Senior Generation Program Leader, Fleet Strategy

Duke Energy; Mount Holly (NC); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Duke Energy in Mt. Holly, NC is seeking an expert Program Manager to lead programmatic strategies for the RRE fleet of turbines and generators.

You will ensure plans, processes, and documentation meet corporate objectives, regulatory requirements, and OEM/vendor relationships; solve complex problems; and communicate with senior leadership. This role requires advanced leadership, cross-functional coordination, and the ability to manage industry-wide initiatives, audits, and vendor engagements

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree AND 10 years minimum required related work experience
• In lieu of degree and experience listed above, Highschool/GED AND 18 years of minimum required related work experience

Responsibilities

• Continually evaluate changing and emergent fleet events, industry developments, supplier changes, environmental legislation, regulatory drivers, and corporate strategic direction to identify opportunities to improve the performance and cost effectiveness of program strategies. Prepare reports, white papers, and/or presentations which address technically complex and financially significant issues
• Leads the development and scoping of new improvement initiatives across the fleet to maintain compliance with standards and company governance and policies. Provides technical leadership for the execution of program initiatives. Effectively communicates the results of initiatives to senior management and other stakeholders. Build consensus through these efforts and secure project approval and funding when appropriate
• Manage existing and develop new business relationships with OEMs and other vendors to ensure our business and other needs are being met (such as safety, quality work, good value, financial needs, warranty, etc.). Identify opportunities for multi‑year vendor relationships to leverage cost savings and bundling opportunities. Assist with the resolution of contract performance commercial issues when stalled at the project level.
• Develop and lead routine program assessment activities to provide early identification of gaps and program issues. Provide support for RRE stations during audits, assessments, and outage preparation and execution activities. Create tools and templates to perform gap analysis on important programmatic areas and prioritize recommendations that will lead to improvement action plans.
• Influence business unit leaders on implementation of consistent standards across the business unit. Lead industry peer groups to ensure company engagement with emerging issues. Actively integrates industry best practices into Duke Energy fleet initiatives and programs. Establish metrics and KPI in support of fleet initiatives and business targets. Revise initiatives to respond to changing industry/fleet trends and priorities

Skills

Leadership

Program management

Strategic planning

Financial analysis

Vendor management

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

High school / GED + 18 years experience

PE License

Job description

Duke Energy in Mt. Holly, NC is seeking an expert Program Manager to lead programmatic strategies for the RRE fleet of turbines and generators.

You will ensure plans, processes, and documentation meet corporate objectives, regulatory requirements, and OEM/vendor relationships; solve complex problems; and communicate with senior leadership. This role requires advanced leadership, cross-functional coordination, and the ability to manage industry-wide initiatives, audits, and vendor engagements