| Purpose: |
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Under general direction, performs a variety of tasks related to the optimization, nomination, balancing and invoicing of fuel and electrical energy sales, purchases and transportation. |
| Duties, Functions and Responsibilities: |
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Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
- Projects short and long-term electric energy and fuel requirements.
- Assists with forecasting daily wholesale power and fuel prices and market trends. Optimizes power and fuel purchases among multiple supply and transportation options.
- Allocates wholesale power and fuel purchases in accordance with contractual obligations.
- Assists with daily, monthly and other purchases of wholesale power and fuel; the execution of energy risk management transactions, the planning and designing of energy risk management strategies: wholesale power and fuel contracts and agreements.
- Nominates and schedules daily wholesale power and natural gas purchase and transportation volumes.
- Monitors daily natural gas consumption and re-nominates as needed. Monitors and controls natural gas transportation imbalance accounts.
- Performs Qualified Scheduling Entity (QSE) bidding and scheduling functions. Monitors Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) transmission congestion and determines impacts to Austin Energy (AE) energy schedules.
- Issues generating unit dispatch and commitment orders to the power plants. Monitors and coordinates generating unit status and performance among affected parties.
- Supports ERCOT market design and development process.
- Analyzes monthly wholesale power and fuel purchases, sales, and risk activity reports.
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| Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised: |
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None
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| Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: |
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Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
- Knowledge of AE's wholesale fuel and energy requirements.
- Knowledge of applicable processes, techniques, and methods.
- Knowledge of federal, state, local laws, and ordinances governing fuel and energy markets.
- Skill in purchasing and selling wholesale power and fuel.
- Skill in communicating effectively both orally and in writing to convey information in a clear and concise manner.
- Skill in using computers and related software applications.
- Skill in analyzing detail and complex data to make sound decisions.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks in a demanding and face pace environment.
- Ability to work with frequent interruptions and changes in priorities.
- Ability to quickly recognize and analyze irregular events.
- Ability to cross train in related areas.
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| Minimum Qualifications: |
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- Graduation with a Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university,plus three (3) years of experience in a related field.
- Master's degree with major course work in a field related to the job may substitute for experience up to one (1) year.
- PhD. with major course work in a field related to the job may substitute for experience up to two (2) years.
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| Licenses and Certifications Required: |
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None
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