Regional Business Manager - East

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This position requires travel to the plants located on the North East.

Job Summary

The primary function of this position is to support NRG’s generation fleet. Responsibilities include:

• Budgeting, forecasting and business planning,
• Spend analysis and variance reporting,
• PowerSAM support and project economic analysis,
• Validation of Annual Incentive Program (AIP) tracking and Budget Exception reporting,
• Summarizing and presenting financial and operational data to executive management.

This role requires a strong technical understanding of conventional power generation assets combined with excellent organizational and problem-solving skills as well as the ability to work collaboratively across various functional groups.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

Job responsibilities include:

• Lead and drive the budgeting, forecasting and business planning process across the generation fleet,
• Provide support and training to plant business analysts and managers,
• Provide the tools and templates required for budgeting, reforecasting, and various reporting,
• Assist in the preparation and review of financial results, forecasting activities and variance reporting in coordination with FP&A (FPR, SAP, PowerSAM, Plant Unit Characteristics, and Planned Outage Schedules),
• Accurately track, evaluate, and report on NRG’s Labor, Base O&M, VOM, Major Maintenance, Maintenance Capex and Environmental Capex,
• Work with plant business analysts and managers on monthly, quarterly, year-to-date, and full year spend analysis and variance reporting,
• Develop and improve on business management processes especially around data automation,
• Assist in ad hoc analysis that ensures the fleet and stations have an effective spend plan to achieve Major Maintenance and Capital Expenditures,
• Summarize and present monthly, quarterly, and annual performance financial reporting,
• Manage the Forecast Portal and Dashboards for reporting on FPR adjustments when outside of a forecast month,
• Prepare regional financial reports for the VPs of Operations,
• Track and update actual spend, budget and forecast related to deactivation, ARO and environmental liabilities
• Effectively convert financial data to meaningful information for executive management, and
• Provide the required environmental capex support for the filing of the 10Q and 10K reports.

Working Conditions

• Hybrid work environment with office opportunities in either Houston, Pittsburgh, or Princeton.
• Travel outside of hybrid work environment will be common, however, weekend travel is not common.

• Willingness to work outside normal business hours as necessary especially during critical issue resolution and to achieve project milestones.

Minimum Requirements

• Five to ten years relevant, heavy industry or conventional power plant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• BS/BA degree in Business, Accounting, Engineering, Computer Science, or Mathematics or related quantitative field.

• 10+ years of industry experience with at least 5 years or more directly related to plant operations or heavy industry required.

• Comprehensive knowledge of the power industry including power and commodity markets, rules, and regulations and how these affect/impact plant operations.

• Strong operations background that includes asset optimization, investment, and project finance analysis.

• Demonstrated track record in delivering internal improvement projects in a large and diverse organization.

Additional Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite products such as Excel, Word, Teams, and PowerPoint. PowerBI experience and dashboard development is a plus.
• Proficiency, or willing to develop proficiency, in specialized NRG business applications such as PowerSAM, PowerGADS, FPR, UC portal, OSS and SAP.
• Decision making, problem solving, analytical analysis and critical thinking skills required.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills are required as well as the ability to work collaboratively across various functional groups This will be demonstrated across large and small groups of peers or superiors.

• Will be highly organized and able to prioritize deadlines in work-intensive environments.

• Will remain focused and calm in the face of distractions and changing priorities and will have the ability to influence others to do the same.

Physical Requirements

Statement

NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills. Official description on file with Human Resources.

The base salary range for this position is: $141,120 - $211,680* *The base salary range above represents the low and high end of the salary range for this position. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of the total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonus, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition the position may be eligible to participate in the benefits program which include, but are not limited to, medical, vision, dental, 401K, and flexible spending accounts.

NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability. Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills.

Official description on file with Talent.