POSITION SUMMARY:

As the leader of the planning and modeling practices program, the Program Manager plays a crucial role in supporting and guiding the program area. Working closely with the Program Director and other company staff, the Program Manager collaborates to develop and implement the program effectively.

Operating both independently and as part of a team, the Program Manager receives guidance from supervisors on overarching goals, key issues, innovative concepts, exceptional developments, and policy issues. Furthermore, the Program Manager transforms strategic and organizational objectives into actionable plans at the program level.

JOB FUNCTION:

• Cultivate strong relationships with subject-matter experts in assigned area; encourage participation to leverage expertise from across the membership
• Organize and facilitate projects to develop technical and process guidance to support member processes in the assigned area
• Interact with member leadership, company CEO and staff, and others to support the company's organizational objectives, to identify emerging issues, and adjust activities accordingly
• Communicate program area initiatives and achievements to different audiences
• Peer review and assistance support
• Lead and/or participate on selected peer reviews and assistance activities
• Identify and scope discrete technical and process assistance activities
• Knowledge management support
• Coordinate with knowledge management functions (metrics, operating experience, and surveys) to collect and analyze performance data and operating experience
• Facilitate knowledge transfer to practice groups via surveys, discussions, and benchmarking
• Follow corporate policies and procedures
• Model behaviors, including accountability, to achieve continued reliability advances
• Develop and deliver selected training to staff and members
• Provide input on the strategic direction of the organization
• Provide recommendations to improve integration of various programs; provide input on creation and adjustment of work plans for all program areas
• Support CEO in development of corporate policy, process, and other documents
• Other duties as assigned

PREFERRED ATTRIBUTES:

• Be an influential leader (staff is not directive, but our influence helps members advance)
• Excellence starts at home (to help members excel, staff need to walk the talk)
• Stay focused on the mission and vision (prioritize action accordingly)
• Be personally accountable (honor commitments, be resourceful, offer solutions)
• Be a good teammate (place team performance above self)
• Treat each member employee as a highly valued customer
• Remain aware of assigned members' engagement and issues affecting their organizations
• Help overcome barriers to additional engagement; escalate problems as needed
• Travel - This position requires 10-25% travel

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Ten years of electric power industry experience
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant area
• Five years of progressively responsible assignments in electric transmission system planning and modeling
• Experience performing transmission reliability studies, including steady-state power flow, voltage, thermal, transfer limit, short circuit, EMT, and stability assessments
• Knowledge of software tools used for transmission system component modeling and transmission system planning studies (PSSe, PowerWorld, PowerGEM, PSLF, PSCAD, DigSilent, EMTP, etc.)
• Understanding of NERC TPL and MOD standards and how these standards affect the transmission planning process

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience in planning on systems with significant and/or increasing penetration of inverter-based resources
• Experience in electric transmission systems technical areas beyond planning
• Advanced degree in a relevant area
• Experience with the company's programs
• Evidence of increasingly demanding leadership experience
• Ability to work as part of a matrixed team
• Excellent meeting facilitation skills, including the use of conferencing tools to professionally facilitate meetings with multiple presenters and several hundred participants
• Ability to use Microsoft Office tools to create high-quality presentations and documents consistent with corporate standards
• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills
• Sound project management skills
• Evidence of initiative, self-direction, and motivation, as well as critical and creative thinking skills
• Ability to effectively manage multiple tasks and a large volume of work
• Flexibility and adaptability