Energy Market Supervisor - Market Analysis

Location: Northern

* Supervises staff and functions which may include wholesale energy marketing and dispatching, energy market systems development and implementation, wholesale market analysis, and energy risk management.
* Supervises Qualified Scheduling Entity (QSE) trading and operations functions, including day-ahead, real-time and forward market activities.
* Supervises staff participation in proposed ERCOT market design, rule making changes, and the development process.
* Ensures compliance with ERCOT and NERC protocols and guides, and other applicable regulations.
* Serves as representative of Austin Energy and the City of Austin to ERCOT, generation partners, resource owners, energy marketers, and energy industry counter parties.
* Develops and implements policies, processes, procedures, and tools to support wholesale market operations.
* Monitors and engages in wholesale market activities, including fuel purchasing and power marketing, and analyzes QSE bid/offer practices, fuel price forecasts, and market trends to minimize costs, maximize asset and resource value, and meet the operational needs of our resources.
* Implements and evaluates programs such as generation dispatch and generation management systems, wholesale energy market analysis, energy risk management, fuel procurement, and power marketing.
* Develops electric system generation simulations and production costing models.
* Evaluates the economics of projects related to renewable energy conservation and other projects.
* Develops technical specifications and standards, and reviews, analyzes, and interprets plans, specifications, and other related documents.
* Manages and negotiates contracts, reviews progress reports, verifies final quantities and costs, reviews change orders, and audits as-built records.
* Serves as liaison between consultants, contractors, manufacturers, suppliers, and the City of Austin with respect to energy market operations.
* Knowledge of supervisory and management techniques.
* Knowledge of ERCOT and NERC operating protocols and guidelines.
* Knowledge of power plant and transmission system dispatch operations and power and fuel markets.
* Knowledge of energy risk management practices.
* Skill in the use, development, or support of software and equipment used to manage energy market operations.
* Skill in effective oral and written communication.
* Skill in analyzing data and the use of analytical software.
* Ability to lead, train, and supervise subordinates.
* Ability to work independently and in teams.
* Graduation with a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, plus six (6) years of related work experience.
* Master's degree may substitute for experience up to one (1) year.
* PhD may substitute for experience up to two (2) years.
* Leadership experience across diverse technical areas within power market analysis.
* In-depth knowledge of ERCOT wholesale market operations, including analysis of Locational Marginal Prices (LMPs) and congestion management.
* Experience with modeling transmission systems, energy markets, and utility operations using security-constrained unit commitment and economic dispatch models (e.g., UPLAN, Aurora, PROMOD).
* Proficiency in analytical software and programming languages such as R, Python, or other scripting languages, as well as business intelligence tools like Tableau or Microsoft Power BI.
* Experience preparing and delivering reports and presentations in a utility environment.
* The City of Austin employment application is an official document; incomplete applications will not be considered.
* ** Please be sure to detail on the application all current and previous employment that you wish to be considered as part of your qualifications.
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