Mgr Grid Strategy & Analytics

Pepco; Oakbrook Terrace (IL); On-site; USD 115,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

Generous paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Referral bonus

Job summary

Exelon is seeking a Manager of Grid Strategy and Analytics to partner with executives and lead a small team in delivering advanced analytics, dashboards and forecasting models for strategic initiatives. The role focuses on improving grid performance, safety and reliability while guiding organizational change across the Operations group.

The position requires a strong engineering or quantitative background, 7–10 years of delivery experience, and proven leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or quantitative field.
• 7-10 years of delivery experience in engineering or related fields.
• Proven leadership ability and coaching skills.
• Ability to build consensus, communicate effectively and drive culture change.
• Experience developing and implementing process improvements and efficiencies.

Responsibilities

• Build operating model to move ComEd to analytics-driven operation using data visualization and analytics.
• Oversee short and long-term Smart Grid initiatives to meet reliability goals.
• Foster a high-performance culture and promote diversity; lead change initiatives.
• Develop business cases with costs, benefits, requirements and sourcing options.
• Position ComEd as a thought leader through standards, publications and industry engagement.
• Develop and implement complex grid data algorithms and analytics.
• Facilitate open communication and continuous improvement with staff.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or quantitative field

Tools

Leadership

Communication

Consensus-building

Process improvements

Job description

Who We Are

We're powering a cleaner, brighter future.

Exelon is leading the energy transformation, and we're calling all problem solvers, innovators, community builders and change makers. Work with us to deliver solutions that make our diverse cities and communities stronger, healthier and more resilient.

We're powered by purpose-driven people like you who believe in being inclusive and creative, and value safety, innovation, integrity and community service. We are a Fortune 200 company, 20,000 colleagues strong serving more than 10.7 million customers at six energy companies -- Atlantic City Electric (ACE), Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE), Commonwealth Edison (ComEd), Delmarva Power & Light (DPL), PECO Energy Company (PECO), and Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco).

We're committed to creating an environment where every person can thrive. Our employee experience is grounded in four tenets that guide how we support our people: purposeful careers, growth opportunities, community impact, and support to thrive.

In our relentless pursuit of excellence, we elevate diverse voices, fresh perspectives and bold thinking. And since we know transforming the future of energy is hard work, we provide competitive compensation, incentives, excellent benefits and the opportunity to build a rewarding career.

Are you in?

Primary Purpose

The Manager of Grid Strategy and Analytics partners with business leaders across the company to identify and develop solutions for key business, operational and strategic problems for which the application of advanced data analytics could yield solutions to create value for the organization. Designs, develops, procures and maintains decision-support systems including dashboards, and simulation and forecasting models for strategic initiatives. The Manager of Grid Strategy and Analytics manages a small team of highly skilled employees. The manager of strategy and analytics is responsible for technical performance measurements for Smart Grid technology deployments and pilots related to the Operations organization from initial technology selection through implementation to ensure the benefits are initially developed, accurately captured, documented and tracked. Position may be required to work extended hours for coverage during storms or other energy delivery emergencies.

Primary Duties

• Build operating model/infrastructure to move ComEd to an analytics-driven operation that leverages data visualization, advanced analytics and big data to deliver on key business operational and strategic problems. (20%)
• Drives and oversees the development and implementation of short and long term strategic Smart Grid / Distribution System Operator initiatives designed to assure the highest levels of customer services and to achieve Exelon's safety, reliability and performance goals. (20%)
• Develop and maintain an environment that fosters a high performance culture and a learning organization. Leads management team in promoting diversity. Serves as a change agent for business initiatives and assures the human element is understood and considered. Assure timely recognition of employee contributions and develop technical capabilities in the organization. (15%)
• Lead strategic initiatives that monetize the value of analytics to create value for the company and drive improvement in key performance indicators. Develop 'business Cases' in terms of costs, benefits, requirements and sourcing of solutions. (15%)
• Positions ComEd as a thoughtleader in industry by participation on standard organizations, publications and trade magazines (10%)
• Ability to develop, manage and implement complex grid data algorithms and analytics (10%)
• Facilitates open and honest communication with staff. Assures that upward communication is integrated into the process, including employee concerns and complaints. Develop methods to assess communication effectiveness and implement continuous improvement initiatives. (10%)

Job Scope

Lead a team with the strategic focus to create value for the company from disparate data sources both internal and external to the company. The team made is composed of a small number of highly skilled employees with the ability to understand both the mining of data but also how to assemble to deliver tangible value. Responsible for and directs the development and design of all new Smart Grid operational technologies / new electric vehicle technologies, including development of business cases, establishing or enhancing standards and monitoring and reporting on Smart Grid / electric vehicle deployments to executive management. Develop, manage and continuously evaluate Smart Grid / electric vehicle strategy development and implementation, optimizing automatic asset health notification, internal and external resource demands and field device data management usage. Regular contact with senior management, managers, regulators and government officials as necessary to support transmission/distribution Smart Grid / and emerging technologies.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or quantitative field
• 7-10 years of delivery experience
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of distribution and transmission engineering practices.
• Proven leadership ability in a high performance culture. Proven high level management skills in coaching and facilitating business competency.
• Demonstrated ability to build consensus, establish trust, communicate effectively and foster culture change and ensure compliance to engineering processes and design procedures.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement process enhancements and efficiencies including technology and performance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate degree or Graduate Level work in Engineering, Strategy, Business Administration or related field.
• Industry leadership experience

Benefits

• Annual salary will vary based on a candidate’s skills, qualifications, experience, and other factors: $115,200.00/Yr. – $158,400.00/Yr.
• Annual Bonus for eligible positions: 20%
• 401(k) match and annual company contribution
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Life and disability insurance
• Generous paid time off options, including vacation, sick time, floating and fixed holidays, maternity leave and bonding/primary caregiver leave or parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program and resources for mental and emotional support
• Wellbeing programs such as tuition reimbursement, adoption and surrogacy assistance and fitness reimbursement
• Referral bonus program
• And much more

Note: Exelon-sponsored compensation and benefit programs may vary or not apply based on length of service, job grade, job classification or represented status. Eligibility will be determined by the written plan or program documents.