Day Ahead & Forward Supervisor

Position Description

Seattle City Light, a department of the City of Seattle, is one of the nations largest municipally owned utilities in terms of the number of customers served. Over the years we have worked very hard to keep Seattle’s electricity affordable, reliable, and environmentally sound. Today, City Light is a recognized national leader in energy efficiency and environmental stewardship.

The Day Ahead & Forward Supervisor is part of City Lights Power Marketing team that is responsible for ensuring that City Light customers have reliable, affordable, regulatory compliant power delivered to our customers. The position will also oversee the transmission planning and outage management functions of the Power Operations and Marketing team. The marketing supervisor is responsible for ensuring that the Day-Ahead and Forward Power Marketer team has the necessary training, tools, analysis, and support needed to transact in a dynamic energy market. This position will report to the Sr. Manager of Power Operations & Marketing.

Job Responsibilities

Here is more about what youll be doing:
The Power Marketing Supervisor role includes the following key responsibilities:

• Provide leadership to the Day Ahead & Forward Marketers that report to the supervisor.
• Develop strategy for participating in the CAISO Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) and utilizing scheduling coordinator rights to ensure the marketers are maximizing participation in the EIM and develop new operating procedures for how to maximize revenue and reduce the cost of serving load for City Lights rate payers.
• Monitor developing Day Ahead Market policy and provide analysis and support to cross functional teams to position City Light effectively for entrance into new markets.
• Work with After-the-Fact settlements analyst to resolve any settlements disputes and provide clarification for marketing related purchases and sales.
• During extreme weather events, provide proper streamflow and dam operation strategy to ensure that SCL load is met, and that environmental requirements and downstream safety obligations are maintained.
• Coordinate Forward and Day-Ahead marketing plans with the Real-Time Operations Supervisor to maximize bilateral and EIM market participation across the trade desks.
• Prepare analysis for weekly internal risk working groups. Monitor monthly & yearly risk metrics and prepare trading hedge plans to mitigate risk while remaining compliant with internal risk policy.
• Provide marketing valuation for long term resource and transmission procurement.
• Train and onboard new employees. Configure and set up existing accounts and certificates with the help of the power systems automation staff.
• Participate in regional planning activities, Cap and Trade, CETA, Extended Day Ahead Market stakeholder process, and other market related activities.
• Ensures current outage operations maintenance plans are followed and trade/schedule/plan energy and generation in conjunction with the maintenance plan.
• Monitor Western Resource Adequacy Program stakeholder initiatives. Represent City Light in regional forums and adapt business processes to remain compliant and strategically positioned within the program.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications: In addition to the skills and experience mentioned below, a successful applicant will have experience that reflects a commitment to creating fair and equitable outcomes and has:

Education: Bachelor’s degree in business administration, mathematics, engineering, economics, finance or related field

Experience: Minimum of three years’ experience in wholesale energy marketing or operations, resource planning and/or risk management or a combination of education and/or training and/or experience which provides an equivalent background required to perform the work of the class.

Desired Qualifications – You will be successful if you have the following experience, skills, and abilities:

• Expertise in power marketing, hydro operations, renewable generation forecasting and operations, energy scheduling, electronic tagging, position management, vendor management, streamflow forecasting, risk & forward hedging, resource procurement, outage management, commercial transmission operation and planning.
• Experience in people leading/direct report management.
• Knowledge of BPA Federal Energy and Transmission system including key Points of Receipt and Delivery
• Familiarity and expertise in OATI suite of applications including Websmarttag, CTRM, WebTrader, WebcalcSH, WebSmartOASIS, and others. Familiarity with other deal capture and ETRM software can be substituted provided the experience translates to ability to provide value utilizing SCLs current software suite.
• Knowledge of existing and emerging federal, regional, state, and local regulations. This include existing and proposed Carbon and Cap-and-Trade regulatory initiatives.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills related to energy procurement, trading, and operations strategy.
• Ability to resolve counterparty-related disputes and after-the-fact settlements.
• Experience creating and leading high performing teams.
• Proven analytical expertise to support power marketing strategic position within the bilateral and EIM market.
• Expertise in working with cross functional teams that provide robust analysis to support senior management for decisions related to key strategic initiatives for the utility.
• Ability to generate reports, create and modify marketing specific dashboards, and synthesize/integrate necessary operational and marketing data to support long-term strategic operational strategy.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills

Please note this job advertisement is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Additional Information

The full salary range for this position is $50.65 to $88.13 per hour.

Application Process
Please submit the following with your online application:

• A cover letter in which you clearly describe how your knowledge, experience, skills, and abilities prepare you for the job responsibilities and qualifications outlined in the job announcement
• A current resume of your educational and professional work experience.

Who May Apply: This position is open to all candidates that meet the qualifications. Seattle City Light values diverse perspectives and life experiences. Applicants will be considered regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, marital status, disability, religious or political affiliation, age, sexual orientation, or gender identity. Seattle City Light encourages people of all backgrounds to apply, including people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities, veterans, and those with diverse life experiences.

Job offers are contingent on the verification of credentials and other information required by the employment process, including the completion of a background check. The background check will involve a criminal history check, which includes conviction and arrest records in compliance with the Seattles Fair Chance Employment Ordinance, SMC 14.17 and the City of Seattle Personnel Rule 10.3 (Download PDF reader). A driving history review may be conducted in compliance with SMC 4.79.020. Applicants will be provided an opportunity to explain or correct background information.

The City of Seattle offers a comprehensive benefits package including vacation, holiday, and sick leave as well as medical, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance for employees and their dependents. More information about employee benefits is available on the City’s website at: https://www.seattle.gov/human-resources/benefits/employees-and-covered-family-members/most-employees-plans.

Want to know more about Seattle City Light? Check out our web page: https://www.seattle.gov/city-light/about-us/careers.

The City of Seattle offers a comprehensive benefits package including vacation, holiday and sick leave as well as medical, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance for employees and their dependents.