About this role
Xcel Energy is seeking an RFP Program Manager to analyze, develop, and implement resource expansion plans for electric system growth. The role centers on integrated resource planning requirements, production cost economic modeling, stakeholder/regulatory engagement, and designing solicitations for long-term capacity and energy resources.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop comprehensive plans for obtaining or adding new capacity and energy resources
- Interface with regulators and intervenors for consensus, support, and regulatory approval including testimony, negotiations, and presentations
- Perform expansion plan and production cost economic modeling of alternative supply plans
- Design and execute solicitations for new long term capacity and energy resources and evaluate offers using quantitative models
- Coordinate with Forecasting, Risk Management, Trading, Gas Supply, Coal Supply, and Transmission Operations to incorporate short-term and long-range considerations
Technical Overview
This role performs expansion plan and production cost economic modeling to develop optimal portfolios across scenarios and risks such as fuel prices, electric market prices, reliability criteria, and environmental requirements. It also evaluates long-term resource offers using financial, economic, and environmental criteria and supports contract negotiation and execution to senior executives.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a mid-level energy planning and modeling professional with 5+ years of related experience and a Bachelor’s degree in engineering, finance, economics, operations research, mathematics, or business. They can build integrated resource planning and production cost economic modeling, coordinate with forecasting and risk groups, and manage solicitations and contract recommendations to senior executives.
Must-Have Skills
Develop comprehensive plans to obtain or add new capacity and energy resources in the most cost effective mannerFive or more years related work experienceBachelors degree in engineeringfinanceeconomicsoperations researchmathematicsbusinessInterface with regulatorsintervenorsincluding political and special interest groupscustomersand power suppliers to obtain consensussupportand/or regulatory approvalInterface and work with ForecastingRisk ManagementTradingGas SupplyCoal SupplyTransmission Operations and other Xcel groupsDesign and execute solicitations for new long term capacity and energy resourcesEvaluate offers using financialeconomicenvironmental and other criteria using expansion and production cost modelsRecommend best offers that meet need and criteria to senior executives for contract negotiation and execution
Nice-to-Have Skills
Graduate work in financeeconomicsoperations research or decision analysis
Required Skills
resource expansion planselectric system growth requirementsresource biddingintegrated resource planningcapacity and energy resources planningcost effective plansresource planning / acquisition rulesexpansion of the systemaddition of new generationpurchased power resourcesinterface with regulatorsintervenorscustomersand power suppliersfiling of testimonynegotiationspresentationsexpansion plan and production cost economic modelingalternative supply plansoptimal portfoliosscenario analysisrisksfuel priceselectric market pricesreliability criteriaenvironmental requirementstechnology development scenariosinterface with ForecastingRisk ManagementTradingGas SupplyCoal SupplyTransmission Operationstransmission constraintsgrowth forecastsfuel and electricity market price risksproduction cost modeling accuracyheat ratesstarting and variable operating costcontract termsscheduling flexibilityconstraintsavailabilitydesign and execute solicitationsevaluate offersfinancialeconomicenvironmental criteriadecision analysisquantitative toolsrecommend best offerscontract negotiation and execution
Hard Skills
resource expansion planselectric system growth requirementsresource biddingintegrated resource planningcapacity and energy resources planningcost effective plansresource planning / acquisition rulesexpansion of the systemaddition of new generationpurchased power resourcesregulator interfaceintervenor interfacetestimony filingnegotiationspresentationsexpansion plan economic modelingproduction cost economic modelingalternative supply plansresource portfoliosscenario analysisrisk modelingfuel priceselectric market pricesreliability criteriaenvironmental requirementstechnology development scenariosforecastingrisk managementtradinggas supplycoal supplytransmission operationsshort-term considerationslong-range considerationstransmission constraintsgrowth forecastsfuel and electricity market price risksproduction cost modeling accuracyfuel costs accuracyproduction capabilityheat ratescapacitystarting and variable operating costcontract termsscheduling flexibilityconstraintsavailabilitysolicitations for new long term capacity and energy resourcesoffer evaluationfinancial criteriaeconomic criteriaenvironmental criteriadecision analysisquantitative toolscontract negotiation and executionBachelors degree in engineeringfinanceeconomicsoperations researchmathematicsbusiness
Soft Skills
interface with regulatorsinterface with customersinterface with power suppliersconsensus buildingstakeholder managementpresenting testimonynegotiationcross-functional collaboration with ForecastingRisk ManagementTradingGas SupplyCoal SupplyTransmission Operations
Keywords for Your Resume
RFP Program Managerresource expansion planselectric system growth requirementsresource biddingintegrated resource planningcapacity and energy resourcescost effectiveresource planning / acquisition rulesexpansion of the systemaddition of new generationpurchased power resourcesregulatorsintervenorstestimonynegotiationspresentationsexpansion planproduction cost economic modelingalternative supply plansoptimal portfoliosscenariorisksfuel priceselectric market pricesreliability criteriaenvironmental requirementstechnology development scenariosForecastingRisk ManagementTradingGas SupplyCoal SupplyTransmission Operationstransmission constraintsgrowth forecastsfuel and electricity market price riskssolicitationslong term capacity and energy resourcesoffer evaluationfinancial criteriaeconomic criteriaenvironmental criteriadecision analysisquantitative toolscontract negotiation and executionBachelors degree in engineeringfinanceeconomicsoperations researchmathematicsbusinessFive or more years related work experiencerisk management
Deal Breakers
Bachelor's degree in engineering, finance, economics, operations research, mathematics, business, Five or more years related work experience, Ability to design and execute solicitations for new long term capacity and energy resources and evaluate offers using expansion and production cost models
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