Business Analyst, Operations Planning & Analysis Support

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Job Summary:

The primary function of this position is to support NRG’s generation fleet.  Responsibilities include:

• PowerGADS support, metric tracking, reporting and analysis,
• Fleet financial and operational metric benchmarking, 
• Lost Margin Opportunity and Commercial Availability tracking and reporting, and
• Summarizing and presenting financial and operational data to executive management.

This role requires a strong technical understanding of conventional power generation assets combined with excellent organizational and problem-solving skills as well as the ability to work collaboratively across various functional groups. 

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

Job responsibilities require cross functional training in Operations Planning & Analysis and Business Management.

Operations Planning & Analysis

• Provide monthly PowerGADS support, event tracking and metric reporting,
• Oversight of monthly PowerGADS close process, including manual imports and validation of data,
• Upload of PowerGADS data to corresponding ISO and NERC, including seasonal capacity data,
• Reconciliation of data across multiple systems, including generation data from the Settlements team,
• Lead monthly PowerGADS user group call and provide training,
• Work with ED&A team to ensure accuracy of reliability dashboards,
• Calculate, track and report on Lost Margin Opportunity and Commercial Availability,
• Utilize multiple data sources to collect, consolidate and analyze plant data and disseminate information to meaningful reports and/or presentations to executive management,
• Summarize and present monthly, quarterly, and annual performance metric reporting,
• Utilize data sources for ad hoc reporting,
• Design and implement tools, develop dashboards and visualizations to facilitate the timely communication and reporting of data that leads to more effective and efficient decision making,
• Provide the required support for the filing of the 10Q and 10K reports,
• Provide the required support for annual Scope 1 and Scope 2 Sustainability reporting, and
• Other Operational Analysis duties as assigned or Ad Hoc requests

Working Conditions:

• Hybrid work environment located in Texas.
• Travel outside of hybrid work environment will be common, however, weekend travel is not common.
• Willingness to work outside normal business hours as necessary especially during critical issue resolution and to achieve project milestones. 

Minimum Requirements:

• BS/BA degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or Mathematics or related quantitative field.
• 3+ years of industry experience with at least 1 year or more directly related to plant operations or heavy industry required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite products such as Excel, Word, Teams, and PowerPoint
• Able to pull data from multiple sources and consolidate in a clear and concise format for reporting.
• Strong mathematical skills to support data – driven decision making.
• Ability to analyze data to identify trends and create data visualization.
• Attention to detail and being able to reconcile data to verify accuracy.
• Fundamental knowledge of how power plants operate.

Physical Requirements (Demand and Frequency):

• Required travel to plant sites to perform duties and responsibilities. 25-30%
• Required to follow and use all appropriate personal protective equipment if working in a plant environment.

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NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Protected Veteran Status/Disability. Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills.

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