Director, Supply-Side Contract Administration

Luma PR•Santurce, PR

12d

About The Position

This position is within the Regulatory Team. The Regulatory Team works to align LUMA’s business plan with the public energy policy goals of Puerto Rico and plays a key role for the design, implementation and reporting on key policy initiatives. Regulatory works with all LUMA departments in support LUMA’s compliance and reporting obligations under the Operations and Management Agreement, the energy regulator and other governmental bodies. The team works with multiple external stakeholders and is responsible for the delivery of professional written documents, and verbal reason to support compliance and reporting. The Supply Side Contract Administration group within Regulatory is responsible for conducting analysis and studies related to power generation and dispatch as well as interacting with generation stakeholders and the energy regulator. Reporting to the Vice President Regulatory the Director, Generation, will have the responsibility and accountability for coordinating among and within the following Generation Markets departments of Power Purchase Operational Agreement Management & Audit System Operations Principle Oversight, Resource Procurement Oversight and Shared Services Delivery This position will also have the additional responsibilities to define all obligations under the Generation markets and to execute the work plan in an efficient and timely manner. Additional responsibilities include the obligation to not only coordinate with other organizations within Generation and Regulatory but outside entities to ensure that necessary service is provided to those user groups while simultaneously meeting the safe operating and performance obligations of the Generation organization. Within the Regulatory organization, this position will have the responsibility to address in an expedient and efficient manner the sponsorship of detailed procedures, processes and budgets that support the PPOA, SOP, RPO, SSD groups within Generation along with other outside stakeholders such as Engineering. As the Director, also determine high value opportunities for continuousness improvement, sponsor and lead initiatives, develop budgets and present executive level presentations and whitepapers, internally and externally, while balancing the needs and obligations of the Regulatory group.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering, business management, finance or related subject
Fifteen (15) years of progressively responsible experience in electric utility generation, power exchange, and/or interconnected utility operations and transmission operations.
Five (5) years of supervisory experience
Equivalent combination of education, training and experience which provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Responsibilities

Have responsibility and accountability for the work activities within the following departments PPOA Management & Audit Review & Approval of monthly Genco invoices Oversight of legacy plant budgets (e.g. impact of efficiency improvement, treatment of stranded costs, changes to annual budgets) Oversight and periodic audit of major contracts (e.g. fuel, major vendors , local purchases) Monitoring PPOA performance metrics Policy support for regulator’s wholesale market vision
System Operations Principle Oversight Oversight of Genco and other 3rd party PPOA’S compliance with SOP and potential SOP update Periodic wholesales market monitoring, and report to PPEB Evolution of wholesales product pricing and penalty enforcement under SOP
Resource Procurement Oversight Evaluating and approving legacy plant investment (CNG Repowering, major mods) Prioritizing federal funding requests (Generation) Oversight to new solar procurement process (Competitive solicitation process, financial modeling of shortlist and winning bids, technology preferences) Policy and reporting on coordination of solar/storage, T&D system capabilities and rev requirements impact on end-use customers
Shared Service Delivery Oversight of services delivery to Genco and customer satisfaction Budgets and financial reporting (Metrics) Shared services strategy and evolution (e.g. transition issues, investment required and payback, timeline to autonomous Genco, continuous improvement)
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively both orally and in writing.
Ability to work effectively with elected officials, charter officers, department heads, and representatives of other agencies, and the general public.
Determine staff levels or utilization of temporary or contract resources to manage resources available to team.
Determine annual budget or business plan with respect to costs of executing required work
Hire new staff or approve obtaining contract or temporary resources.
Create development plan for each employee in group, including training and rotational work assignments.
Complete annual performance evaluation for each employee
Accountable for supervisory staff completing accurate reporting of time for each employee; including absences due to vacation or illness
Follows all policies and procedures
Other duties as assigned
Perform major storm restoration work and associated drills as assigned