Commercial Operations Specialist - Denver, CO
About The Position
Supports Xcel Energy’s Commercial Operations group in ensuring customers’ real-time energy demands are met. The role develops knowledge and expertise through assignments in Power Operations, Gas Supply, and Energy Scheduling, building utility-industry knowledge and the skills needed to advance into other roles within Commercial Operations. Responsibilities span scheduling physical energy purchases and sales, coordinating gas supply and transportation nominations, and learning to maintain hourly energy balance between demand and supply. Under experienced staff supervision, the role assists with dispatching generation and purchased-power resources, considers system economics and reliability, and identifies potential open-market trading opportunities. The employee pursues NERC certification to qualify for independent dispatch and develops operational knowledge across all three operating companies and Xcel Energy’s broader businesses. Once proficient, the employee provides staffing coverage as needed during high workloads or staffing shortages. The position is based in Denver, Colorado. Xcel Energy supports a hybrid work model; many roles work onsite three days per week, Tuesday through Thursday, though expectations vary by role, team, and business needs. The role requires the ability to work 12-hour shifts, including partial night and weekend work in Power Operations, and partial weekend on-call availability in Gas Supply.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or another field emphasizing analytical thinking, such as mathematics or social science; six years of experience may substitute for a bachelor’s degree.
- Ability to handle time-pressured deadlines on an hourly and daily basis.
- Ability to work 12-hour shifts, including partial night and weekend work in Power Operations.
- Ability to provide partial weekend on-call availability when working in Gas Supply.
Nice To Haves
- Working knowledge of power system operations, energy industry structure, gas scheduling, or a logistics-based industry.
- Proficiency using Excel spreadsheets.
- Intermediate writing and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency using Microsoft Office 365 applications.
- Curiosity, self-starting behavior, and initiative.
Responsibilities
- Assist in scheduling physical energy purchases and sales with Balancing Areas, counterparties, and energy marketers.
- Under experienced staff supervision, coordinate scheduling and nominations for gas supply, transportation, and storage volumes.
- Learn to coordinate and maintain hourly energy balance between demand and supply requirements.
- Assist with dispatching generation facilities and purchased-power resources, considering economic factors while maintaining system reliability.
- Learn to identify additional open-market trading opportunities that can maximize economic benefit to the system.
- Pursue NERC certification to qualify for independent dispatch.
- Develop operational knowledge across the three operating companies and functional knowledge of Xcel Energy’s core businesses beyond Commercial Operations.
- After developing proficiency in Power System Operations, Gas Supply, and Energy Scheduling, provide staffing coverage as needed by independently performing role responsibilities during high workload or staffing shortages.
- Meet required shift and on-call coverage, including 12-hour shifts with partial night and weekend work in Power Operations and partial weekend on-call availability in Gas Supply.
Benefits
- Annual incentive program
- Medical/pharmacy plan
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Dependent care flexible spending account
- Health care flexible spending account
- Health savings account, if enrolled in an eligible health plan
- Limited-purpose flexible spending account, if enrolled in an eligible health plan and HSA
- Transportation reimbursement account
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Employee assistance program
- Fitness center reimbursement, if enrolled in an eligible health plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Transit programs
- Employee recognition program
- Pension
- 401(k) plan
- Paid time off
- Holidays
- Volunteer paid time off
- Parental leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
