Real Time Scheduling Analyst

Shell•San Diego, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

SENA’s Real Time (RT) Desk manages and optimizes short-tenor (Day-Ahead and Real-Time) power and gas positions in markets throughout the United States and Canada. The Real Time Scheduling Analyst provides dedicated support to our real-time power traders, hourly scheduling, data analytics, hourly reconciliations, trade entries, post analysis, data requests, and customer reporting. The scheduling analyst also provides general support for Real Time Traders, Asset Optimization Traders and front office commercial staff within a high-pressure, fast paced and demanding environment. The primary objective of the team is to minimize operational risk and maximize stakeholder value in the real-time North America electric power markets.

Requirements

Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Economics, Business, Finance, Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics or an equivalent combination of experience and education.
2 or more years of professional work experience
Highly availability and dependable for a 12-hour shift for up to 7 days in a row including nights, weekends, and holidays
Thrives in a high-pressure multi-tasking environment where time sensitive tasks/projects must be consistently delivered with high quality
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with time sensitive deadlines
Ability to make quick and well-reasoned decisions is critical
Demonstrate Grasp of economic reasoning skills
High level of attention to detail and accuracy
Self-motivated individual who functions well in an operational team environment

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a Technical Field is preferred

Responsibilities

Work a continuous 12-hour shift alongside a real-time power trader for up to 7 days in a row including nights, weekends, and holidays
Procure hourly transmission reservations and create electronic tags under the guidance of a real-time power trader
Upload power market bids, offers, and schedules to the appropriate ISOs under the guidance of a real-time power trader
Work with counterparties to set up paths and schedules. Ensure tags and transmission are properly implemented
Analyze complex data to help traders and customers make decisions
Provide real-time support to real-time traders and trade floor personnel, resolving operational issues quickly to minimize impact to business operations
Work with Power Settlements and Risk to reconcile customer and Shell Energy's trade activity to invoices and Shell Energy's trade capture system to ensure correct and timely PNL reporting and cash flows/invoice processing.
Maintain good working relationships with various stakeholders including trading business users, IT service partners and management, supplier partners, vendors and customers
Work with the real-time trading team and other IT operational teams, to coordinate effective resolutions to operational issues
Develop and continuously improve data handling, report generation and IT processes on Shell’s Azure framework
Ensure that all required processes and procedures are followed, facilitate implementation of policy and procedure changes as required
Develop tools to leverage and analyze archived market data in a meaningful way.
Utilize ETRM systems and applications to simplify energy and ancillary reporting to stakeholders as needed
Standardize and internally distribute daily reports
Interface with in-house Trading Software to develop real-time asset and trader performance metrics
Collaborate on performance management, root-cause analysis, and review strategies accordingly
Manage large datasets in a meaningful way, with the ability to extract insight and develop actionable commercial strategies, including
Provide coding assistance to make inferences from large data sets and aid in work process improvement/automation projects.
Expertise in VBA, SQL databases, SQL Reporting Services, C, R, Python, or other advanced programming language preferred
Collaborate with functional groups within Shell Energy including Accounting, Customer Support, Risk Control, and Power Scheduling to facilitate the tie-out and settlement processes for daily P/L reporting and exposure reporting
Contract Administration to verify/reconcile information as well as physical power delivery language
Contribute to and ensure alignment with SENA's overall goals and strategies

Benefits

medical
dental
vision coverage
life Insurance
Business Travel Accident Insurance
Occupational Accidental Death Benefit programs
company pension plan
401(k) plan
up to 6 weeks of paid vacation time
up to 11 paid holidays
parental leave offering 16 weeks of paid leave for birthing parents, and 8 weeks of paid leave for non-birthing parents
short-term disability leave for up to 26 weeks at 100% or 50% of base pay
Long-Term Disability insurance
financial reimbursement for adoption
wellness
education
personal learning expenses
discretionary long-term incentives