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Energy Contract Manager - Oahu

The PIC Energy Contract Management Department of the Renewable Acquisition Division at Hawaiian Electric Company has one management vacancy available. The role is professional and involves managing the functions and activities for the development, evaluation, negotiation, and administration of energy power purchase agreements under the Energy Contract Management Department. This includes competitive bidding, feed-in tariff, bilateral negotiations, etc. for Oahu, Hawaii Island, and Maui County. Manages policies with currently contracted Independent Power Producers, Cogenerators, and Qualifying Facilities for Oahu, Hawaii Island, and Maui County. Serves as the team lead for multi-disciplinary groups for the development of and in the evaluation and negotiation of Energy purchase proposals. Functions as the lead negotiator for the Company.

Essential functions include negotiating and administering power purchase agreements between Independent Power Producers, Co-generators, and Qualifying Facilities for Oahu, Hawaii Island, and Maui County. As a "matrix" manager, negotiates priorities with and supports completion of project tasks through project team members, others in the organization, and consultants. Plans, develops, and coordinates the acquisition of renewable energy resources through requests for proposals, power purchase contract negotiations, and other competitive procurement mechanisms for Oahu, Hawaii Island, and Maui County. Develops, reviews, and/or delivers planning/engineering-type expert testimony, responses to information requests, presentations, and other assignments supporting power purchase agreements before various external agencies such as the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC), the State Legislature, and Legal Arbitration cases. Supports priorities for the Energy Contract Management Department. Participates in Company emergency response activities as assigned.

Basic qualifications include working knowledge of engineering and/or business principles and theories, renewable energy technologies, project management fundamentals, PUC, environmental, and state and federal laws and regulations, and commonly used terms and conditions of contracts. Skills include motivated self-starter, strong written skills, leadership and collaborative skills, strong negotiating and persuading techniques, analytical and administrative skills, and the ability to adapt to rapidly changing priorities. Experience requirements include minimum (5-7) years of experience in power system planning, design, or operations, requests for proposals development and implementation, contract negotiation, evaluation, and administration, transactional legal experience, or business development. Must have or be able to qualify for a State of Hawaii driver's license.