Manager, Corporate Energy Planning - Oahu

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Posting End Date: This position will remain open until filled. Early applications are highly encouraged.

BRIEF POSTING DESCRIPTION:

The P LE CORPORATE ENERGY PLANNING Department of the P INTEGRATED GRIP PLANNING Division at Hawaiian Electric Company has 1 Management vacancy available. (Role: Manager Supervisor)

JOB FUNCTION:

Lead the internal and external processes for the long range resource planning process (i.e., Power Supply Improvement Plan, Integrated Resource Planning). Direct, coordinate, evaluate, and recommend the development of company energy resource plans, policies, and strategies related to environmental and other global energy issues.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

- Manage company Power Supply Improvement Plan (PSIP), Integrated Resource Planning (IRP), or other long range planning activities. Responsible for the development of long range planning process for O‘ahu, Maui County, and Hawai‘ì Island grids, managing and coordinating planning work with system planning, energy services, operations, forecasting, and other areas of the company. Develop process strategies and solutions to managing meetings with external stakeholders. Lead internal and external meetings and presentations to the public. Facilitate discussion and constructive input to the planning process.

- Directs, prepares, reviews and/or delivers expert testimonies and other documents, filed with the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) or other external agencies such as the State Legislature, pertaining to advanced planning initiatives.

- Direct, coordinate, and review studies and analyses developed on various environmental and global energy issues such as greenhouse gas, biofuels and biofuels sustainability, electric transportation, and environmental compliance for the Hawaiian Electric companies.

- Direct, coordinate, and evaluate broad engineering analyses in support of the development of corporate energy resource plans, strategies, and initiatives. Provide summaries and creates presentation material to communicate the strategies and plans to senior management and the Board of Directors.

- Assist Manager, Advanced Planning on special assignments for the senior executive team on complex projects or initiatives requiring extreme discretion.

- Participates in Company emergency response activities as assigned, including any activities required to prepare for such emergency response.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Knowledge Requirements

- Extensive knowledge of engineering and business principles and theories normally acquired through college level curriculum resulting in a bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline or equivalent experience.

- State of Hawaii professional engineer license required to allow for development and/or delivery of planning/engineering expert testimony before the PUC.

- Extensive knowledge of energy resource planning and methodologies including the integration of supply- and demand-side resources with the understanding of generation, transmission, and protection considerations and constraints.

- Extensive knowledge of utility planning principles and utility operations.

- Extensive knowledge of utility regulations and the regulatory process of the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission.

- Working knowledge of utility finance.

- Working knowledge of strategic planning, budgeting/forecasting process, and business process improvement.

Skills Requirements

- Highly skilled and capable communicator comfortable in both fast-moving problem-solving situations and long-term strategic planning discussions.

- Excellent interpersonal skills. Ability to evaluate and assess people/situations, develop and maintain relationships, and work with employees and external stakeholders at all levels.

- Highly developed written and oral communication skills. Ability to listen intently for details, digest and convey complex information, and produce clear, concise, and effective presentations, speeches, and correspondences.

- Exceptional facilitation and mediation skills and the ability to think outside of the box and synthesize concepts into a coalesced vision, business strategy or implementation plan.

- Proven ability to work in a strategic and detail level.

- Proven ability to take initiative and ownership, pull together divergent interests, and drive projects to completion.

- Solid leadership skills and the ability to work with a variety of individuals dealing with sensitive, difficult or confrontational issues. Ability to handle such issues with professionalism while using tact, courtesy, and discretion.

- Comfortable and effective in an ambiguous and demanding environment.

Experience Requirements

- Several (3-5) years of utility planning experience in the areas of generation planning, transmission planning, distribution planning or integrated resource planning.

- Experience in utility regulations and regulatory matters, including experience in developing Statement of Positions, responding to Information Request, drafting and sponsoring testimony, and serving as a witness in a regulatory hearing.

- Supervisory or management experience in a utility environment desirable.

Role: Manager Supervisor

Number of Vacancies: 1

Location: Honolulu – Oahu

Hiring Range: The hiring range for the Manager, Corporate Energy Planning [Req ID 10025] position is $138,600.00 to $180,200.00. The person selected will be placed according to his/her skills and qualifications.

About Hawaiian Electric Companies

Hawaiian Electric Companies provide electricity and services to 95 percent of the state's 1.4 million residents. The company is also one of the state's leading employers and a major contributor and supporter of community and educational programs.

The demand for power that has fueled the growth of the Hawaiian Islands has been met by Hawaiian Electric Companies for well over a century. And as the next millennium unfolds, the company is committed to providing quality service and seeking clean local energy sources to power generations of Hawaii families and businesses to come. Visit us at http://hawaiianelectric.com.

Interested individuals should apply online. The application must clearly indicate the demonstrated experience/knowledge/skills/abilities the candidate possesses which specifically qualifies him/her for the position.

Applicant Certification

By submitting an application for the position, candidates:

1. Authorize the Hawaiian Electric Companies to confirm all statements contained in the application and/or any materials submitted and made a part of the application as they relate to the position and to the extent permitted by law;

2. Authorize and consent to, without reservation, the Hawaiian Electric Companies sharing any and all information regarding previous or present employment, educational training or personal information from their records and from any other source with the hiring department or subsidiary company;

3. Release, discharge, and hold harmless, Hawaiian Electric Companies, from any and all liability for any damage which may be claimed as a result of furnishing such information to the hiring department or subsidiary company;

4. Authorizes release and transfer of all personnel records to be maintained by the hiring company in the event of an inter-company transfer; and

5. Authorize, direct, and consent to Hawaiian Electric Companies and/or its authorized agents to conduct investigations into candidates' background. These investigations may include, but are not limited to searches for information about applicants; record of criminal convictions to the extent permitted by law, education records, professional certifications, personal character references, and employment history.

EEO Statement

Hawaiian Electric Companies is an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

Hawaiian Electric Companies complies with all applicable laws, including Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Any request for reasonable accommodation needed during the application process should be communicated by the candidate to the HR Service Center at (808) 543-4848.

Affiliate Disclaimer

Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc., Maui Electric Company, and Hawaii Electric Light (“Company”) are Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (“PUC”) regulated companies. The disclosure relating to Affiliate Transaction Requirements that follows is made pursuant to the PUC’s Decision and Order No. 35962, issued on December 19, 2018, and subsequently modified by Order No. 36112, issued on January 24, 2019 in Docket No. 2018-0065.

By submitting your application, you understand and acknowledge that, if you are hired by the Company and subsequently transferred, assigned or otherwise employed by an Affiliate, said Affiliate will be required to make a one-time payment to the Company in an amount up to twenty-five percent (25%) of your base annual compensation.

In addition, if you are hired by the Company and subsequently transferred, assigned or otherwise employed by an Affiliate or an Affiliate-Related Entity, for a period of one year, you cannot appear in negotiations or otherwise interact directly with the Company or work on the same matter that you worked on while with the Company.

Affiliate is defined as “any person or entity that possesses an ‘affiliate interest’ in a utility as defined by section 269-19.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes (“HRS”), including a utility’s parent holding company, except as otherwise provided by HRS section 269-19.5(h).”

Affiliate-Related Entity is defined as “a third party that provides electricity-related services in a regulated utility’s service territory that has a material financial, operational, or ownership interest with an unregulated affiliate of the utility and of whom the utility has reasonable knowledge.”

For a current list of all Affiliates and Affiliate-Related Entities, please see:

https://www.hawaiianelectric.com/about-us/key-performance-metrics/financial/affiliate-transactions

This list may be amended, updated or revised from time to time without notice.