Overview In this role, you will develop competitive transmission infrastructure bids and grid-scale energy storage solutions to drive growth inside and beyond the AEP footprint. You'll collaborate with internal partners on policy, regulatory, finance, and budgeting aspects and support competitive proposals across planning, engineering, procurement, and operations. You'll perform detailed financial and market analyses to benchmark performance and influence strategic initiatives, and prepare communications for leadership and stakeholders. You will lead initiatives, build cross-functional relationships, and advocate for the transmission organization's position.
Compensation / Benefits- discretionary annual incentive
- 401(k)
- pension
- health insurance
- vacation
- educational assistance
Responsibilities- Strategize and pursue competitive bid opportunities for electric transmission and grid-scale storage investments
- Manage and perform proposal and bid development with cross-functional teams and external partners, including financial analysis and input consolidation
- Research market conditions and participate in discussions with utilities, vendors, and stakeholders
- Support finance and regulatory functions with budgeting, regulatory filings, and expert witness testimony as needed
- Review and finalize presentations and talking points for senior leadership, boards, and stakeholder forums
- Lead and oversee work of team members and coordinate internal/external resources
Key requirements- Ten years of experience in financial and/or business strategy roles
- Bachelor's degree (discipline as listed)
- MBA preferred
- Strong communication and presentation skills; ability to work with diverse partners
- Experience with cross-functional teams and external partners
- Knowledge of transmission cost recovery and related functions (planning, engineering, O&M) preferred
- Ability to work long hours and travel as needed
- Confidential handling of commercially sensitive information
- Positive, self-starter, and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment
- strong written and oral communication
- cross-functional collaboration
- self-motivation and initiative
- complex financial analysis
- regulatory filings and budgeting
- presentation development and delivery
