management (EMRM).  This position reports directly to and is a key advisor to the Chief Financial Officer.  The position also has a dotted line reporting relationship to the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, the Executive Team and Board of Directors and provides the analysis and explanation to support critical strategic business decisions involving NPPD’s resource / generation portfolio, long-term Power Purchase Agreements, capacity sales and purchases, and the impact of regulatory requirements that affect NPPD’s resource adequacy and product offerings. The incumbent is also responsible for direct interface with The Energy Authority (TEA) on analysis and decisions regarding energy market risk and related matters.  This position serves as the chair of the Risk Oversight Committee (ROC) which addresses overall risks of the District including enterprise, fuel, energy and other matters and is responsible for review and approval of appropriate management of risk exposures.   The incumbent leads a team responsible for managing the District’s Resource Adequacy need, and creation of the Load Forecast and Production Model (key input into forecasting and budgeting at the District).   This position serves as the District’s representative on the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) Supply Adequacy Working Group. The incumbent serves as a voting member of the Peer Review Group for capital allocation and participates in the development of strategy and metrics for the Financial Business Unit.  Incumbent has direct interfaces with, and frequent technical presentations to the District’s board of Directors, District customers, executive management and the Nebraska Power Review Board.

Requirements

• BS in engineering, finance, business or economics, or related field, plus ten years utility management experience.
• Master’s degree in a technical or business field required.
• A high degree of knowledge of analytical and risk-based modeling is desired as well as the ability to lead a team performing complex analytical modeling.
• Demonstrated project management and team leadership experience are essential.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated strategic planning and business objective development experience preferred.
• Previous experience in risk management, power generation, energy market development, finance, planning, or rates development is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Load Forecasting – Creates a District-wide load forecast used in strategic planning, financial planning & resource planning by utilizing different econometric techniques, such as a top down and bottom-up approaches as needed to provide a high-quality load forecast.
• Resource Planning – Develop an Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) to meet the District’s load & resource adequacy obligations in the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) and Western Area Power Administration (WAPA).
• Resource Adequacy - Ensure the successful submittal of all information and documentation to satisfy NPPD’s seasonal Resource Adequacy Requirements at SPP, including the resolution of any noted deficiencies prior to the upcoming season.
• Production Cost Modeling – Provide accurate production cost modeling results of projected energy, sales, purchases, and costs associated with NPPD’s participation in the SPP Integrated Market to support the requirements of the Financial Planning and Pricing, Rates, & Wholesale Departments.
• ROC – Develop agendas and chair meetings as a non-voting chair of the ROC.  The ROC oversees Strategic Risk, Energy Market Risk, Nuclear Risk, and other risks as identified by the committee.
• Accountable for other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Nebraska Public Power District offers a competitive starting salary and an excellent benefits package including medical and dental insurance, 401K retirement plan, paid holidays, paid vacation, paid medical, training opportunities and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees