Wholesale Merchant Operations Supervisor

Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB)•Eugene, OR

6h•$147,507 - $196,676•Hybrid

About The Position

Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) is seeking a Wholesale Merchant Operations Supervisor to lead its Trading Operations Team through changes in Western wholesale power markets, including organized day-ahead markets, evolving resource adequacy rules, and new BPA power products. The role leads experienced Real-Time, Short-Term, Power Scheduling, and Organized Markets professionals, setting strategic direction, removing obstacles, and helping the team develop tools, workflows, and market strategies. The team works across time horizons to optimize EWEB’s generation and contract portfolio. The supervisor oversees real-time operations, short-term trading, analytics, power scheduling, and organized market readiness. The position is based in Eugene, Oregon, with an approved hybrid work arrangement; the selected candidate must live in Oregon. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States, as EWEB cannot sponsor or assume sponsorship of an employment visa. A post-offer background check is required.

Requirements

Eight years of progressively responsible work experience in wholesale energy trading, power operations, or a related energy operations function.
At least two years in a supervisory, lead, or subject matter expert role; lead worker or project manager experience may substitute if it includes most of the supervisory tasks described.
Demonstrated proficiency in at least two of the following: real-time energy trading; short-term or prompt month power trading; power scheduling and transmission management; or organized market operations.
Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Engineering, Economics, Finance, Mathematics, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of experience and training demonstrating the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States; EWEB is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa.
Must live in Oregon.
Successful candidate must complete a post-offer background check.

Nice To Haves

Experience across the full trading tenor, from prompt month through real-time, is strongly preferred.
Post-secondary education and/or coursework in Math, Science, or Engineering is preferred.

Responsibilities

Set strategic direction for the Trading Operations team and establish goals, performance standards, and work procedures.
Coordinate training, distribute workload, evaluate performance, resolve conflicts, and empower staff to develop ideas and improve desk operations through experimentation and automation.
Oversee the 24x7 Real-Time desk, including load and resource balancing, forecasting, hydro operations, and economic dispatch of generation, to meet obligations reliably and capture market value.
Oversee short-term trading and power scheduling, and develop strategies grounded in departmental data and analytics.
Align trading strategy with EWEB’s BPA Power Product, contract portfolio, generation assets, and market conditions to maximize portfolio value and minimize net power costs.
Serve as EWEB’s strategic voice on organized markets and expansion into day-ahead and other organized market structures.
Lead operational market readiness, including systems, staff training, compliance obligations, and coordination with regional market operators and counterparties.