Financial Analytics Manager - Asset Management

About the position

Calpine Corporation is America's largest generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources with operations in competitive power markets. Its fleet of 77 power plants in operation represents over 27,000 megawatts of generation capacity. Through wholesale power operations and its retail businesses, Calpine serves customers in 22 states and Canada. Its clean, efficient, modern and flexible fleet uses advanced technologies to generate power in a low-carbon and environmentally responsible manner. The company was established on the premise that a strong commitment to the environment is inextricably linked to excellence in power generation and corporate responsibility. Since its founding in 1984, Calpine has led the power industry in its unwavering commitment to environmental stewardship. In addition, its renewable geothermal plants use steam generated deep below the earth's surface to produce clean, renewable electricity. The position provides advanced technical support and manages the function responsible for report preparation and data analysis for management decision making and external audiences. It leads a wide variety of operations analysis projects and assignments including the implications of plant operating characteristics on market bidding decisions and protocols. The role supports the plants characteristics data process to assemble, validate and present Calpine's plant characteristics for use in forecasting and business decision analysis; analysis of the commercial implications of deviations or improvements to plan performance in conjunction with Power Operations and the Commodity Margin analysis group; and analyzes macro market assumptions regarding competitive technology plan operating characteristics including cost/benefit analysis of new construction and/or upgrades.

Responsibilities

• Accomplishes work through others.
• Manages single function or portion of a department with an operational focus.
• Manages employees performing related duties including full human resources, cost and budgetary accountabilities.
• Makes decisions for large-scale projects, a closely related set of projects and initiatives involving own and possibly related functional areas.
• Receives assignments in the form of objectives and determines tactical approach, resources, schedules and goals.
• Works within general guidelines; applies advanced technical knowledge to solve moderately complex problems for a function.
• Leads team in specifying and using data structures to assemble, track and distribute plant operating results.
• Responsible for performance reviews, promotional decisions, and pay actions for support and professional levels.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Engineering or Information Technology or equivalent. Prefer graduate degree.
• Previous work leadership or senior level contributor experience.
• Typically requires minimum of 10+ years in area of specialization including experience using automated data analysis tools similar to NERC, GADS or PI systems to report plan performance.
• Advanced database management, Excel and Access skills including custom reporting. IT development background preferred to support corporate data structure management and report development.