Position Information

Posting Title Risk Control Program Manager (Enterprise Risk Management)

Job Requisition Number AE503740

Position Number 109684

Job Type Full-Time

Division Name Finance

Minimum Qualifications

Education and/or Equivalent Experience:

•Bachelor’s degree in related field plus six (6) years’ experience in assigned areas of risk management, finance, or related fields of which two (2) are in a lead/supervisory capacity.

•A Master’s degree in related field may substitute for two (2) years of experience.

Licenses or Certifications:

•None

Notes to Applicants

Position Summary:

Austin Energy is a community-focused, vertically integrated electric utility with market-leading track records in technology innovation, customer assistance, and environmental leadership. The utility seeks an experienced leader for its Enterprise Risk Management ( ERM ) team, which manages organization-wide risks to strategy and mission, event risks and insurance programs, and property and liability risks through claims and collections.

APPLICATION :

• The City of Austin employment application is an official document; incomplete applications will not be considered.

• The Employment Record should be complete with job titles, employment dates, job duties, functions, and responsibilities for each position held. Starting salary will be based on overall relevant experience from your application.

• Please be sure to detail on the application all current and previous employment that you wish to be considered as part of your qualifications.

• Résumés will not be accepted and statements such as “see résumé” will not be accepted. You may use “N/A” for fields that are not applicable

• Please note that Austin Energy may close the job posting at any time after 7 days from the date of the initial advertisement. Once the requisition has closed, the application cannot be changed to update work history, supplemental questions, or any other information.

  GOOD STANDING COA EMPLOYEES :

  Employees, in Good Standing, who are candidates within the department/division that the position resides in and who meet the minimum and preferred qualifications (if any) of the position will be included in the initial interview. Department/division employee must remain in Good Standing through the Top Candidate Selection phase at which time the Good Standing status will be re-verified.

If you are selected as a top candidate:

• Verification of your education (which may include high school graduation or GED , undergraduate and/or graduate degrees) will be required. You must provide proof of education from an accredited organization/institution.

• If you are identified as a top candidate and are in the military or a veteran, you will need to provide a copy of your DD-214 prior to confirming a start date.

• This position requires a criminal background investigation.

  FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT :

• This position is considered FLSA Exempt.

• Exempt employees are salaried employees and, except as provided, are not eligible for overtime compensation.

Critical:

This position has been designated as a Critical Employee position. Critical Employees are considered necessary and vital and supports activities that impact City or department operations. This work can be done while at a designated work site or while working at an alternate work location. Critical employees who are able to work at an alternative work location are required to do so. Schedules may be modified, and employees may be reassigned to another area during extraordinary situations or emergency conditions to provide essential services.

Pay Range

Commensurate

Hours

Monday through Friday

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Flexible hours) – 50% Hybrid Telework Schedule

Hours may change based on business needs.

Job Close Date 08/01/2024

Type of Posting External

Department Austin Energy

Regular/Temporary Regular

Grant Funded or Pooled Position Not Applicable

Category Professional

Location 4815 Mueller Blvd, Austin Texas 78723

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in implementing an enterprise risk management program for a utility or other industrial organization, with such program including management of strategic, operational, mission-based, emerging, and external event risks.

• Experience in organizing, facilitating, and reporting on risk assessments and mitigation programs for a utility or other industrial organization.

• Experience communicating, tracking, and reporting on loss control programs recommended by insurance providers or other stakeholders.

• Experience creating and presenting board-level materials on emerging risks, existing risks, and risk mitigation status.

  Duties, Functions and Responsibilities

  Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.

1.Advise Risk Oversight Committee, Chief Risk Officer, and other interested parties on the state of energy trading and risk management program compliance, performance, violation of governing rules and regulations, and the City and Austin Energy’s exposure to various risks.

2.Provide oversight to the installation and implementation of deal capture and risk analytical systems for monitoring the compliance and measuring the performance of Austin Energy’s fuel and energy trading and risk management operation.

3.Provide leadership in development and implementation of internal processes to monitor, evaluate, and report on fuel and energy trading, property insurance, claims, infrastructure and risk management operation to ensure compliance with the established rules, standards, policies, and procedures.

4.Train appropriate staff and managers on fuel and energy trading, liability insurance, claims, infrastructure and risk management rules, standards, and processes to ensure compliance.

5.Manage credit risk for fuel and energy trading and risk management operation. Manage Austin Energy’s credit requirements with ERCOT .

6.Represent Austin Energy in ERCOT protocol development activities to defend municipality owned utilities position.

7.Provide liability and risk strategies to AE’s Management/Executive Team and work with City’s Litigation team

8.Conduct and review infrastructure billing and collections

9.Manage the Austin Energy enterprise risk management function

Responsibilities- Supervision and/or Leadership Exercised:

•Responsible for the full range of supervisory activities including selection, training, evaluation, counseling, and recommendation for dismissal.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

•Knowledge of wholesale fuel and energy market and evolving industry and regulatory development and impact on fuel and energy industry.

•Knowledge of applicable processes, techniques, and methods in area of utility financing, energy risk management

•Knowledge of Credit Risk Management

•Knowledge of Liability, Claims, Infrastructure and Property Insurance

•Knowledge of Federal, State, local laws, and ordinances governing risk management in the electric utility industry.

•Knowledge of electric industry reliability practices, policies, and procedures, and standards.

•Knowledge of Austin Energy’s wholesale power and fuel requirements.

•Knowledge of fiscal planning and budget preparation including financial regulatory and managerial accounting practices and FERC requirements.

•Knowledge of supervisory and managerial techniques and principles.

•Skill in risk metrics analysis and financial and physical portfolio

•Strong Skills in oral and written communication.

•Strong Skills in planning and organization.

•Ability to work with frequent interruptions and changes in priorities.

•Ability to train others.

•Ability to quickly recognize and analyze irregular events.

Criminal Background Investigation This position has been approved for a Criminal Background Investigation.

EEO/ADA

City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require reasonable accommodation during the application process or have a question regarding an essential job function, please call (512) 974-3210 or Texas Relay by dialing 7-1-1.

The City of Austin will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, age, religion, veteran status, disability, or sexual orientation. In addition, the City will not discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of an individual’s AIDS , AIDS Related Complex, or HIV status; nor will the City discriminate against individuals who are perceived to be at risk of HIV infection, or who associate with individuals who are believed to be at risk.

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• • The minimum qualifications of this position are a Bachelor's degree in related field plus six (6) years’ experience in assigned areas of risk management, finance, or related fields of which two (2) are in a lead/supervisory capacity. A Master’s degree in related field may substitute for two (2) years of experience. Do you meet this requirement?

• Yes

• No

• • Please describe how you meet these minimum qualifications. Please detail how you meet the educational requirements (if applicable), account for the years of related experience (if applicable), and explain any substitutions of experience for education, or vice-versa (if applicable).

(Open Ended Question)

• • Please describe your experience in implementing an enterprise risk management program for a utility or other industrial organization, with such program including management of strategic, operational, mission-based, emerging and external event risks.

(Open Ended Question)

• • Please describe your experience in organizing, facilitating and reporting on risk assessments and mitigation programs for a utility or other industrial organization.

(Open Ended Question)

• • Please describe your experience creating and presenting board-level materials on emerging risks, existing risks and risk mitigation status.

(Open Ended Question)

• • This position requires a criminal background investigation (CBI). By selecting the following, you are acknowledging that you understand if you are selected as a top candidate for this position, you will need a successful CBI to be hired.

• I acknowledge and understand this position requires a Criminal Background Investigation.

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