Job Description

Description

Be a part of something powerful at America's premier energy provider!

At Exelon, we are united by our values and shared vision for a cleaner and brighter future. We encourage curiosity, value diverse perspectives and we never stop looking for ways to be, work and do better. We know the future is in our hands. That's why we're looking for people like you, who have the power to make a difference.

Our people are the heart and soul of our business. Whether it's powering lives, supporting communities or collaborating with colleagues, an Exelon employee is talented, compassionate, forward-thinking and inspired. We are empowered to evolve and advance our careers in an open and inclusive environment. We pride ourselves on being the kind of place where people want to come and stay. We know that investing in our employees' futures strengthens ours, which is why we offer competitive compensation, incentives and health and retirement benefits.

As the nation's largest utility company, we serve more than 10 million customers through six fully regulated transmission and distribution utilities — Atlantic City Electric (ACE), Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE), Commonwealth Edison (ComEd), Delmarva Power & Light (DPL), PECO Energy Company (PECO), and Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco). All 18,000 of us are committed to delivering safe, reliable and affordable energy to our customers, strengthening our communities, supporting a clean energy future and reducing our impact on the changing climate.

PRIMARY PURPOSE OF POSITION

BGE is committed a clean, affordable, and equitable energy future.  We have committed to our Path to Clean, which means reducing our operational greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint to net zero by 2050, and actively helping our customers and communities with solutions to manage their own impacts.  
This role will act as a subject matter expert concerning business operations and strategy development for BGE’s Path to Clean. The role will perform high-level analysis and prepare comprehensive reports to support and shape the next steps of BGE’s Path to Clean strategy in support of Maryland’s new Legislative directive to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045. You will develop, implement, evaluate or lead projects or initiatives (e.g., business plan or process improvement initiatives) that will include, but not be limited to, exploring emerging climate technologies, developing new demonstration opportunities, exploring regulatory models, performing Research and providing statistical financial and operational information.  This role will develop, organize and present performance reports for both internal and external use by working closely with a variety of internal and external stakeholders (for example, across Strategy, Innovation, Environmental, Government & External Affairs, Regulatory, Corporate Strategy and Gas Operations).

The successful Candidate will be expected to operate with significant autonomy, lead strategy discussions  and gather inputs from a variety sources (e.g. SMEs, data, stakeholder consensus, research, etc.) in order to develop and drive short-term and long-range business planning, as well as. make recommendations for improvement and implement change.  This will require strong communication and problem-solving skills, strong organizational skills, expert analytical and operational support, conduct complex modeling, forecasting, trending, variance analysis, business case development, and other general financial and operational analysis.

Position may be required to work extended hours, including 24 x 7 coverage during storms or other energy delivery
emergencies.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Develop and drive short-term and long-range business planning specific to BGE’s sustainability plans and our Path to Clean commitments. Conduct complex modeling, forecasting, trending, variance analysis, business case development, and other financial and operational analysis (e.g., operational effectiveness, budget, resource, workload, workforce and capacity utilization, competitor, etc.).

• Lead cross-functional teams in strategy and planning discussions to develop new ideas, align on common objectives and develop execution plans. Provide statistical information to ensure the most effective utilization of personnel, equipment and/or materials for business operations.

• Monitor and coordinate activities to develop sustainability strategies while maintaining operational performance (e.g., safety, reliability, productivity, etc.) and make recommendations for improvement and implement change. May include shaping and leading demonstration projects and/or working with marketing and communications functions. 

• Develop, organize and present detailed status updates, synthesis of learnings and performance reports for both internal and external use; these typically take the form of verbal and presentation updates.

• Track, maintain, analyze and provide current information on the operation’s business scorecard or key performance indicators (KPIs) related to Path to Clean, environmental and in support of Maryland’s Climate policy.

• Perform complex analysis of the operation’s cost elements to ensure effective and efficient operations.

• Prepare and analyze comprehensive and detailed reports.

• Develop, implement, evaluate or lead projects or initiatives (e.g., business plan or process improvement initiatives).

• Provide expert analytical and operational support to the business unit.                                        

JOB SCOPE

• This is an individual contributor position that works independently with little or no supervision. The position requires integration of business knowledge and functional priorities to address complex problems and non-standard situations. The position regularly mentors less experienced colleagues.
• Position requires routine interaction with key internal and external stakeholders, executives, directors, managers and staff across the organization.
• May require working extended hours and/or shift work to support business operations.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• BA/BS in Business, Economics, Political Science, Public Policy, Engineering, and/or Sustainability or other Environmental-related degree and 8 - 10 years related business experience.
• Advanced understanding of applicable standards, methods, processes and practices, business fundamentals, and performance metrics in the specific functional area supported by this position (e.g., asset management, electric or gas operations, customer service, transmission and substation, distribution system operations, regulatory , and governmental and external affairs, economic development transmission operations and planning).
• Advanced proficiency in standard software applications (e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Project), specialized business technologies and applications (e.g., workforce management, project management, PassPort, Brio, CIS, EPS, Business Objects, SAP planning, business modeling, forecasting, voice response unit, automatic call distributors, work management, outage management) to retrieve and analyze data in support of business needs.
• Ability to provide in-depth analysis and apply managerial accounting concepts, customer intelligence gathering, forecasting, staff planning, scheduling, analytical and statistical problem solving, financial, accounting, business and budget analysis.
• Expert analytical skills for project evaluation including analysis of complex projects with economic, financial, risk and decision analysis. Proficient in business case development and ability to effectively present business cases to business unit leadership.
• Advanced knowledge of the practices, procedures and principles of performance analysis (trending, root cause and gap analysis) benchmarking and audit compliance. Ability to analyze organizational data and complex problems, interpret and recommend alternative courses of action, and implement intervention strategies to attain performance targets.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a cross-functional team. Ability to build consensus, establish trust, communicate effectively and foster culture change. Demonstrated advanced skills in problem solving, negotiation, conflict management and business acumen.
• Customer driven with strong oral and written communications skills and basic analytical, problem solving and project management skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

MBA or relevant professional certification.