Portfolio Development Engineer - Akron Headquarters

Portfolio Development Engineer - Akron First Energy Headquarters

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Job Description

First Energy at a Glance
We are a forward-thinking electric utility powered by a diverse team of employees committed to making customers’ lives brighter, the environment better and our communities stronger.
First Energy (NYSE: FE) is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, First Energy includes one of the nation's largest investor‑owned electric systems, more than 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid‑Atlantic regions, and a regulated generating fleet with a total capacity of more than 3,500 megawatts.

About The Opportunity
This is an open position with First Energy Service Co., a subsidiary of First Energy Corp. [FEU].

Location:

OH
Onsite / In‑office
The Transmission Capital Portfolio Team is tasked with the identification, onboarding, tracking, and prioritization of transmission capital projects in the ten‑year portfolio. This team works with the project sponsors and stakeholders to identify capital projects based on operational/system and/or regulatory need and works with a variety of internal and external First Energy resources to forecast the various components that comprise the capital portfolio (i.e., material identification, budget/estimate forecasting, resource identification and forecasting, outage management, etc.).

The team focuses on active transmission projects and the management of the projects’ finances, scopes, and in‑service dates. The team also addresses emergent project work to ensure the active portfolios remain on budget and schedule.

Responsibilities Include

• Strategic development and balancing of the capital portfolio (10‑year portfolio) and providing oversight by performing financial analysis, resource evaluations, and ad‑hoc support as necessary.
• Assisting in the development of detailed project scopes for all of the First Energy Transmission portfolio of projects.
• Support comprehensive review plans at specific asset locations and promote projects into the overall capital portfolio plan.
• Initiating, recommending, and assisting in the development of the capital portfolio for reliability, operational, and condition related projects. Supporting the project prioritization and presentation efforts of the Transmission portfolio of projects.
• Performing strategic research data mining, and analytics to support Portfolio analysis and reporting.
• Supporting the preparation and development of strategic content and messaging for internal and external audiences, including presentation development for senior leadership.
• Interfacing with stakeholders to coordinate efforts to meet overall portfolio goals and supporting budgeting/forecasting and rates filing timelines.
• Providing excellent customer service through timely and accurate information, analysis, and reporting.
• Managing the current year portfolio and the emergent projects entering the portfolio.
• Maintaining relative priority of projects to accommodate off‑budget cycle requests.
• Demonstrating a questioning attitude while also maintaining complete commitment to the overall success of the team.

Qualifications include

• Bachelors of Science degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Civil Engineering (BSEE, BSME, BSCE) from an ABET accredited institution is required. Acceptable alternatives are: (1) a Professional Engineer’s (PE) License; (2) a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or technical field of study (non‑ABET) plus an advanced degree in Electrical, Civil or Mechanical Engineering from a university with an ABET accredited Bachelor’s program.
• A Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Certificate is preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years of Engineering experience is required.
• Demonstrated abilities of effective analytical and reasoning capabilities. Refined oral and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively structure and confidently present information to peers and leadership.
• Ability to work on assignments that may be broad in nature involving the compilation, preparation, and analysis of various statistical/analytical data,…