Principal Planning Analyst, Operational Technology

Requisition ID: 20108

 

Join us in building a better future for Arizona!

SRP is one of the largest public power and water utilities in the U.S. providing electricity to approximately one million customers in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. Since its founding in 1903, SRP has fostered a culture of stewardship and customer service consistently ranking as an industry leader in customer service according to J.D. Power and named one of Arizona's best employers by Forbes. SRP continues to adapt to its changing business environment by seeking innovative ways to reimagine utility service and the provision of critical resources essential to the life and economy of Arizona.

 

Why Work at SRP

At SRP, we foster an inclusive work environment and believe everyone should have a fair chance to work, regardless of who they are. That’s why we value teams with diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds to help SRP deliver on its mission of providing reliable, affordable and sustainable water and power.

 

SRP's success is rooted in our employees' happiness, health, and safety. That's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees and enhance their well-being. In addition to competitive pay and performance incentives, eligible employees can take advantage of the following benefits:

 

• Pension Plan (at no cost to the employee)
• 401(k) plan with employer matching
• Available your first day: Medical, vision, dental, and life insurance
• Over 200+ hours of PTO (includes vacation days, holidays, floating holidays, and sick leave)
• Parental leave (up to 4 weeks) and adoption assistance
• Wellness programs (including access to a recreation and fitness facility)
• Short and long-term disability plans
• Tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate programs
• 10 Employee Resource Groups for career development, community service, and networking

 

Summary

The Operational Technology (OT) Principal Planning Analyst plays a key role in advancing OT strategy and governance across the organization. This position supports leadership in the planning, development, execution, and oversight of the OT portfolio, partnering closely with operating businesses (Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Supply & Trading), OT teams (applications, infrastructure, metering, telecom, protection, automation, and control), as well as corporate ITS and Cyber Security Services.

The role is responsible for driving OT strategic priorities, supporting roadmap development, and ensuring effective governance processes. By collaborating with business units and corporate partners, the analyst helps deliver a structured portfolio of initiatives aligned with defined timelines. A critical focus is maintaining alignment with corporate and enterprise technology strategies while enabling successful execution across OT functions.

What You'll Do

• Build stakeholder consensus by collaborating with diverse stakeholders, and effectively handle varying viewpoints. Utilize superior decision-making and coordination skills in ambiguous situations. Act as a trusted advisor, influencing stakeholders to act on product and technology matters.
• Support leadership in development and deployment of Operational Technology Strategy frameworks and methodologies across OT, leveraging macro and micro trends to inform leaders and technology strategy, and support the development and maintenance of the annual OT Strategy & Governance plan, in coordination with, and across a broad set of stakeholders.
• Facilitate OT governance with alignment and integration with the Enterprise Technology governance process.
• Support development of the Operational Technology Planning & Program Roadmap, including overall OT Strategy & Governance program initiatives in collaboration with Power System, Information Technology Services, and Cyber Security Services.
• Support Operational Technology domain priorities. Leverage emerging trends and business leaders to help identify relevant projects/programs. Support development of technology prioritization criteria based on overall strategy and in coordination with Power System, Information Technology Services, and Cyber Security Services; build co