Energy Market Analyst or Senior - Austin, United States - Careers In Government, Inc.

Description

Energy Market Analyst or Senior - Wholesale Power Market Analysis

City of Austin, TX
Austin ,

Texas
May 03, 2024
Full Time

Administrative Analysis and Research

Job Description

Minimum Qualifications
Energy Market Analyst

Education and/or Equivalent Experience:

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.

Licenses or Certifications:
None.

Energy Market Analyst Senior

Education and/or Equivalent Experience:

Graduation with a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, plus five (5) years of experience in a related field.

A Master's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in a field related to the job may substitute for experience up to one (1) year.

PhD. from an accredited college or university

with major course work in a field related to the job may substitute for experience up to two (2) years.

Licenses and Certifications Required:
None
Notes to Applicants

The Energy Market Analyst resides in the Energy Market Analysis & Resource Planning group of Energy and Market Operations Division.

The Energy Market Analysis and Resource Planning group is responsible for anywhere from 5 minutes to 20 years supporting various activities such as Resource planning, Renewable integration & evaluation, Congestion revenue rights auction, load forecasting, fuel planning, Analyzing market conditions, Power purchase evaluation, Analyzing Market design changes etc.

Working with Austin Energy provides a number of health and welfare benefits such as low-cost medical, dental, vision, paid leave time, a highly competitive retirement plan, career development opportunities and more.

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Employment Application:
The City of Austin employment application is an official document; incomplete applications will not be considered.

Please be sure to detail on the application all current and previous employment that you wish to be considered as part of your qualifications.

The Employment Record should be complete with job titles, employment dates, job duties, functions, and responsibilities for each position held.

Starting salary will be based on overall relevant experience from your application.
This position does not allow for a resume or cover letter to be included. Only information on your employment application will be considered. You may use "N/A" for fields that are not applicable.

Please note that Austin Energy may close the job posting at any time after 7 days from the date of the initial advertisement.

Once the job posting has closed, applications cannot be changed.

If you are selected as a top candidate:

Verification of your education (which may include high school graduation or GED , undergraduate and/or graduate degrees) will be required.

You must provide proof of education from an accredited organization/institution. You must also provide proof of your professional licenses or certifications.

If you are identified as a top candidate and are in the military or a veteran, you will need to provide a copy of your DD-214 prior to confirming a start date.

ERCOT

This position requires the use of an
ERCOT Digital Certificate ( EDC ) and therefore will require a Security Review to determine if the candidate meets all the requirements for issuance of the EDC .

Pay Range
Commensurate
Hours
Monday through Friday
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Work outside of regular business hours/days may be required due to business needs
Job Close Date 06/13/2024 Type of Posting External Department Austin Energy Regular/Temporary Regular Grant Funded or Pooled Position Not Applicable Category Professional Location 4815 Mueller Blvd, Austin TX 78723; Hybrid Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Experience:
Knowledge of Nodal electricity market and analyzing Locational Marginal Prices and their impacts on transporting power
Knowledge of generation dispatch economics, asset valuation, power plant financial statements, and renewable source integration
Knowledge of modeling transmission systems, energy markets, utility operations, and/or LMP (Nodal) markets using steady-state and security-constrained unit commitment and economic dispatch models
Knowledge of analyzing causes and cost impacts of Transmission Congestion
Knowledge of with power/energy trading and electricity generation fuel market
Knowledge of production cost models such as UPLAN / Aurora/ Promod, etc.
Knowledge of with SAS statistical programming languages such as R, Python or other scripting language and BI tools such as Tableau or MS Power BI
Duties, Functions and Responsibilities
Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.

Energy Market Analyst

Energy Market Analyst Senior
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

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.

Energy Market Analyst

Energy Market Analyst Senior
Criminal Background Investigation This position has been approved for a Criminal Background Investigation. EEO/ADA
The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require reasonable accommodation during the application process or have a question regarding an essential job function, please call or Texas Relay by dialing

The City of Austin will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, age, religion, veteran status, disability, or sexual orientation.

In addition, the City will not discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of an individual's AIDS , AIDS Related Complex, or HIV status; nor will the City discriminate against individuals who are perceived to be at risk of HIV infection, or who associate with individuals who are believed to be at risk.

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• The minimum qualifications for this position are 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.

  Do you meet these requirements?

Yes
No

• Please describe how you meet the minimum qualifications referenced above. Detail how you meet the educational requirements (if applicable), account for the years of related experience (if applicable), and explain any substitutions of experience for education, or vice-versa (if applicable).

(Open Ended Question)

• Do you have knowledge of Nodal Electricity Markets?

Yes
No

• This position requires the use of an
  ERCOT Digital Certificate (EDC) and, therefore, will require a Security Review to determine if the candidate meets all the requirements for issuance of the EDC. Do you consent to a Security Review?

Yes
No

• Rate your experience in Asset evaluation/Power plant financials/Renewable resource integration.

None
Low
Medium
High

• Rate your experience analyzing Locational Marginal Prices and their impacts on transporting power.

None
Low
Medium
High

• Rate your years of experience in modeling of transmission systems, energy markets, utility operations, and/or LMP (Nodal) markets using steady-state and security-constrained unit commitment and economic-dispatch models analyzing Locational Marginal Prices and their impacts on transporting power.

Less than one (1) year
One (1) to Three (3) years
Three (3) to five (5) years
More than five (5) years

• Do you have experience analyzing the causes and cost impacts of Transmission Congestion?

Yes
No

• Do you have experience working with power plant or transmission dispatch operations?

Yes
No

• Do you have knowledge of generation dispatch economics?

Yes
No

• Rate your experience with power/energy trading and electricity generation fuel markets.

None
Low
Medium
High

• Rate your experience with production cost models such as UPLAN/Aurora/Promod etc., and forecasting tools.

None
Low
Medium
High

• Rate your experience using SAS statistical programming language, R, Python or any scripting language.

None
Low
Medium
High

• Rate your experience using BI tools such as Tableau or Microsoft power BI.

None
Low
Medium
High

• Indicate your highest skill level in Microsoft Excel.

Beginner:
skill level includes data entry, basic formatting (page setup, column width, etc.), creating spreadsheets, etc.

Intermediate:
skill level includes basic calculations, use of functions, complex formatting (cell manipulation, etc.), charts/graphs (static), etc.

Advanced:
skill level includes pivot tables, V Lookups, formula creation, use of functions for formula creation, etc.

Expert:
skill level includes macros creation, complex formula creation/manipulation, charts/graphs (dynamic), create database queries, etc.
None of the Above

• This position requires a criminal background check. By selecting the following, you are acknowledging that you understand if you are selected as a top candidate for this position, you will need a successful CBI to be hired.

Yes

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