Transmission Performance & Budget Analyst

Great River Energy; Maple Grove (MN); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

Great River Energy in Maple Grove, MN is seeking a Transmission Performance & Budget Analyst to join our team on a hybrid schedule. This role will catalog program reports, identify key data inputs, and develop benchmarks and KPIs to improve decision support for Transmission leadership.

The position emphasizes cost management, forecasting, and executive-friendly dashboards, with a focus on reliability and rate competitiveness.

Qualifications

• Four-year degree in finance, accounting, economics, business, engineering, statistics, or related field.
• Minimum of 3–7 years of budget/cost/forecasting analytics, BI, or performance management experience.
• Combination of education and related work experience may be considered.
• Utility experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performance analytics and cost management—expense transparency, cost-driver analysis, benchmarking, and trade-off development.
• Budget analysis—budget development support, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial decision support for Transmission leadership.
• Reporting and KPI development—dashboard development, AI-enabled reporting, and IT interfaces for BI integration.

Skills

KPI development

Benchmarking

Productivity measurement

Operational analytics

Cost-control frameworks

Scorecard development

Dashboards

Data analysis

AI-enabled reporting

Education

Four-year degree in finance, accounting, economics, or related field

Tools

Power BI

Excel modeling

Maximo

Power Query

SQL

Python

Data visualization tools

Job description

Details

Transmission Performance & Budget Analyst

Full-Time

Application due date: September 11, 2026

Location: Maple Grove, MN (Eligible for hybrid schedule)

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without restriction. Visa sponsorship is not available.

We are the people we power. As Minnesota’s not-for-profit electric cooperative, our member-owners and their members impact every decision we make. Because their needs are our needs, and their dreams are our dreams.

Summary:

This position serves as a business-performance resource to Transmission leadership by cataloging program reports and dashboards, identifying key operational and financial data inputs, developing benchmarks and KPIs, evaluating alternatives and trade-offs, and improving decision-support reporting. The role collaborates across business functions to improve operational effectiveness, affordability, reliability, and rate competitiveness.

Total Rewards

A typical starting range for this position is $105,000 - $144,000 + annually. We offer market competitive base pay and adjust our offer accordingly based upon the value of the candidate’s knowledge, skills and experience. In addition, our Total Rewards strategy focuses on recognizing individual performance and rewarding business results. Our robust Total Rewards package includes exceptional benefits and retirement, a focus on continuous engagement, recognition, personal and professional development, and an emphasis on work-life effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Performance Analytics and Cost Management - Expense-program transparency, cost-driver analysis, cost levers, cost controls, benchmarking, alternatives analysis, and trade-off development.
• Budget Analysis -Budget development support, forecasting, variance analysis, program-cost reporting, spend trend analysis, and financial decision support for Transmission leadership.
• Reporting, KPI Development, and Process Improvement -KPI frameworks, executive dashboards, proxy indicators, process mapping, IT interfaces, business-system integration, and AI-enabled reporting.

Qualifications

• Four-year degree in either finance, accounting, economics, business administration, engineering, statistics, mathematics, data analytics, information systems, decision sciences, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3-7 years of experience performing budget analysis, cost analysis, forecasting, variance analysis, business intelligence, operational analytics, performance management or related analytical work.
• A combination of education and related work experience may be considered.
• Utility experience preferred.
• Experience with transmission operations, vegetation management, asset management, construction management, field services, or business performance management preferred.
• Experience with Power BI, Excel modeling, Maximo, Power Query, SQL, Python, data visualization, or business intelligence tools preferred.
• Knowledge, skills and abilities in the following areas: KPI development, benchmarking methodologies, productivity measurement, operational performance management, cost-control frameworks, and scorecard development.
• Knowledge, skills and abilities in the following areas: Dashboard development, data analysis and reporting, process mapping, business intelligence systems, IT interfaces, business-system integration, and AI-enabled productivity tools.
• Knowledge, skills and abilities in the following areas: Strategic thinking, problem-solving, alternatives analysis, trade-off development, executive communication, cross-functional collaboration, continuous improvement and utility business acumen.

Equal Employment Opportunity

GRE values diversity, equity and inclusion and we are an equal employment opportunity employer.