Power Supply Supervisor - Generation Coordinator

Ameren • Saint Louis, MO

83d • $102,500 - $158,900

About The Position

The Power Supply Supervisor (Generation Coordinator) manages the planning and coordination of major generation events, including outages, derates, and testing for all Ameren Missouri generation assets. Coordination efforts cover next-day and longer term forward planning periods.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or technology from an accredited college or university is required.
• Significant experience in power plant operations, power plant maintenance, generation dispatching, MISO Market operations, or transmission system operations in lieu of a degree will be considered.
• Seven or more years of experience in power plant operations, generation dispatching, MISO market operations, analysis, trading, and/or settlements is required.
• Detailed knowledge of the MISO markets is required.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills are required.
• Analytical, computer, and problem solving skills are required.
• Ability to multi-task and manage high pressure situations.
• Strong initiative and be a highly motivated individual.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word required.
• Proficiency with ProcessBook required.
• This position requires an employee background check according to NERC guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Manage generation activities and perform operations planning for Ameren Missouri generation assets, in concert with the Power Supply Supervisor on shift.
• Maintain communication paths and continuous operations interface with Ameren Missouri generation plant management and planning staff, and discuss emergent issues that can affect plant output or availability.
• Manage planning and coordination of major generation events, especially for longer term forward planning.
• Conduct the Ameren Missouri generation conference call each business day morning, and compile reported information on capabilities, limitations, reliabilities and other general status information.
• Disseminate generation information to Ameren internal stakeholders via the morning conference call summary e-mail.
• Update the system status on the Genesis unit status page each morning prior to 8:00 am, and anytime throughout the day as system conditions or market conditions change.
• Conduct generation information meetings with Traders, Power Supply Supervisor, and Power Supply Coordinator to review unit status and discuss management of assets.
• Work with the Power Supply Supervisor to manage outage information in the outage tracking tool, and ensure that all information is accurate and up to date.
• Ensure that all unit outages are communicated to MISO via the CROW application.
• Facilitate the Ameren Missouri generation outage scheduling team, and manage the Major Outage Schedule in Genesis.
• Monitor conditions on the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers, and provide reports to Ameren Missouri on when river level or temperature conditions have the potential to affect operation or output of the generation assets.
• Coordinate annual MISO Generation Verification Testing.
• Provide reporting information to Ameren Legal for submission to the Missouri Public Service monthly Planned Outage and Testing Reports, and Commission Electronic Filing and Information System (EFIS).
• Issue conservative operation alerts for extreme weather, MISO reliability orders, loss of internal generation resources due to unit outages, transmission system issues, etc., to Ameren Missouri generation assets.
• Evaluate and coordinate short term outages, derates, and testing requested by Ameren Missouri generation assets.
• Review and approve derate and outage requests submitted by plant personnel via the outage tracking tool, or communicated via phone communications.
• Coordinate asset management decisions regarding the timing of derates, outages, testing and reliability issues.
• Work with the Optimization Specialist - Operations, the Power Supply Supervisor, and Traders to perform economic and position analyses.
• Review MISO must offer non-compliance reports, and ensure actions are taken to mitigate instances of non-compliance.
• Comply with all department procedures, MISO Tariff, MISO business practice manuals, MISO procedures, Maintain NERC Certification, and NERC Reliability Standards.
• Conduct bi-annual meetings with Ameren Missouri generation plant management and planning staff for summer and winter readiness.

Benefits

• Medical coverage on date of hire
• 100% employer paid cash balance pension plan
• 401(k) with company match fully vested on date of hire
• Minimum of 15 days paid vacation and 12 paid holidays
• Paid parental leave and family caregiver leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Utilities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees