Mgr Energy Acquisition Analysts

ComEd • Oak Brook, IL

10d • Onsite

About The Position

This position supervises, leads, and trains Department team members on day-to-day responsibilities, manages Department business processes and systems, and identifies and implements process and system improvements required to purchase power in the PJM marketplace and deliver energy to retail customers under a restructured retail environment. The role has management responsibility for the design, testing, implementation, documentation, and on-going performance of daily operational and financial processes. The position also represents Energy Acquisition on cross-functional teams evaluating or implementing strategic initiatives such as the design of new procurement methodologies and credit policies, and the evaluation and implementation of wholesale market structure changes. The management of energy, capacity, transmission service, and ancillary services purchased and delivered by the Department exceeds $6 billion annually. Market design issues affect wholesale procurement methodologies and costs and retail tariffs, billing, and revenues. Daily processes affect short- and long-term load and financial forecasts, real-time operations, and after-the-fact reporting and settlement throughout the Company. Department members continually work with senior members of Customer Operations, Regulatory and External Affairs, Transmission Operations, Finance, Accounting, and outside consultants in performing daily responsibilities and supporting strategic initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field and minimum 7-10 years of business experience or in lieu of bachelor's degree, 9-12 years of relevant experience.
• Familiarity with wholesale marketplace, OATTs and PJM business rules
• Familiarity with restructured retail marketplace and ComEd retail tariffs
• Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to solve complex problems and make decisions and proactively resolve external counterparty issues

Nice To Haves

• Electric utility experience
• Working knowledge of Customer Care & Billing (CC&B).
• Strong business and technology acumen.
• Experience partnering with IT and business stakeholders to support operational and system-related initiatives.
• Knowledge of utility billing, metering, settlements, or energy market operations is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, lead, and train Department members on business processes and systems used to procure power and allocate load serving responsibilities including load forecasting, verifying and submitting energy schedules, submitting capacity obligations and network service billing determinants, calculating and submitting 60-day reconciliations under PJM, updating customer class load profiles, producing load profile settlement equations, maintaining sample meter statistical data, performing load research for other internal departments and providing historical enrollment and usage data to suppliers.
• Management responsibility for the detailed design, testing, implementation, on-going performance and documentation of the day-to-day business processes and systems in accordance with key financial controls and Sarbanes Oxley compliance.
• Represent Energy Acquisition on cross-functional teams evaluating or implementing strategic initiatives such as the design of new procurement methodologies and credit policies, and evaluation and implementation of wholesale market structure changes.

Benefits

• Annual salary will vary based on a candidate’s skills, qualifications, experience, and other factors: $124,000.00/Yr. – $170,500.00/Yr.
• Annual Bonus for eligible positions: 20%
• 401(k) match and annual company contribution
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Life and disability insurance
• Generous paid time off options, including vacation, sick time, floating and fixed holidays, maternity leave and bonding/primary caregiver leave or parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program and resources for mental and emotional support
• Wellbeing programs such as tuition reimbursement, adoption and surrogacy assistance and fitness reimbursement
• Referral bonus program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager