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Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
- Propose
and recommend to the CEO and Board of Directors the strategic direction
of Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation and its role in meeting
overall corporate objectives.
- As a
member of the Senior Management Team, participate with other members of
the Senior Management Team and add value, through active participation,
to corporate deliberations and decision making. Participate and add value, through
active participation, to certain Board Committee meetings, Board
meetings and strategic planning retreats.
- Direct
the day to day operations of CHG&E in compliance with environmental
standards and federal and state regulations, and assure that Public
Service mandates for safe, adequate and reliable delivery of electric
and natural gas service are met in a cost effective manner. Develop and execute strategies to improve
reliability of service and maintain high customer satisfaction.
- Develop
operational plans that further the corporation's strategic direction and
closely monitor their execution, evaluate performance and respond
quickly and effectively to deviations from plan and to emergency or
unforeseen conditions as they arise.
- Through
the Vice President of Engineering & Environmental Affairs and CARE
Committee, develop long-range electric and gas system studies and
analyses that will guide the capital planning process and assure that
adequate infrastructure is put in place to reliably meet future customer
requirements at the lowest cost over time.
5a. Promote a
safety culture throughout the organization, and through the Vice President of
Human Resources, develop programs to improve safety performance.
- Through
the Vice President of Engineering & Environmental Affairs, develop
productivity improvement programs and cost effective maintenance
programs and plans to improve the reliability and lower the maintenance
costs of substation and other production assets.
- Through
the Senior Vice President – Customer Services, develop emergency
response plans, productivity improvement programs, cost effective
maintenance programs, employee training programs and plans to improve
service quality and customer satisfaction.
- Through
the Executive Vice President – Corporate Services, assure that the human
resource, IT, corporate communication and other corporate support
services meet the operational needs of Central Hudson Gas & Electric
and contribute to efforts to improve productivity and customer
service. Assure adequate safety
and physical security programs are in place and are adhered to.
- Work
closely with the Vice President – Regulatory Affairs to coordinate
decision making regarding service quality, operational policies, customer
service policies, storm response and capital budgeting to assure full
recovery of costs of providing service and avoidance of regulatory
penalties or unduly burdensome requirements.
- Maintain
community visibility and contribute to maintaining a corporate image of
dedication to service of the communities Central Hudson serves.
- Attract
and retain high quality executives for key operational responsibilities
and place special emphasis on executive development and succession.
- Maintain
positive working relationships with regulators, local labor leaders,
municipal officials, local business leaders and industry executives.
- Serve
as a member of the Board of Directors of Central Hudson Gas &
Electric Corp.
- Serve
as a member of the Disclosure Committee.
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