Southwest Power Pool (SPP) is about more than power. We're about the power of relationships. Our employees have the opportunity to work together to ensure electricity is delivered reliably and affordably to the millions of people living in our service territory. We have been voted one of Arkansas' Best Places to work by Arkansas Business and we are looking for a member of our team who is passionate about our mission to keep the lights on!
We have a core ideology here at SPP that we stand by: Do the right thing, for the right reason, in the right way.
We believe in supporting our employees through a fantastic benefits package:
- Competitive pay with bonus opportunities
- Excellent insurance package including three great medical plans to choose from, employer-paid short term disability, long term disability, and life insurance
- Relocation assistance
- Flexible working environment for positions that are eligible where employees have the flexibility to work from home and come in where collaborative in person work is needed.
- Fantastic contributions to your retirement through a 401(k) savings plan with employer-match benefits and a defined benefit plan fully funded by SPP
Overview:
The Senior Engineering Program Analyst is responsible for independently making determinations of best practices for the multiple business and technical functions directed by the Engineering Process Delivery Team, including expertise in multiple program areas: automation and IT coordination, customer service, resource planning, regional planning processes such as modeling and integrated transmission planning (ITP), and relevant sections of the SPP Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT).
This position plans and executes project and program activities in a collaborative manner, and demonstrates ownership of Engineering Process Delivery processes and procedures.
Lead project management/coordination of assigned projects and initiatives; demonstrate adherence to Engineering Services processes and procedures; develop and maintain projects, identify scope, risks, and deliverables, manage or coordinate team tasks, conduct lessons learned, and facilitate team meetings and coordination among Engineering or other SPP departments.
The position requires frequent interaction with SPP staff, management, stakeholders and regulators requiring the incumbent to be able to facilitate meetings, action items, and communicate effectively. This communication, both written and oral, is for the purposes of requests, analysis, coordination, guidance, and presentations.
Activities may include officer involvement with working groups, active leadership and involvement with multiple Engineering efforts, representing Engineering Support inside and outside of the Engineering department, and reviewing and approving work efforts of team members.
The Senior Engineering Program Analyst is expected to work with minimal to no supervision. As such, an excellent working relationship with all parties must be maintained to ensure the accomplishment of the goals and objectives of the organization.
Essential Functions
For the Senior Engineering Program Analyst- Resource Planning, intermediate to advanced knowledge and use of the Jira business toolset, specifically Tempo Planning, to develop and deliver resource plans for Engineering teams and department. This includes
- Building individual resource plans in the Tempo Planner tool set
- Coordinating existing project schedules with resource plans, working with project management analysts to develop scalable and repeatable resource allocations for multi-year projects
- Implement efficient processes using Tempo and other tools for Resource Managers to execute on a scheduled basis to build ongoing resource plans
- Define effective reporting and communication methods for resource allocation, automating reporting capabilities for staff, management, and executive levels
- Other functions include:
- Provide project leadership and support for ITP, modeling, automation and IT efforts, as well as strategic initiatives for Engineering; create and deliver project status and progress reports to executive level audience and project team members
- Lead or initiate programs critical to the success of SPP Engineering department, such as EPS project management, Notifications to Construct agreements, detailed project proposals, transmission project tracking, ITP postings, report, summit, automation and IT coordination, and customer service via the SPP Request Management Service (RMS) customer management system
- Analyze project and other tracking metrics to identify trends, risks and issues; professionally deliver escalations to business owner or management as needed; recommends project and technical solutions to complex problems utilizing project management and software development life cycle best practices
- Apply advanced understanding of the SPP Open Access Transmission Tariff, FERC and NERC governing documents, SPP By-Laws, SPP Criteria, and the SPP Committee structure in order to provide regional planning support
- Perform the role of Resource Coordinator, Program Manager, Project Manager or Administrator
- Perform other duties as assigned
SPP Culture and Core Values:
- Embrace and promote the SPP Culture, Mission and Core Values in attitude toward stakeholder relationships, current work assignments as well as long-term goals and strategic initiatives of the organization
- Incorporate a fundamental working understanding of the SPP Culture Drivers, Mission and Core Values and apply this directly to all assignments and any SPP-related effort
- Understanding of and compliance with SPP Policies and Procedures
Qualifications
Education Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in a technical or business field or equivalent experience
Experience Requirements:
- Seven (7) years of job-related work experience
- Understanding of SPP Open Access Transmission Tariff, FERC and NERC governing documents, SPP By-Laws, SPP Criteria, and the SPP Committee structure
- Formal or informal project management courses or significant project management experience
Preferred:
- Experience in the electric utility industry, database management systems, data analysis and report writing
- Experience with advanced decision-making in a multi-client environment
- Advanced degree in related field of study
- Technical writing experience
Southwest Power Pool Inc.
415 N McKinley
Little Rock
Arkansas United States
www.spp.org
