Manager-Portfolio Management

Energy Development Corporation; Philippines; On-site; PHP 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Development Corporation in the Philippines is seeking a Program Manager to lead evaluation and research of processes, policies and procedures, and to drive optimization through sound analytics and governance across multiple workstreams.

You will monitor performance, develop KPIs, report insights, manage risks, and build robust stakeholder relationships to ensure timely delivery of milestones and benefits aligned with corporate strategy.

Job description

Program Management

• Lead in evaluating and researching the effectiveness and efficiency of process, policies and procedures, identifying the direct and indirect costs and effects of policies
• Provide expertise and project leadership in planning, research, development and implementation of optimization advice through sound research and analytics.
• Lead in supporting different project workstreams, and manage overall program activities, plans, and schedules associated with deliverables and milestones.
• Monitor current business performance and support business areas in developing KPIs. Provide insights, flags, and reports that nurture and promote a data driven decision making culture.
• Develop and nurture strong, positive relationships with key stakeholders to ensure engagement and delivery of projects/initiatives.
• Designs and manages programme governance to achieve coherent decision-making, effective management of programme risks.
• Oversees the preparation, review and reporting of project progress against: (i) agreed milestones; and (ii) achievement of benefits against strategy-driven targets
• Initiates and facilitates deep dive reviews, where appropriate, of ‘at risk’ projects to identify and address issues and effectively mitigate risks that threaten the achievement of the overall goals.
• Identifies and calls out emerging risks and potential roadblocks to successful implementation early.
• Promotes new thinking, creative solutions and ways of working to address issues and mitigate risks.
• Reviews strategic direction at regular intervals and proposes course-correcting actions where appropriate.
• Role models the behaviors that underpin the organization’s values and reinforces their importance in interactions at all levels in the organization

Communication Management

• Lead in the development of a communication strategy for internal and external audiences and coordinates its implementation
• In collaboration with the project team, assists in the drafting and editing of reports, special papers, reviews, newsletter articles, manuscripts and other documents for publication or presentation.
• Prepares reports and briefing notes on project outputs for different audiences.
• On occasion, makes presentations and/or represents the PMT office at selected meetings, conferences, workshops.

Knowledge Management

• Lead in the analysis about program outcomes based on an overall program perspective to contribute to team learning and discussions on future programming.
• Synthesize project results and other outputs as well as lessons learned for wider dissemination outside the Portfolio Management Team.
• Reviews project and program material and prepares synthesis documents of results, decisions, and directions for team discussion.
• Research specific topics of interest to the program to enrich the knowledge of team members and to move the program forward.

Essential Eligibility Criteria

• BS Engineering/Business Management/Project Management or related courses preferably with Master’s degree and with strategic management consulting background.
• With appropriate professional qualifications / experience in program management or experience of working at a senior level in a complex environment, managing multiple transformation projects with a range of stakeholders

Who We Are

Energy Development Corporation is a geothermal energy industry pioneer and the recognized world leader in wet steam field technology. In the Philippines, EDC is the largest vertically integrated geothermal company, delivering 1,475MW of clean and renewable energy. We continue to diversify our renewable energy portfolio through investments in hydropower, solar power and wind energy projects in the Philippines. With almost 40 years of geothermal mastery, EDC is set to deliver the benefits of sustainable geothermal development to communities around the world as it ventures into Latin America and Indonesia. EDC is part of the First Gen Corporation (“First Gen”) Group, which has the largest portfolio of power plants using clean and renewable technology in the Philippines. First Gen’s 16 power generation plants have a combined capacity of 2,763MW. First Gen has one of the cleanest power portfolios in the country with its entire power generation portfolio utilizing fuels such as geothermal steam, water, and natural gas. Wind power complements EDC’s existing power generation assets including the baseload geothermal plants, as well as, the Pantabangan hydroelectric plant, which serves as a peaking plant. EDC has become the leading geothermal energy producer in the Philippines through the successful development and operation of numerous geothermal energy projects. Since 1983, the Company has successfully developed, financed, built, and operated seven geothermal steamfields in five geothermal contract areas, containing both wet and dry steam. These steamfields currently supply geothermal steam to geothermal power plants with an aggregate installed capacity of 1,130 MW. In addition, the Company currently, directly and indirectly, owns and operates eleven geothermal power plants with a total installed capacity of 1,181 MW. EDC, through its indirect wholly owned subsidiary Green Core Geothermal, Inc., operates the 192.5MW Palinpinon and 112.5MW Tongonan geothermal power plants. Bacman Geothermal, Inc., another indirect wholly owned subsidiary of EDC, operates the 130MW Bacman geothermal power plant. The Company believes this track record has enabled it to develop the expertise needed to assess the feasibility of future acquisitions and greenfield projects, ensure the safe and efficient construction of power plants, and provide for efficient power plant operations. Our Core Values We have the best-qualified and trained professionals, technical and support staff who persist in always bringing EDC to industry leadership. The company’s geothermal team has over 40 years of technical and management experience in the geothermal industry. We also have a core team geoscientists and engineers who are holders of degrees from Geothermal Institutes in Iceland, Italy, New Zealand and Japan. We are guided by the following distinct Lopez Group values: A Pioneering Entrepreneurial Spirit Business Excellence Unity Nationalism Social Justice Integrity Employee Welfare and Wellness We know from generations of experience that it is by living according to these values that a company can be built to last.