Senior Manager - Power Operations

bp • Houston, TX

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

Our purpose is to bring together people, energy and markets to power and navigate a changing world. In a time of constant change and possibility we need new talent to pursue commercial opportunities, motivated by best-in-class insight and expertise. We’re always striving for more innovative digital solutions, sustainable outcomes and closer collaboration across our company and beyond, and you could be part of that too. Together we continue to grow as the world’s leading energy company! About the role As the Senior Manager, you will lead a Power Operations Real‑Time Desk and ISO Coordination function across multiple markets. This leader will own real‑time reliability and commercial execution (DAM/RTM), ensure flawless market communications with ISOs/RTOs, drive congestion and imbalance mitigation, and elevate operational rigor, compliance, and performance. The role requires deep market operations expertise (e.g., ERCOT, PJM, MISO, SPP, CAISO, NYISO, ISO‑NE) and a proven track record of managing high‑tempo 24x7 operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work-related experience required
• Highly skilled in power market operations with at least 3–5 years in real‑time leadership or ISO coordination roles across multiple markets (preferably including ERCOT + at least one of PJM/MISO/SPP/CAISO/NYISO/ISO‑NE).
• Expertise in: DAM/RTM bidding & dispatch, ancillary services, congestion management, imbalance mitigation, RUC/commitment processes.
• ISO protocols, tariffs, and operational procedures; strong working knowledge of telemetry/SCADA/ICCP/EMS and market communications.
• Scheduling/tagging (EIR e Tags), NAESB standards; settlements touchpoints and dispute basics.
• Outage coordination and emergency operations (EEA/EECP, load shed protocols familiarity).
• Familiarity with ETRM (Endur or similar), OATI webTrader/webTrans, ISO portals (e.g., ERCOT MMS/EMIL; PJM Markets Gateway/eDART; MISO MUI/CROW; SPP Marketplace; CAISO BPM portals; NYISO MIS; ISO‑NE SMD), forecasting platforms, and data/BI tools.

Nice To Haves

• Previous Natural Gas & Power scheduling experience highly desired
• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Previous leadership experience preferred
• Has experience interacting with internal teams (Real-Time trading team, analysis team, trading support functions) across multiple locations and ISOs (including ERCOT/CAISO/PJM)
• Understanding of US Day Ahead and Intra-day Trading on US short-term markets
• Experience in power systems engineering and/or software development focused on generation, transmission, distribution and/or outage management
• Ability to lead through influence, develop a strong and engaged team
• Demonstrated knowledge of BI solutions and best practices for database solutions
• Has designed, developed, maintained, and deployed enterprise level reports using: Microsoft Access and Excel, SSRS Reporting Services (SQL), Tibco Spotfire

Responsibilities

• Lead the 24x7 Real‑Time Desk: unit dispatch guidance, bid/offer strategies (DAM/RTM), load/resource balancing, outage coordination, and real‑time risk management.
• Own real‑time P&L drivers (LMPs, congestion, losses, uplift) and ensure disciplined execution of strategy, limits, and controls.
• Direct curtailment response, emergency operations, scarcity events, and weather‑driven reliability actions.
• Supervise day‑ahead clearing and real‑time re‑optimization; ensure handoffs with Day‑Ahead trading, Asset Optimization, Transmission, and Risk.
• Serve as senior point of contact with ISOs/RTOs for operational matters: market communications, settlements exceptions, outage notifications, telemetry issues, and compliance inquiries.
• Ensure timely and accurate submissions: resource plans, DAM/RTM bids, ancillary service offers, telemetry/SCADA validations, outage cards, RUC responses, EEA procedures, and market messaging (e.g., MUI, Markets Gateway, CROW, OMS, outage schedulers).
• Drive congestion management: constraints monitoring, TLR/SCED awareness, re-dispatch guidance, and collaboration on CRR/FTR/TCC implications with Commercial and Risk.
• Maintain strict adherence to market rules and protocols; champion NERC/Regional standards awareness within a market participant’s scope (e.g., O&P that impact participants), NAESB and ISO‑specific procedures.
• Supervise tagging/scheduling quality (EIR e‑Tags), telemetry availability, ICCP/SCADA data integrity, EMS/AGC coordination, and evidence for audits.
• Establish SOPs, checklists, and MOC (management of change) for desk processes; conduct incident reviews and CAPAs.
• Along with VP Gas & Power Ops, provide leadership to ensure successful delivery of systems programs.
• Build a cohesive regional culture focused on value creation & customer service.
• Build a strong relationship with Enablers to ensure the business is run in a safe, controlled & efficient manner.
• Accountable for efficient resource utilization across gas and power operations teams.
• Support projects, initiatives, and find opportunities to drive value within the broader organization.
• Assign tasks and duties to your team to assist in Power Operations Support and Project Support, while maintaining compliance and oversite.
• Support the increase mandate and use of BI visual tools and capabilities to improve our performance, communication, and visibility of assets.

Benefits

• At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment.
• We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to encouraging an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.
• There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, and excellent retirement benefits, among others!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees