Senior Manager - Operational Performance

Overview

Reports to: Sr. Director - Data Strategy & Analytics

Work Type: Office

Location(s):

• Rochester, NY
• Binghamton, NY
• Orange, CT

The base salary range for this position is dependent upon experience and location, ranging from $130,000 - $168,000 in New York and $143,000 - $185,000 in Connecticut.

• Developing and implementing business strategies related to operational performance, data analytics and reliability improvement.
• Accurate analysis and reporting of all AVANGRID OpCo reliability performance, including internal, external and regulatory reports.
• Define (and support execution where appropriate) short- and medium-term actions to improve system performance and reliability.
• Justification and prioritization of capex and opex projects in relation to network operations.
• Manage & develop a team of data scientists, engineers and project managers, including internal staff and external contractors.
• Manage projects under the Operational Performance group scope (data infrastructure, analytics, data collection, etc.).
• Represent Avangrid in regulatory hearings and on external boards/working groups as necessitated by the role.
• Collaborate with senior business leaders including business area VPs and equivalent colleagues in the global Iberdrola Networks team on a regular basis.
• Liaise with regulatory bodies and other high-profile external stakeholders.

• Lead initiatives to gather, manipulate, analyze, and provide reporting of reliability data.
• Work with large and often incomplete data sets. Develop variations of analytical and reporting approaches to best communicate reliability information and to enhance use of data in reliability strategies.
• Lead initiatives to improve operational performance across Avangrid.
• Support reliability improvement analysis, including work with defective equipment, outage database data, and circuit performance data.
• Analyze reliability data and plan programs aligned with best practices to guide expenditure planning and prioritization, considering risks.
• Recommend and develop programs and strategies, including reliability improvement recommendations.
• Apply data management approaches within regulatory, legal, and other parameters to optimize data use in accordance with the reliability policy.
• Interact with subject matter experts to ensure data practices are effective, data is properly gathered and analyzed, applications are structured for optimum effectiveness, and risks are appropriately managed.
• Communicate reliability performance plans and the strategies and policies behind them to internal stakeholders; may be required to present and advocate externally.
• Mentor and train junior members of the reliability reporting organization.
• Drive creative solutions and communicate best practices to management and colleagues.
• Maintain up-to-date documentation and procedures.
• Participate in global and local projects.
• Direct operational budget of approximately $2M;
  Projects >$1M.
• Prioritize and optimize capex portfolio >$1B.

Required:

• Minimum 8-10+ years of relevant business experience.
• Leadership experience managing cross-functional teams in a regulated business environment.
• Experience in large database construction, manipulation, and data extraction.
• Understanding of power system asset management principles.
• Thorough knowledge of the company’s electric restoration procedures, field operating procedures, regulatory environment and applicable regulation.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, data science or equivalent technical discipline.

Preferred:

• Knowledge of energy delivery system design and operation.
• Direct involvement in rate-case proceedings or similar regulatory processes.
• GIS data set experience.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize workload for self and team.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; must be a proven team player.
• Ability to travel to other work locations (typically 1-2 times per month).
• Advanced Degree or related professional qualification.

It is preferred that the candidate fulfills the requirements in terms of levels indicated below. For details of the…