Participate and guide teams in evaluating major corporate projects and strategic initiatives in nuclear waste strategy, operations, long-term management and planning. Provide input to development of alternatives, gather data, conduct technical and economic evaluation of investment alternatives. Assess system impacts and customer rate impacts for major undertakings. Provide financial forecasts and pro-forma's in support of financing of major projects. Provide support to senior staff involved in the negotiation of Power Purchase Agreements or Energy Supply Agreements with the Ontario Power Authority or Ontario government. Perform qualitative and quantitative risk assessments combining technical, engineering and financial considerations. Provide economic and financial input in support of business case development for investment or divestment.
Participate in the development of corporate procedures and toolkits to assist business units in preparation of business cases and life cycle plans. Monitor compliance with corporate procedures on business cases and life cycle plans. Provide advice and guidance to business units on process and preparation of business cases and life cycle plans. Review business cases and life cycle plans submitted by business units and make recommendations regarding their approval to supervisor/manager.
Provide support for development of business planning guidelines and reporting requirements, review of project portfolios and integration of the corporate business plan. Prepare and issue corporate guidelines and business planning instructions to business units. Review business unit project portfolios and provide advice to supervisor/manager on suitability of proposed plans. Coordinate and provide supporting material for senior management review of business unit plans. Assist in the development of decision analysis and resource allocation framework. Assist with the integration and preparation of corporate business plan for presentation to senior management and Board of Directors. Report corporate performance relative to plan and provide corporate financial analyses and forecasts.
Support development, modify, document and maintain economic, engineering, financial, system (electricity) and other models used in evaluation of major projects/strategic initiatives, long range planning, forecasting, scenario planning and production simulations. Support development of and maintain databases in support of production models. Monitor developments in electricity, energy and financial markets and incorporate changes and updates as appropriate in the models and databases on a timely basis.
Support development and maintain an up-to-date corporate view on generic generation options costs and characteristics and system economic values for use in modeling and evaluations. Monitor major generation projects in the planning and execution stages with focus on nuclear, combined cycle gas turbine and hydroelectric developments. Keep abreast of various procurement programs and announced projects by the Ontario Power Authority and Ontario government. Monitor and review government and industry publications and related studies on generation options, environmental technologies and policies.
Support the development of and prepare material in support of OPG's rate submissions to the Ontario Energy Board. At the direction of supervisor/manager, develop and review evidence, respond to interrogatories and support witnesses in the rate hearing process.
Coordinate and assemble data and conduct analysis in support of reporting to external agencies (e.g., IESO, NPCC, CNSC, OFA). Support working groups, committees and task forces with external agencies and industry groups on electricity planning, reliability studies, market structuring, financial evaluations and modeling, industry and environmental regulations and other related studies.
Other Duties as Required