Energy Market Operator

Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC; Pineville (LA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC in Louisiana seeks a skilled professional to support power generation dispatch with a focus on efficiency, safety, and operational excellence.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and 3-5+ years of related experience, with strong planning, teamwork, and the ability to communicate clearly with senior leadership.

Join a utility leader committed to reliable energy and continuous improvement, with opportunities to grow within a dynamic team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business/Accounting or related field.
• 3-5+ years of related experience.
• Step progression levels based on skill proficiency and scope of job.
• Strong business acumen pertaining to the Utility industry.
• Strong planning and project management skills.
• Willingness and ability to learn new technologies on the job.
• Proficient at functioning effectively within a team environment, present ideas and opinions in a respective and collegial manner.
• Progression to this level is strictly restricted based on critical individual capabilities and business requirements; must be supported by market survey data.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical execution of defined activities to support delivery of power generation dispatch initiatives.
• Own and execute power generation dispatch activities as defined by supervisor.
• Support agile projects through application of defined power generation dispatch approaches.
• Utilize dispatch standards, procedures, and processes; propose process improvements.
• Escalate risks to delivery and provide status updates to supervisor and management.

Skills

Business acumen

Project management

Team collaboration

Communication

Safety consciousness

Leadership potential

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Accounting or related field

Job description

At Cleco, we're not just poweringlives-we're powering a cleaner, smarter future for Louisiana. With bold investments in innovativeenergysolutions, we're transforminghow we power ourcommunities: smarter, cleaner, and more sustainable.This is a long-term commitmentto our people and our communities because our future-and the future of generations to come-depends on it. If you're ready to make an impact where it matters most, join us at Cleco-where we're Energizing Your Tomorrow.

Key Responsibilities

• Champions a corporate culture that emphasizes transparency, integrity, safety, environmental responsibility, employee development, diversity and inclusion, customer service, and operational excellence.
• Provide technical execution of defined activities to support the delivery of power generation dispatch initiatives required to achieve efficiency, effectiveness, and innovation objectives.
• Achieve results by autonomously owning and executing power generation dispatch activities as defined by supervisor.
• Support agile projects through application of defined power generation dispatch approaches.
• Utilize power generation dispatch standards, procedures, and processes, providing recommendations for process improvements, as necessary.
• Support the escalation of any risk to delivery for power generation dispatch, to help ensure business objectives are executed and met across responsible project areas.
• Escalate issues to supervisor, as necessary.
• Provide communication to their supervisor to provide status updates on generation dispatch activities and identify risks in delivery or resourcing needs.
• Support senior staff to provide their supervisor with technical updates to Director level management on a regular basis to proactively support business objectives.
• Scope of work is clearly articulated and activity based, may support multiple activities to enhance their discipline's agile approach.
• Operate as the experienced technical staff within power generation dispatch to execute through defined department objectives, milestones and priorities in the short-term according to established procedures and supervisor guidance.
• Gain an understanding for profit and loss targets and operating parameters.
• Use prescribed guidelines or policies to analyze and resolves problems, solves problems in straightforward situations, analyzes possible solutions using technical experience, judgments and precedents.

Qualifications

Required Education, Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree (preferred) in Business, Accounting or related field
• 3-5+ years of related experience
• Step progression levels based on skill proficiency and scope of job.
• Strong business acumen pertaining to the Utility industry
• Strong knowledge of leading practices for their practice area
• Strong planning and project management skills
• Willingness and ability to learn new technologies on the job
• Proficient at functioning effectively within a team environment, present ideas and opinions in a respective and collegial manner
• Progression to this level is strictly restricted based on critical individual capabilities and business requirements; must be supported by market survey data.

Licenses and Certifications

• NERC Certification required within 12 months

Key Competencies

BEHAVIORAL

• Balances stakeholders
• Builds effective teams
• Business insight
• Communicates effectively
• Courage
• Demonstrates self-awareness
• Drives Results
• Drives vision and purpose
• Ensures Accountability
• Instills trust
• Nimble learning
• Plans and Aligns
• Safety
• Strategic mindset
• Action Oriented

TECHNICAL

• Analytical skills
• Compliance
• Technology Utilization
• Power Generation Resource Management
• Power Generation Dispatch Risk Management

May perform other duties as assigned. Salary dependent on experience, skills, education, and training.