Market Operations Engineer Lead
About The Position
The Market Operations Engineer Lead provides engineering and analytical support for the wholesale electricity market in Texas. The role monitors system conditions and market performance, helps ensure the consistency and stability of the market, and applies electricity market theory to understand market behavior and outcomes. It prepares and validates electric power system models and investigates data-analysis methods to develop improved analytical tools. The position monitors and analyzes the wholesale electricity market, generates and maintains market reports in response to requests and protocol requirements, and recommends, reviews, and tests proposed changes to ERCOT wholesale market systems and design. It helps ensure wholesale market activities are completed in accordance with protocols and works with Market Participants to resolve wholesale market and grid operations issues. As a subject matter expert, the role uses expert judgment to provide remedies for Market Participant disputes and communicates with stakeholders about protocol application. It provides technical assistance to PUCT, industry, and stakeholder groups; prepares or reviews presentation materials for stakeholder, industry, and ERCOT board meetings; and may lead projects or represent the department at stakeholder, industry, and PUCT meetings. The position mentors, advises, and may lead lower-level professional or support employees. The worksite is 2705 West Lake Drive, Taylor, Texas 76574. Partial telecommuting may be available from within Texas.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Power Systems Engineering.
- At least eight years of experience as a Power Systems Engineer, Operations Engineer, Power Systems Analyst, or Engineering Supervisor.
- The required experience must be in the electric utility industry.
Responsibilities
- Provide engineering and analytical support for the Texas wholesale electricity market.
- Monitor system conditions, market performance, and wholesale electricity market activity.
- Work with internal and external stakeholders on issues concerning the wholesale market construct within ERCOT protocols.
- Help ensure market consistency and stability and that wholesale market activities are completed in accordance with protocols.
- Prepare and validate electric power system models.
- Apply electricity market theory to understand market behavior and outcomes.
- Investigate data-analysis methods and develop improved analytical tools.
- Generate and maintain market reports as requested and required by protocols.
- Assist management and senior experts in providing technical assistance to PUCT, industry, and stakeholder groups.
- Recommend, review, and test proposed changes to ERCOT wholesale market systems and design.
- Work with Market Participants to resolve wholesale market and grid operations issues.
- Serve as a subject matter expert and use expert judgment to provide remedies for Market Participant disputes.
- Initiate stakeholder communications regarding the application of protocols.
- Generate or review presentation materials for stakeholder, industry, and ERCOT board meetings.
- Mentor, advise, and sometimes lead lower-level professional and support employees.
- May lead projects and represent the department at stakeholder, industry, and PUCT meetings.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
