Apply on Employer Site

Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC - The Reliable One) · 1 month ago

Manager, Strategy & Planning

Orlando, FL

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$136K/yr - $170K/yr

7+ years exp

Orlando Utilities Commission is seeking a visionary, results-driven leader for the role of Manager, Strategy & Planning within their Transformation division. This role involves leading the strategy team to execute transformational initiatives and collaborating with senior leadership to advance the organization’s long-term goals.

GovernmentWater

Responsibilities

Lead corporate strategy development and strategy planning processes; collaborate with senior leadership to identify, evaluate, and prioritize strategic initiatives; coordinate across business units to assess current capabilities and identify actions necessary to meet future opportunities

Oversee OUC’s strategic intelligence function, including collecting and analyzing intelligence to derive insights that impact the organization at a strategic level in developing corporate strategy

Lead the integrated resource planning for electric and water; evaluate all supply and demand options, identify new resource technologies, identify appropriate modeling techniques and create flexible plans to deal with variations in circumstances

Oversee the initiation and inception of grants at OUC including but not limited to: funding opportunity identification, strategic alignment, evaluation, portfolio management, application management and other related administrative functions

Lead the design and development of strategic roadmaps that identify key programs and projects needed to achieve OUC’s strategic goals

Evaluate OUC’s potential participation in strategic and joint investments and agreements with other utilities, municipalities, joint action agencies and other entities

Identify new enabling and transformative technologies or services that have the potential to be commercialized for strategic planning purposes

Own the preparation of market overviews, competitive benchmarking, key performance metrics, and business evaluation of potential new business opportunities, partnerships, and other strategic optimization and growth initiatives

Oversee corporate business plan development projects and processes to support the planning, development, and implementation of new and enhanced products and services offered by OUC

Launch and facilitate strategic planning and decision making sessions with senior leadership and other leaders across business units

Synthesize a wide variety of financial and operational data and metrics to make recommendations; Define key metrics to track strategic initiatives leveraging balanced scorecard or other framework; Monitor, measure and inform stakeholders on plan performance against goals

Communicate status and progress of related initiatives to senior leadership; develop reports and prepare presentations for a variety of audiences

Ensure the presentation of strategic initiatives at the annual leadership meetings and all employee meetings are clear, transparent and appropriate

Partner with stakeholders to conduct post-mortem evaluation of planning processes to identify areas of process improvements

Acts as a role model for other leaders at OUC in establishing direction, teamwork, improvement, and innovation

Perform other duties as assigned

Qualification

Strategic planningInvestment analysisFinancial feasibility modelsData metrics creationMarket analysisRisk assessmentsData visualizationTeam leadershipWorkshop facilitationCoaching skillsAnalytical skillsInterpersonal skillsCommunication skillsPresentation skillsCollaboration skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Engineering, or a related field

7+ years of experience leading corporate strategic planning at the organizational level, including partnering with senior leaders to develop business plans, KPIs, and financial feasibility models

Minimum 3 years of experience managing and developing a high-performing teams

Experience with creating data metrics, analyzing trends and risk assessments

Expertise in investment and financial analysis, feasibility studies, integrated strategic planning, and engineering/economic modeling

Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to coach, influence, and build relationships across the organization

Ability to synthesize complex financial and operational data into actionable insights and present findings to executive leadership

Skilled in facilitating cross-functional workshops, strategic planning sessions, and executive briefings

Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Teams) and experience with data visualization

Preferred

MBA

Experience in utility, energy, or other highly regulated, capital-intensive industries

Understanding of utility operations, regulatory requirements, and the external forces impacting strategic planning

Experience consulting on organizational goal setting and direction, influencing via business case management

Experience in the energy or related industry

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Low-cost medical, dental, and vision benefits and paid life insurance premiums with no probationary period.

OUC’s Hybrid Retirement Program includes a fully-funded cash balance account, defined contribution with employer matching along with a health reimbursement account

Generous paid vacation, holidays, and sick time

Paid parental leave

Educational Assistance Program, to include tuition reimbursement, paid memberships in professional associations, paid conference and training opportunities

Wellness incentives and free access to all on-site OUC fitness facilities

Access to family-oriented recreational areas

Paid Conference and Training Opportunities

Free downtown parking

Hybrid work schedule

Company

Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC - The Reliable One)

The Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC - The Reliable One) is a municipally-owned public utility providing electric and water services to the citizens of Orlando, Florida, St.

Founded in 1923

Orlando, Florida, USA

1001-5000 employees