Production Cost Modeler & Term Trading Consultant or Advisor

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Arizona Public Service generates reliable, affordable and clean energy for 2.7 million Arizonans. As the state’s largest and longest-serving energy provider, our more than 6,000 dedicated employees power our vision of creating a sustainable energy future for Arizona.

The Production Cost Modeler & Term Trading Consultant or Advisor participates in a variety of data analysis and modeling functions including identification of resource needs and selections, evaluating wholesale markets, planning and assisting with system operations, assessing other business or operational plans or items utilizing advanced qualitative and quantitative techniques, and regulatory support. Develop resource plan alternatives based on market trends and conditions, wholesale market changes or other analytical findings critical to the business.

Develops high quality decision support analysis on behalf of department to present to external stakeholders and other senior level leadership. Responsibilities may include complex analysis of wholesale markets, system operations, or other business or operational plans or items utilizing advanced qualitative and quantitative techniques, in development of the corporate fuel budget and forecasts,the energy hedging program and trading decisions.

Functions as a subject matter expert in production cost modeling and model setup and evaluation, strong understanding of energy analysis and decision processes.

Production Cost Modeler & Term Trading Consultant (Business Consultant Resource Management)

• BS/BA Degree in business, engineering, economics, finance, information technology, mathematics, physics or similar quantitative field
• Plus eight (8) years related business experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience with demonstrated comparable knowledge and abilities.
• Knowledge of principles of economic unit commitment/dispatch, wholesale market operations and the functional and economic characteristics of Company power resources and the interconnected system is desired.
• Working knowledge of natural gas markets including contracts, and utilization within a power plant.
• Must have strong communication, presentation and writing skills. Must be able to lead teams in evaluations and implementation of solutions.
• Must be able to work with key internal and external stakeholders and all levels of management.
• A high level of proficient computer skills including a thorough knowledge of a commonly used industry programming language to modify large data sets and extensive experience in the applied use of Microsoft Excel, Power Point, Access, and Word is desired as required by the applicable position.

Production Cost Modeler & Term Trading Advisor (
Business Consultant Resource Management)

• BS/BA Degree in business, engineering, economics, finance, information technology, mathematics, physics or similar quantitative field
• Plus ten (10) years related business experience in Energy operations, or an equivalent combination of education and experience with demonstrated comparable knowledge and abilities.
• Extensive knowledge of principles of economic unit commitment/dispatch, wholesale market operations and the functional and economic characteristics of Company power resources and the interconnected system is desired.
• Extensive knowledge of coal contracts as they relate to production cost modeling and the fuel budget process.
• Extensive knowledge of natural gas markets including contracts, and utilization within a power plant.
• Strong technical communication, presentation and writing skills. Must be able to lead teams in evaluations and implementation of solutions.
• Must be able to work…