Hourly Energy Scheduler / Asset Manager (Birmingham, AL)

Southern Company•Birmingham, AL

5h•Onsite

About The Position

This position is in the Hourly Trading group within the Gas Supply and Energy Trading department in the Commercial Operations, Planning and Environmental (COP&E) organization. Hourly Trading works closely with Real Time Operations to optimize the Southern Company generation fleet in the real time wholesale power market. This role will provide support for negotiating and executing short term wholesale transactions and the administration of multiple long-term wholesale contracts. The primary responsibilities include energy scheduling and tagging activities, transmission procurement, transaction entry and checkout, billing support, and general assistance to energy traders. The position requires the ability to perform detailed transactional work under strict deadlines and operates in an exciting, fast-paced trading floor environment. The successful candidate will gain insights into various business aspects including unit commitment, economic dispatch, fleet and gas operations, energy trading, risk, asset management, transmission, and billing. Hourly Trading is a 24x7x365 function, and this position is part of a 6-person team, requiring rotating 12-hour shifts that include nights, weekends, and holidays.

Requirements

Strong quantitative, problem solving, and communication skills (written & verbal)
Proficiency with Windows based software applications (e.g. MS Office Suite), namely MS Excel, MS Word, etc.
Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
Ability to initiate and manage multiple projects and meet strict deadlines
Possess sound judgment in making decisions under tight time constraints
Ability to work effectively with others in a team environment
Must be self-directed with strong initiative and dependability
Must be able to use discretion concerning sensitive, confidential, and proprietary information
Must have strong customer service orientation and be effective interacting with both internal and external customers

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in a course of study that demonstrates strong analytical and technical skills such as Engineering, Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Business etc.
An MBA or advanced degree in these areas or a related field
NERC System Operator Certification
Experience working in the energy trading field
Experience working rotating shifts
Experience working in a transmission control center, distribution control center, bulk power operations, or generating plant

Responsibilities

Scheduling transactions, troubleshooting customer/supplier transaction issues
Scheduling energy flows to ensure load/generation balancing
Providing transmission and RTO ramp availability reporting and procurement support
Interfacing with billing function to help process changes and resolve issues arising from transaction activity
Providing general support for energy trading products and services
Analyzing data and issues in a high-energy, fast-paced environment
Maintaining a thorough understanding of the operational aspects of energy trading and the applicable transmission tariffs