Lead Portfolio Management Specialist

Duke Energy; Plainfield (IN); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Assistance Provided (as is)

Job summary

Duke Energy in Indiana seeks a Lead Portfolio Management Specialist to oversee end-to-end capital planning for the Midwest Grid Operations, with primary focus on ECO cycle and rolling five-year capital plan. You will partner with Program Owners and Business Owners to align roadmaps, budgets, schedules and risks, and to consolidate plans at enterprise level.

Strong expertise in portfolio management and strategic planning is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years related work experience OR
• HS/GED and 12+ years related work experience in lieu of a degree.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate roadmaps, plans and budgets to align with program objectives.
• Develop strategic program roadmap with Business Owners and consolidate plans at enterprise level.
• Monitor and maintain the Strategic Program Roadmap of potential solutions.
• Align roadmaps to Duke and business unit plans; bridge data gaps across organizations.
• Annual assessment of the Strategic Program Management Plans for objectives, scope, costs, risks, and milestones.

Skills

Portfolio Management

Leadership

Oversight

Decision Making

Critical Thinking

Problem Solving

Portfolio related work experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

HS/GED

Tools

PMP

CMII

AACE

Utility Certifications

Contractor License

Job description

The Lead Portfolio Management Specialist serves as the Portfolio Manager for assigned areas of responsibility and is accountable for endtoend coordination, integration, and quality assurance of the Midwest Power Grid Operations (PGO) capital investment planning process, with a primary focus on the Enterprise Capital Optimization (ECO) cycle and the rolling fiveyear capital plan.

Responsibilities

• Consult frequently with Program Owner to ensure, and/or take action to ensure roadmaps, plans and budgets are aligned toward achieving the program's strategic objectives.
• Consult with the Business Owners and other internal parties in development of the strategic program roadmap. Provide subject matter expertise in the identification and development of program planning, scope, schedules, budgets, and risks. Work with other Portfolio Leads to consolidate the collection of plans into the overall roadmap at the enterprise and organizational levels.
• Monitor and maintain the Strategic Program Roadmap of potential solutions.
• Align the Strategic Program Roadmap of potential projects to the overall Duke and business unit plan. Work with Business Owners to address data gaps. Be the integration point between the assigned business owner's organization(s) and the various work teams.
• Annually assess the Strategic Program Management Plan(s) for their assigned program(s) to ensure it contains up-to-date information on objectives, requirements, scope, benefits, goals and milestones, and annual costs/risks at the program level that align with the Enterprise. Escalate and update if significant gaps are identified.

Basic/Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree and 8 plus years related work experience OR

HS/GED and 12 plus years related work experience in lieu of a degree.

Desired Qualifications

• Expertise to Strong Expertise in Portfolio Management, Leadership, Oversight, Decision Making, Critical Thinking, and Problem Solving; Portfolio related work experience
• PMI (PMP) / CMII / AACE / Utility Technical Certifications / Contractors License
• Utility Experience; Portfolio & Program Management knowledge; Strong Expertise in Strategic Portfolio Planning & Delivery
• Experience with technology planning, system enhancements

Mobility Classification - Hybrid. Three days in office a week.

Travel Requirements

15-25%Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable)YesRepresented/Union PositionNoVisa Sponsored PositionNo. This is not a Visa Sponsored Position. This role requires the ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.