ERCOT Market Representative

American Electric PowerAustin, TX
14d

About The Position

Represents AEP Texas at ERCOT as a Market Representative in the different Committee and Subcommittees and supporting the different subject matter experts (SMEs) in the different Working Groups

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university AND 2 years relevant field, operations or analytical experience OR Associate’s degree from an accredited college or university AND 6 years relevant field, operations or analytical experience OR High School diploma or GED AND 8 years relevant field, operations or analytical experience.
  • Developed knowledge of regulatory matters for the applicable regulatory function performed. Regulatory matters include but are not limited to: ERCOT wholesale and retail market; ERCOT market structure, processes, and roles; state regulatory commission structures, processes, and roles; industry restructuring and deregulation; and current legislative and regulatory policy issues impacting electric utilities.
  • Proficiency with spreadsheets is required.
  • Proficient oral and written communication skills, including the ability to articulate strategy and provide guidance to management and witnesses on case, are required.
  • Must possess analytical problem-solving skills.
  • Required to work mandatory” on-call” requirements over weekends, holidays, vacations, etc. as necessary to meet regulatory requirements, including due dates required by the Company or as imposed by ERCOT or the Commission.
  • Occasional travel will be required, such as to attend in-person meetings at ERCOT, to participate in Commission Staff and/or stakeholder meetings/events, to advocate the Company’s position in various federal, regional, or state venues, to attend training, etc.

Nice To Haves

  • Master’s degree, in areas of study identified above, is preferred.
  • Professional Engineer (PE), Project Management Professional (PMP) or similar certification/licensure is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Represents AEP at ERCOT as the Back-Up Authorized Representative across the ERCOT Market
  • Facilitates work activity of others to perform regulatory tasks, such as responding to information requests, creating revision request proposals, or developing reply comments to already existing language proposals
  • Facilitate organizational unit activities related to specific, unique and/or highly specialized areas of regulatory practice
  • Promotes professionalism and standards, influences the direction of thinking through the organizational unit as a recognized authority
  • Operates with little supervision in a complex environment
  • Interprets regulatory needs and implements projects, analysis, and process work by establishing measurable goals, objectives and requirements relative to a specific area of responsibility
  • Addresses company system-wide issues within specialized field of expertise
  • Reviews planned work of others
  • Anticipates, identifies, clarifies, resolves and initiates solutions to internal and/or external unique and specialized problems that sometimes involve analysis of inadequate or conflicting data
  • Facilitates the development of opportunities, new ideas and approaches that have system-wide impact
  • Works primarily independently, with guidance only on more complex matters, to prepare and present complex regulatory subjects and strategies in a clear, concise and effective manner to management and/or regulatory bodies
  • Demonstrates a developed knowledge of the network channels within the company, other companies, professional organizations, and regulatory agencies
  • Makes complex decisions based on calculated risk and be held accountable for these complex decisions
  • Has a very strong knowledge of the impact of the decisions made on other organizational units internal and external of the company
  • Possesses expert knowledge to defend decisions that are made in the interest of the company
  • Demonstrates the ability to extrapolate beyond known facts to reach logical conclusions

Benefits

  • In addition to a competitive compensation, AEP offers a unique comprehensive benefits package that aims to support and enhance the overall well-being of our employees.

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What This Job Offers

Job Type

Full-time

Career Level

Mid Level

Number of Employees

5,001-10,000 employees

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