Enterprise Risk Manager

Leads and coordinates Platte River's enterprise risk management (ERM) program by integrating risk considerations into strategic, capital, and operational decision-making. Establishes and evolves risk frameworks, processes, and governance, while translating risk insights into actionable guidance for senior leadership.

Requirements

• Designs, maintains, and continuously improves the enterprise risk management program, informed by recognized standards
• Establishes and leads a repeatable enterprise-wide risk assessment process; facilitates risk identification and assessment workshops with business units and leadership
• Develops and maintains Platte River's enterprise risk register, including risk identification, scoring, ownership, mitigation tracking, and status reporting
• Monitors and communicates changes in the enterprise risk profile, including emerging risks (for example, climate, cyber, supply chain, regulatory, workforce) and assesses how they affect operations and capital plans
• Coordinates and administers Platte River's risk oversight committee
• Identifies, evaluates, develops, implements, and validates tools, procedures, and methods to assess, monitor, track, and manage enterprise risks
• Integrates ERM to guide strategic planning, capital planning, rate setting, and business case development
• Partners with business teams to address asset reliability and infrastructure risk, safety and environmental risk, cybersecurity and technology risk, climate resilience and disaster preparedness, and workforce and succession risk
• Evaluates risks from major projects, new technologies, and intergovernmental agreements
• Assesses risks related to regulatory compliance, audits, rate cases, and funding requirements
• Supports internal control evaluations and coordinates with finance on risks related to budgeting, forecasting, debt, and reserves
• Collaborates with legal counsel and compliance staff on regulatory filings, enforcement actions, and policy updates
• Coordinates with internal audit and NERC compliance functions to align risk assessments, share risk intelligence, and avoid duplication of effort; uses audit and compliance findings to inform enterprise risk priorities
• Works with technology, operations, and NERC compliance staff to identify cybersecurity and physical security risks and integrate them into enterprise risk assessments
• Designs and delivers risk reporting tools such as dashboards, heat maps, emerging risk analysis, and key risk insights that support leadership discussion and prioritization
• Synthesizes insights on key, emerging, and interconnected risks to facilitate discussion and drive alignment on risk priorities and risk appetite
• Supports education and training on ERM concepts and utility-specific risk trends
• Fosters a risk-aware culture across the organization through training, communication, and collaboration
• Promotes risk ownership and business unit accountability across the organization
• Develops practical, repeatable risk management policies, procedures, and guidance
• Coordinates business continuity, emergency management, and crisis response planning with relevant departments
• Responsible for day-to-day insurance program activities, including broker relationships, policy placement and renewals, coverage assessments, and contractual compliance
• Participates in the claims review and inquiry processes
• Supports the mission, vision, values, and culture of the organization
• Leads ethically and fosters trust across the organization
• Manages ERM-related resources and external vendors
• Prepares risk management and insurance budgets
• Adapts plans to reflect availability of resources and evolving management priorities
• Engages in continuous learning of risk management best practices, tools, and techniques
• Performs other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Retirement plan
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance