II, or Senior Technical Analyst - System Operations

Southwest Power Pool (SPP) is about more than power. We’re about the power of relationships. Our employees have the opportunity to work together to ensure electricity is delivered reliably and affordably to the millions of people living in our service territory. We have been voted one of Arkansas’ Best Places to work by Arkansas Business and we are looking for a member of our team who is passionate about our mission to keep the lights on!

We have a core ideology here at SPP that we stand by:
Do the right thing, for the right reason, in the right way.

We believe in supporting our employees through a fantastic benefits package:

• Competitive and transparent pay with bonus opportunities
• Excellent insurance package including three great medical plans to choose from, employer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance
• Relocation bonus (if applicable)
• Hybrid working environment for positions that are eligible
• Fantastic contributions to your retirement through a 401(k) savings plan with employer-match benefits and a pension (defined benefit plan) fully funded by SPP

PLEASE NOTE: SPP is not able to sponsor employment visas or student-work authorizations (STEM OPT) for this position. Please ensure you are eligible to work in the U.S. without sponsorship prior to applying.

COMPENSATION INFORMATION The salary range(s) represents our good faith estimate for the role at this time. While we strive to provide competitive and transparent compensation, there may be circumstances where an offer is above or outside of the listed range. We are open to discussing salary expectations with qualified candidates considering factors such as the candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, experience and geographic location will all be considered during the hiring process.

• Technical Analyst I
  - Salary range: $64,060 – $78,465
• Tech Analyst II
  - Salary range: $77,900 – $99,325
• Senior Technical Analyst – Salary range: $97,580 – $126,795

The Senior Technical Analyst – System OPS is tasked with providing analysis, performing studies and data analysis in support of System Operations in identifying uncertainty risk for SPP in meeting its BA obligations. This analyst additionally coordinates these analyses and studies, as appropriate for both intra day and forward looking horizons in support of the Reliability, RUC and Balancing functions. This analyst position will also provide coordination support for the necessary SPP organization committees, working groups and task forces as appropriate.

This position independently performs assignments with minimal guidance from the Manager.

• Provide support and analysis for all assigned Coordinated Operations related functions.
• Assist the Manager, System Operations or other OPS managers with any special projects.
• Lead in special operations projects.
• Lead contributions to NERC, WECC, and SPP committees, subcommittees, working groups and task forces. Take on leadership roles as necessary.
• Be able to independently request and collect information, prepare and validate data, and execute risk assessments for real-time, current-day, next-day, and other operational assessments of SPP ability to meet obligation.
• Be proficient in understanding of tariff and market rules as appropriate.
• Recommend and help drive tariff and market rule changes as appropriate to ensure SPP has appropriate information data to address uncertainty, forecasting to ensure adequate capacity available to meet BA obligation.
• Make recommendations to management and other Operations functions on actions necessary to maintain adequate resource availability and capacity online to meet projected obligations.
• Develop processes, algorithms and approaches to manage forecasting uncertainties. Lead in the development, maintenance, and support of Operations related applications and processes.
• Perform market studies to determine the markets assessment of available capacity and generation resources that can be considered for commitment.
• Perform post-mortem analysis to benchmark results of analyses, recommend and implement modifications to the process for continuous improvement.
• Be fully proficient in…