Director, Generation Planning

Responsibilities

• Define, own and deliver the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) as well as support large load portfolio modeling
• Provide regulatory support to meet the needs of all stakeholders within NiSource/NIPSCO
• Oversee the technical end-to-end modeling and creation of long-term demand and supply plans for the company
• Ensure all deliverables meet internal and regulatory needs and timelines
• Represent and own the generation planning pillar within the larger integrated system planning ecosystem
• Provide long term demand and supply signals as well as additional market and technical support to departments including Transmission, Gas Planning, Regulatory, Regulatory Policy, Financial Planning, Accounting, Risk, Environmental, Tax, Legal, etc.

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Economics, Statistics, Data Science, Finance or a related field
• 10+ years experience in the electric utility, gas utility or a related industry
• Extensive experience with load forecasting, generation resource and capacity planning, and scenario planning
• Experience in leading a complex department covering a multitude of market-facing, and regulatory-based processes
• Ability to perform duties effectively under normal, emergency, and contingency situations
• Knowledge of regulatory processes, rates, tariffs, State and Federal regulations, and gas operations
• Financially competent in the areas of general accounting, levelized cost of energy, net present value analysis
• Knowledge of rates, tariffs, cost allocation, and billing functions
• Possess an outstanding understanding of regulatory processes, bulk power generation, wholesale power markets, and renewable/thermal generation operating characteristics.