RWE Clean Energy, LLC

To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent

Functional area: Quality Management

Remuneration: Exempt

As the VP, Operational Excellence, you will lead the Operational Excellence Team, tasked with reducing the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) of future projects through operational and strategic initiatives. You will collaborate with business leaders to identify and implement high-value transformative ideas.

Your role involves contributing to the analysis, design, and implementation of initiatives, creating tailored solutions, and ensuring positive and sustainable results in partnership with business leaders. You'll oversee programs aimed at improving LCOE for Wind, Solar, and Storage technologies in the US.

Role Responsibilities:

• Develop and Drive Initiatives: Lead the development and execution of initiatives with business leaders aimed at reducing the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) and delivering cost savings across the operations

• Estimation and Analysis: Assist business leaders in estimating the value of each initiative. This involves gathering and analyzing data, formulating and testing hypotheses, and developing models in collaboration with the business leaders

• Implementation Roadmaps: Support business leaders in creating detailed implementation roadmaps for identified initiatives. Provide guidance to ensure these initiatives achieve maximum value for each project

• Industry Best Practices: Research and bring best practices from across the industry to continuously improve technology types and processes within the organization

• Collaboration and Idea Exchange: Work closely with Operational Excellence colleagues to share and incorporate ideas from other technologies and business units, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement

• Drive the digital transformation of the organization and its practices and drive the process and technology improvements associated with the effort

• LCOE Optimization Approach: Contribute to developing and codifying methodologies for future LCOE optimization efforts. Maintain an idea log with impact sizing expectations to guide future projects

Job Requirements and Experiences:

• Bachelor or Master of Science/Engineering or Business Administration or equivalent. An MBA or any equivalent certification is a plus

• Minimum 10 years of highly relevant experience in Oil & Gas or Electric Power/Natural Gas or Chemicals or Metals & Mining preferred

• Experience in project management of large-scale operations transformations across departmental or business borders

• Must have experience in managing projects and leading large-scale operations transformations; experience with digital transformation is preferred

• Exceptional analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills; proficiency in Microsoft Excel is required

• Ability to work effectively with all organizational levels

• Strong verbal, visual, and quantitative communication skills, along with analytical and consultative abilities

• Demonstrated leadership in team environments; initiative-taker eager to innovate

• Expertise in designing and facilitating workshops and training for senior business stakeholders

• Willingness to travel for meetings and workshops

Pay range: The annual base salary range for this position in Illinois is $200,000 - $280,000. The listed salary range represents our good faith estimate for this position and represents the range for new hire salaries across all U.S locations. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. RWE considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s education & work experience, training & certifications, and key skills as well as market and business considerations at the time of the offer.

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. Eligible employees also participate in short-term incentives, in addition to salary.

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Any questions? Contact HR: rwece_recruiting@rwe.com

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. No matter who you are, we welcome your application irrespective of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

RWE Clean Energy is one of the biggest names in the US renewables industry – and No.2 in solar. With a 1,500-strong team, the business has over 15 years’ experience of developing, constructing and operating renewable energy facilities, and ambitious plans for the future.

As part of the RWE Group’s Growing Green strategy to expand globally its green portfolio to more than 65 GW of installed capacity and to invest globally more than EUR 55 billion gross by 2030, RWE Clean Energy is determined to significantly increase its operating asset base in the U.S. This is backed by a project pipeline of more than 24 GW in onshore wind, solar and battery storage which provides for one of the largest development platforms in the United States.

Every project brings constantly-evolving technical, practical and social challenges – and drives a culture where everybody thrives, has fun and feels excited by each day. Our financial stability also means you’ll have the freedom to act with conviction and courage as we pivot to new technologies – and continuously improve, together.