Energy Delivery Asset Performance Strategist

About Ameren Missouri

Ameren Missouri has been providing electric and gas service for more than 100 years, and our electric rates are among the lowest in the nation. Ameren Missouri's mission is to power the quality of life for our 1.2 million electric and 132,000 natural gas customers in central and eastern Missouri. Our service area covers 64 counties and more than 500 communities including the greater St. Louis area.

Our benefits include:

• Medical coverage on date of hire

• 100% employer paid cash balance pension plan

• 401(k) with company match fully vested on date of hire

• Minimum of 15 days paid vacation and 12 paid holidays

• Paid parentalleave and family caregiver leave

Visit our Benefits & Perks Page for more information on benefits provided to regular full-time employees.

About The Position

The Energy Delivery Asset Performance Strategist position is responsible for providing support on the development and analysis of benefits cases, benefit realization, risk, and asset models, and analyzing data results and key metrics to inform leaders about the performance of Ameren Missouri's energy delivery assets and related capital projects. The role will heavily support regulatory inquiries around the Energy Delivery function and capital investments.

Key responsibilities include:

• Support team leaders in solving tough, critical challenges facing Ameren Missouri today including asset performance, project performance, legislative, and regulatory issues that have far reaching impacts on Ameren Missouri's customers, co-workers, and shareholders and support implementation of effective solutions.
• Support Ameren Missouri's ongoing annual strategic planning and capital budget process by providing thought-leadership in assisting with developing standards and expectations for the contents of project business cases and project justifications and providing oversight for assigned asset investment categories to ensure the established standards are adhered to; maintain confidential and privileged information and report appropriate information to team leadership
• Build and maintain strong relationships with team leadership and company-wide peers, working with team leadership to build, execute, measure, adapt and learn the strategy and asset investments needed to support the key priorities while building understanding of functional business areas and capacity to develop innovative and efficient solutions for existing processes or new projects
• Supports benchmarking and analysis of the performance of the energy delivery asset portfolio. Supports communication of insights, best practices, and recommended action plans to maximize the effectiveness of investments in such portfolio to drive reliability, resiliency, and customer affordability
• Assists in development of presentations and supporting materials for Senior Leadership, the President of Ameren Missouri, and the Ameren Board of Directors
• Gather and analyze data and supporting materials for development of formal response to regulatory inquiries and external communications.
• Act as part of Storm Emergency Operations Center Response Team
• Supports the development of applications and supplemental materials for state and federal infrastructure grant applications
• Partners effectively with peer-level team members across a diverse set of departments and backgrounds (Engineering, Finance, Accounting, Legal, etc.) to achieve the best results for Ameren Missouri, sometimes going beyond the initial ask of stakeholders.
• Analyze business intelligence information using a variety of internal IT systems including PowerPoint, Excel and Power BI.

Bachelor's degree from an accredited University required. Two or more years of relevant professional experience required (e.g. engineering, project management, energy delivery asset management, operations, performance improvement, accounting, financial reporting, analysis or modeling, and business planning). A degree in the following fields is preferred: Engineering, Accounting, Business, Finance, Economics.Advanced degree (e.g., Engineering, MBA, Master's of Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics, other technical or business related discipline etc.) may be considered in lieu of relevant experience.Relevant certifications area plus (PE, CPA, CFA).

Bachelor's degree from an accredited University required. Five or more years of relevant professional experience required (e.g. engineering, project management, energy delivery asset management, operations, performance improvement, accounting, financial reporting, analysis or modeling, and business planning). A degree in the following fields is preferred: Engineering, Accounting, Business, Finance, Economics. Advanced degree (e.g., MBA, Master's of Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics, other financial/business discipline, Engineering, etc.) may be considered with a minimum of three years of relevant experience. Relevant certifications are a plus (PMP, PE, CPA, CFA).

In addition to the above qualifications, the successful candidate will demonstrate:

Excellent Problem-Solving Skills - Must demonstrate ability to break down and resolve complex business and operational challenges

Strong Desire to Learn - Candidate must demonstrate a curious mindset and be willing to take on assignments that may require skills or technical knowledge they may be unfamiliar with. Requests feedback on own work and provides feedback to others.

Strategic Focus - Big picture thinking with an inquisitive, business-oriented, entrepreneurial, and creative mindset required.

Strong Verbal Communication Skills - Must demonstrate ability to build rapport and effectively communicate with leaders (e.g. Supervisor, Manager, Director)

Strong Prioritization Skills - Frequent ad-hoc requests require the ability to prioritize and deliver products in a timely manner. Self-starter, comfortable working in a busy and dynamic environment with competing priorities.

Strong Analytical Skills - Candidate must be an analytical thinker with the ability to analyze, break down/aggregate and format large amounts of data to support decision making and communications.

Continuous Improvement Focus - Must maintain a continuous improvement/lean mindset. Supports cultural change by leveraging a thorough business and technical knowledge, change management and/or continuous improvement techniques, and a forward-thinking mindset. Ability to influence, advocate and lead change required.

Business Program Skills - In addition to above, skills in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Knowledge of Oracle based systems (e.g., Power BI) is preferred.

Ameren's selection process includes a series of interviews and may include candidate testing and/or an individual aptitude or skill-based assessment. Specific details will be provided to qualified candidates.

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Compensation Range:

* This pay range encompasses multiple levels of the role. Career level and compensation depends upon applicant's credentials.

At Ameren, base salary is one component of a competitive compensation package for employees. Our pay ranges are broad to allow for movement within our organization and to accommodate different skill sets and levels of expertise. We take into consideration a variety of factors including, but not limited to, skills, abilities, experience, education, credentials, and internal equity when determining the base salary offered. Roles are eligible for additional rewards including annual incentive payments based on individual and company performance.

If end date is listed, the posting will come down at 12:00 am on that date:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, military service or status, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other class, trait, or status protected by law.