Integrated Systems Planning and Portfolio Senior Analyst / Consultant

Summary

The Integrated Systems Planning and Portfolio Senior Analyst / Consultant serves as a key strategic integrator of planning information across Resource Planning, Transmission Planning, New Generation, Finance, Operations and other business functions, ensuring planning assumptions, portfolio investments, trade-offs and strategic priorities are represented in a coordinated and executable long-term system plan. Reports to the Manager of Integrated System Planning (ISP) and supports the development, maintenance and governance of APS's Integrated System Plan. Evaluates portfolio-level impacts, risks, dependencies, opportunities and emerging issues that influence strategic planning, capital investment and resource allocation decisions. Provides strategic narratives, analytical insights, scenario evaluations and decision-support recommendations that strengthen planning defensibility, enabling leadership to align priorities and make informed portfolio-level decisions. Functions with substantial independence and is responsible for leading cross-functional planning efforts, developing strategic recommendations and influencing decisions related to long-term system planning, investment priorities and portfolio execution.

Minimum Requirements

Integrated Systems Planning & Portfolio Senior Analyst

• A four-year Bachelors Degree in business, finance, economics, engineering, accounting or other job-related field from an accredited college or university
• Plus five (5) years related experience in strategic planning, business analysis, reporting, project management and/or consulting. 
• In lieu of bachelors degree, combination of college coursework and/or experience in business analysis, reporting, project management, strategic planning, consulting and/or communications equaling 9 years. 
• Three (3) years of electric utility industry experience (e.g., public utility, energy development and/or other relevant role), including experience supporting utility planning, resource planning, transmission planning, capital portfolio planning, system operations and/or utility asset acquisition and contracting activities and/or other directly related experience.

Integrated Systems Planning & Portfolio Consultant 

• A four-year Bachelors Degree in business, finance, economics, engineering, accounting or other job-related field from an accredited college or university
• Plus seven (7) years related experience in strategic planning, business analysis, reporting, project management and/or consulting.
• In lieu of bachelors degree, combination of college coursework and/or experience in business analysis, reporting, project management, strategic planning, consulting and/or communications equaling 11 years.
• Five (5) years of electric utility industry experience (e.g., public utility, energy development and/or other relevant role), including experience supporting utility planning, resource planning, transmission planning, capital portfolio planning, system operations, utility asset acquisition and contracting activities and/or other directly related experience.

Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Qualifications:

• Ability to independently evaluate highly complex, ambiguous and cross-functional planning issues and formulate recommendations with minimal direction.
• Knowledge of integrated utility planning, finance, resource planning, transmission planning and/or capital portfolio governance.
• Strong analytical and data management capabilities.
• Advanced proficiency with Excel, Power BI, PowerPoint and/or other data visualization tools.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to identify risks, quantify tradeoffs and provide informed recommendations through analysis of technical, operational and financial information.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments, competing priorities and cross-functional stakeholder relationships. Knowledge of utility operations, integrated planning, resource planning, transmission planning or capital portfolio management.
• Experience creating executive presentations, visualizations, dashboards, and decision-support materials.
• Broad knowledge of APS business including operations, values, priorities, strategies, financial condition and political environment.
• Knowledge of the electric utility industry including knowledge of ACC and FERC regulation; generation, transmission and distribution engineering parameters; competitive wholesale electric and gas commodity markets and behaviors; and both regional and national energy trends.

Major Accountabilities

1) Coordinates and evaluates the collection, validation, integration and maintenance of planning assumptions, forecasts, portfolio data and business inputs from Resource Planning, Transmission Planning, New Generation, Finance, System Operations and other stakeholders supporting APS's Integrated System Plan (plan of record).

2) Synthesizes cross-functional planning information to analyze, assess and validate assumptions, resource plans, transmission plans, capital project portfolios, load forecasts, schedule dependencies and other strategic business inputs to assess impacts on reliability, affordability, execution feasibility and plan defensibility.

3) Independently identifies and evaluates portfolio-level implications, trade-offs, risks, gaps, dependencies, constraints and emerging issues that may affect the development and execution of the Integrated System Plan.

4) Leads development and coordination of scenario analyses and sensitivity studies to assess impacts of changing assumptions on the Integrated System Plan.

5) Develops and maintains planning tools, assumption logs, portfolio summaries, planning databases and reporting systems that provide visibility into plan assumptions, defensibility, portfolio changes, risks, dependencies and planning outcomes.

6) Assists in developing executive reporting, presentations, briefing materials and decision-support tools by providing analytical findings, scenario results, portfolio assessments and recommended actions to support leadership decision-making.

7) Supports ISP governance and change-management processes associated with the Integrated System Plan through documentation of key assumptions, interdependencies, decisions, impacts, action items and portfolio changes.

8) Participates in cross-functional project teams and planning initiatives to drive organizational alignment.

9) Monitors industry, regulatory and technology developments that may influence APS's long-term planning strategy, portfolio priorities, investment decisions and planning assumptions.

Export Compliance / EEO Statement

This position may require access to and/or use of information subject to control under the Department of Energy's Part 810 Regulations (10 CFR Part 810), the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (15 CFR Parts 730 through 774), or the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) (22 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter M Part 120) (collectively, 'U.S. Export Control Laws'). Therefore, some positions may require applicants to be a U.S. person, which is defined as a U.S. Citizen, a U.S. Lawful Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), a Political Asylee, or a Refugee under the U.S. Export Control Laws. All applicants will be required to confirm their U.S. person or non-US person status. All information collected in this regard will only be used to ensure compliance with U.S. Export Control Laws, and will be used in full compliance with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of national origin and other factors. For positions at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Stations (PVNGS) all openings will require applicants to be a U.S. person.

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In compliance with the Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988, the Company is committed to a work environment that is free from the effects of alcohol and controlled substances, and free from the abuse or inappropriate use of prescribed and over-the-counter medications. The Company requires employees to be subject to drug and alcohol testing that is job-related and consistent with business necessity, regulatory requirements and applicable laws.