Business Analyst, Operations Planning & Analysis Support

Job Summary

The primary function of this position is to support NRG’s generation fleet. Responsibilities include: PowerGADS support, metric tracking, reporting and analysis, Fleet financial and operational metric benchmarking, Lost Margin Opportunity and Commercial Availability tracking and reporting, and Summarizing and presenting financial and operational data to executive management.

Responsibilities

• PowerGADS support, event tracking and metric reporting
• Oversight of monthly PowerGADS close process, including manual imports and validation of data
• Upload of PowerGADS data to corresponding ISO and NERC, including seasonal capacity data
• Reconciliation of data across multiple systems, including generation data from the Settlements team
• Lead monthly PowerGADS user group call and provide training
• Work with ED&A team to ensure accuracy of reliability dashboards
• Calculate, track and report on Lost Margin Opportunity and Commercial Availability
• Utilize multiple data sources to collect, consolidate and analyze plant data and disseminate information to meaningful reports and/or presentations to executive management
• Summarize and present monthly, quarterly, and annual performance metric reporting
• Utilize data sources for ad hoc reporting
• Design and implement tools, develop dashboards and visualizations to facilitate the timely communication and reporting of data that leads to more effective and efficient decision making
• Provide the required support for the filing of the 10Q and 10K reports
• Provide the required support for annual Scope 1 and Scope 2 Sustainability reporting
• Other Operational Analysis duties as assigned or Ad Hoc requests

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

• Job responsibilities require cross functional training in Operations Planning & Analysis and Business Management

Working Conditions

Hybrid work environment located in Texas. 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

• BS/BA degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or Mathematics or related quantitative field
• 3+ years of industry experience with at least 1 year or more directly related to plant operations or heavy industry required
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite products such as Excel, Word, Teams, and PowerPoint
• Able to pull data from multiple sources and consolidate in a clear and concise format for reporting
• Strong mathematical skills to support data – driven decision making
• Ability to analyze data to identify trends and create data visualization
• Attention to detail and being able to reconcile data to verify accuracy
• Fundamental knowledge of how power plants operate

Physical Requirements (Demand And Frequency)

• Required travel to plant sites to perform duties and responsibilities
• 25-30%
• Required to follow and use all appropriate personal protective equipment if working in a plant environment