RESOURCE PLANNING ANALYST

Position Summary

The position is responsible for supporting the development of Seminole’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) through determining resource needs and evaluating power supply alternatives using production cost modeling applications to determine the optimal generation resource portfolio, in addition to performing ad-hoc studies for budgeting, regulatory or other purposes.

Essential Functions

• Performs production cost modeling studies in support of integrated resource planning, financial forecasts, annual budget development, regulatory filings and ad-hoc analyses.

• Develops and maintains processes and procedures to ensure production cost models remain up-to-date and performs production cost modeling studies.

• Collaborates in the coordination of collection and validation of modeling assumptions for use in the long-term production costing model.

• Distributes and presents results of production cost modeling studies to key stakeholders.

• Develops summary reports and provides supporting information for production cost modeling studies.

• Develops assumptions for use in the financial model for long-term financial forecasts.

• Coordinates annual updates and submission of Seminole’s Ten-Year Site Plan to the Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC).

• Evaluates alternative resources for support of major project financing from the Rural Utility Service (RUS).

• Stays abreast of new technical developments, regulatory changes and requirements in the area of integrated resource planning.

• Fulfills data requests for various Southeastern Electric Reliability Council (SERC) and Florida Reliability Coordinating Council (FRCC) activities.

• Performs other duties as applicable to the position or as assigned.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Data Science, Engineering, or equivalent.
• Requires knowledge of electrical utility and/or resource planning principles and planning software tools.
• Electrical utility experience preferred for Resource Planning Analyst I-level.
• Resource Planning Analyst II-level requires a minimum of three (3) years of utility resource planning experience and/or five (5) years of general electrical utility or related industry experience.

Core Competencies

• Adaptable
• Collaborative
• Conscientious
• Critical-Thinking
• Outcome-Driven
• Professional

Technical Competencies/Skills

• Integrated resource planning principles

• Generation planning and system optimization tools

• Proficiency in data modeling and forecasting

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications

• Production cost modeling

• Generation technologies

• Data analytics

Soft Competencies/Skills

• Effective verbal/nonverbal, listening and written communications

• Analytical

• Forecasting

• Time-series analysis

• Planning and organizing

• Adaptability/flexibility

• Deadline oriented

• Effective presentations