Hourly Energy Scheduler / Asset Manager (Birmingham, AL)

Southern Company • Birmingham, AL

1d • 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 position will provide support for negotiating and executing short term wholesale transactions and the administration of multiple long-term wholesale contracts. This position will primarily be responsible for energy scheduling and tagging activities, transmission procurement, transaction entry and checkout, billing support, and general support to assist energy traders. This position requires the ability to perform detailed transactional work while under strict deadlines. This position entails working in an exciting, fast paced trading floor environment where the successful candidate will have the opportunity to gain insights into a broad sweep of the business including unit commitment, economic dispatch, fleet and gas operations, energy trading, risk, asset management, transmission, and billing. Hourly Trading is a 24x7x365 function. This position is part of a 6-person team and will be required to work rotating 12 hour shifts which includes nights, weekends, and holidays. Over a typical 6-week rotation this position only works a total of 23 days compared to traditional jobs which work a total of 30 days over the same period.

Requirements

• 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. is desired but not required
• An MBA or advanced degree in these areas or a related field is a plus
• NERC System Operator Certification is a plus
• Experience working in the energy trading field is a plus
• Experience working rotating shifts is a plus
• Experience working in a transmission control center, distribution control center, bulk power operations, or generating plant is a plus
• Strong quantitative, problem solving, and communication skills (written & verbal)

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

Benefits

• Competitive Pay
• Excellent benefits packages which includes: Medical and dental coverage
• Defined Pension/Cash Balance Benefit Plan
• Performance-sharing plan
• 401(k) plan with a generous company match
• Bonus opportunities
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Some relocation assistance may be available if the selected candidate currently resides outside the Birmingham area

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees