Associate Generation Analyst

Job Summary Under general direction, provides Engineering and Project Management by working closely with Engineering, Strategic Sourcing, Accounting, Construction and Operations staff, outside consultants, and suppliers. The role requires interacting with internal and external stakeholders and developing and maintaining status reports for schedules, cost estimates/budgets/actuals, material delivery, and other aspects of mechanical, electrical, and environmental projects in the Power Generation area of CenterPoint.

The person keeps all applicable parties aware of any concerns or significant changes that may affect assigned projects and assists in after‑hours or weekend emergency/planned support for Power Generation.

• Develop and maintain status reports for schedules, cost estimates/budgets/actuals, material delivery, and other aspects of electrical projects.
• Provide status reports to allow the team to meet project schedules and budgets or make appropriate and timely adjustments.
• Schedule and facilitate bid meetings with engineering, construction contractors, and other stakeholders.
• Review and ensure accuracy of invoicing for labor and materials for assigned projects.
• Work with design engineers to coordinate all aspects of schedules and cost estimates.
• Track material purchase orders, storeroom orders and material delivery dates for input into the schedules for assigned projects.
• Update monthly cost estimates for actual costs of purchased materials and contracted labor; provide status reports and updates on assigned projects.
• Monitor and coordinate project resources at the individual project level; provide updates to project schedules periodically for management review.
• Allocate or reallocate resources as necessary to meet schedule and coordinate planned outage requirements with operations to facilitate scheduling and installation of projects while minimizing outage scope.
• Monitor status of permitting (air emissions, DNR, COE, storm water, wetlands, controlled waterways, public access, etc.), easements and property rights/land acquisitions; follow up with agencies to ensure timeliness and update individual project schedules as needed.
• Assist with adherence to permit requirements; complete field visits regularly and provide support to field resources (access, coordinating with O&M activities, etc.).
• Review drawings as projects are completed before being sent back to engineering; create, open, and enter completion notices on projects in Power Plant to allow approvals for engineering and plant accounting departments; work in Oracle/SAP to report on Project Cost Controls.
• Assist in O&M efforts to help reduce plant outage occurrence and duration.
• Demonstrate high level of proficiency in computer applications including Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Project, etc.).
• Excellent oral and written communication abilities.
• Excellent cost estimating and scheduling capabilities.
• Possess the necessary level of knowledge and skills in Enterprise Asset Management systems used to organize asset data and manage construction/operations/maintenance activities; possess fixed asset/plant accounting system (such as Power Plant) knowledge to track units of property and associated costs.
• Have experience in Process Development/Improvement and understand, analyze and drive improvements to work processes.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures and local, state, and federal regulations.
• Research, quantify, organize, analyze, and report on asset and business data; be proficient in financial management applications (such as Oracle) used for procurement activities and project cost analysis.
• Apply knowledge, skills and techniques to execute projects effectively and efficiently while meeting time and budget requirements.
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