Manager, Generation Support

About the role

This position supports NRG’s generation fleet by delivering financial and operational analysis, planning, and reporting. The role partners with Operations Planning & Analysis and Business Management to drive budgeting, forecasting, benchmarking, and executive-level performance communication.

Responsibilities

• Budgeting, forecasting, and business planning across the generation fleet
• Spend analysis and variance reporting
• PowerSAM support and project economic analysis, including risk ranking and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
• Maintain the Unit Characteristic (UC) Portal and facilitate updates and approval workflow
• PowerGADS support, event tracking, and metric reporting
• Annual Incentive Program (AIP) tracking and reporting
• Fleet financial and operational metric benchmarking and Lost Margin Opportunity and Commercial Availability tracking
• Scope 1 & 2 Sustainability reporting and support for 10Q/10K filings
• Summarize and present financial and operational data to executive management
• Design dashboards and visualizations to support timely decision-making
• Support Asset Integrity processes, registries, and scorecards
• Provide training across the generation fleet on PowerSAM, Unit Characteristics, and PowerGADS
• Assist with M&A processes for asset sales

Working Conditions

• Hybrid work environment located in Texas
• Travel outside the hybrid work environment is common; weekend travel is not common
• Willingness to work outside normal business hours during critical issue resolution and project milestones

Minimum Requirements

• Five to ten years of relevant heavy industry or conventional power plant experience
• BS/BA degree in Business, Accounting, Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field

Preferred Qualifications

• Ten or more years of industry experience with at least five years directly related to plant operations or heavy industry
• Comprehensive knowledge of the power industry, including power and commodity markets, rules, and regulations
• Strong operations background in asset optimization, investment, and project finance analysis
• Demonstrated track record delivering internal improvement projects in large, diverse organizations

Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Teams, PowerPoint); Power BI experience and dashboard development is a plus
• Proficiency or willingness to develop proficiency in NRG business applications (PowerSAM, PowerGADS, FPR, UC Portal, OSS, SAP)
• Strong decision-making, problem-solving, analytical, and critical-thinking skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication with the ability to collaborate across functional groups
• Highly organized with the ability to prioritize deadlines in fast-paced environments
• Remains focused and calm amid changing priorities and can influence others to do the same

Physical Requirements

• Up to 35% travel to plant sites to perform job duties
• Required to follow and use appropriate personal protective equipment when working in a plant environment
• Subject to periodic random drug testing, post-accident testing, and reasonable suspicion testing per NRG’s drug- and alcohol-free workplace policy