Manager of Market Operations

$ - $

Exempt

Monterey, CA.

Under the direction of the Senior Director of Power Services, the Manager of Market Operations leads 3CE’s front-office market and asset operations. The role owns the CAISO and scheduling-coordinator interface, COA and CC Power operations, asset-operations direction, operational readiness, issue escalation, performance monitoring and contract-operations handoffs. The Manager of Market Operations supervises the Power Resources Markets Manager and the Power Supply Asset Manager.

This is a front-office management class. The Manager of Market Operations explains market and asset drivers; the back office independently validates and controls the financial record.

3CE is a Community Choice Aggregation agency established by local communities to source clean and renewable electricity at responsible rates for more than 1.2 million residential, commercial, and agricultural customers throughout Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara counties. 3CE is locally controlled and governed by board members who represent the communities served by the agency.

3CE is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions through local control of utility-scale renewable electricity generation, investment in new renewable power projects, and the implementation of innovative energy programs that facilitate the electrification of transportation and the built environment. 3CE promotes long-term electric rate stability and energy security while reducing reliance on fossil fuels and stimulating the local economy.

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Lead market operations and the CAISO / scheduling-coordinator interface, including operational issue identification, escalation and resolution.
• Direct asset operations through the Power Supply Asset Manager; oversee operational readiness and performance monitoring.
• Coordinate COA and CC Power operational execution and joint arrangements.
• Own contract-operations handoffs and ensure operational obligations from executed contracts are implemented.
• Direct dashboard and operational-analytics development and the transition of consultant/vendor analytics in-house.
• Provide operational facts, asset-event context and CAISO driver explanations to Settlements — without holding sole settlement-approval authority.
• Supervise assigned front-office market/asset staff; perform related duties as required.

• CAISO market operations, scheduling-coordinator functions, telemetry, outages and real-time dispatch.
• Asset operations and generation/storage performance, including BESS and hybrid resources.
• Wholesale power markets, COA/CC Power arrangements and operational risk.
• Settlement mechanics sufficient to explain operational drivers, without owning settlement controls.

• Lead market and asset operations and resolve complex operational issues under time pressure.
• Maintain a clean separation between operational explanation and independent settlement validation.
• Manage staff, multiple priorities and consultant/vendor transitions.
• Communicate effectively with CAISO, scheduling coordinators, counter parties and internal teams.
• Be thorough and detail oriented.
• Apply strong task prioritization, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Manage multiple priorities and quickly adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced dynamic environment.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with persons encountered during the performance of duties.
• Take responsibility and work independently, as well as work as a team member.
• Perform quantitative data and…