Power Marketer

City of Seattle; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Seattle City Light as a Power Marketer, where you will manage energy marketing, optimize resource allocations, and ensure compliance with operational standards. This role involves collaboration with the generation team and participation in wholesale energy markets to enhance operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision insurance

Vacation, holiday, and sick leave

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years in wholesale energy marketing or operations.
• Experience with CAISO and Energy Imbalance Market preferred.

Responsibilities

• Market surplus/deficit energy, transmission, and capacity products.
• Perform load forecasting and resource optimization duties.
• Evaluate RFPs and provide recommendations.

Skills

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration, mathematics, finance, economics, engineering or related field

Job description

Seattle City Light, a department of the City of Seattle, is one of the nation’s 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.

We are seeking Power Marketers to join our Power Operations & Marketing team. This team collaborates with our generation and transmission teams to schedule the operations of our hydro resources and power purchase contracts to reliably and cost effectively serve Seattle City Light's electric load while meeting environmental considerations. Their work includes marketing surplus energy, transmission, and capacity into the wholesale energy market to maximize value and minimize rates for our customers-owners.

The Power Marketers will either work on shift as part of the Real-Time (RT) Power Marketing desk or serve as a combination Forward Power Marketer and Day Ahead Cash Trader, depending on current business needs and fit of the successful candidate. The RT Power Marketing desk ensures that the bulk power demand of our customer-owners is met and sells excess generation capacity, energy, and transmission paths on an hourly basis in the bilateral market. The RT desk also bids and submits base schedules into the CAISO Energy imbalance Market. The Forward Power Marketer – Day Ahead Cash Trader role leads in identifying, evaluating, and structuring surplus and deficit energy, transmission, and capacity positions. This position also provides operations expertise to the Power Management Division and evaluates Requests for Proposals (“RFPs”) and Requests for Bids (“RFBs”), providing data-driven recommendations to Power Management leadership. This position will report to the Real Time Marketing Supervisor.

Here is more about what you’ll be doing:

• Market surplus/deficit energy, transmission, and capacity type products in wholesale energy markets
• Schedule transmission, reserves & energy; maintain accurate log of events & transactions
• Identify, evaluate, and structure the marketing of surplus/deficit energy, transmission (PTP and 3rd AC), Lucky Peak energy, Frequency response, reserves and capacity positions
• Perform load forecasting, outage and unit maintenance coordination, and resource optimization duties
• Evaluate Request for Proposals (“RFPs”) and Request for Bids (“RFBs”), providing data-driven recommendations to Power Management leadership
• Submit bid offers and base schedules into the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) real-time and day ahead markets
• Analyze bidding strategies in the Energy Imbalance Market (EIM), evaluate their effectiveness, identify opportunities to increase value and communicate these strategies with the trading team
• Manage and optimize Seattle City Light hydro and long-term contractual resources.
• Review, analyze, and report results of market operations.
• Monitor fish licensing requirements during shifts
• Create and process E-Tags
• Assist System Operation Center in ensuring that NERC and WECC reliability standards are met
• Must be willing to work days, nights, weekends, and holidays
• Perform other power marketing functions, as necessary

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:

Requires a minimum of three years of experience in wholesale energy marketing or operations, resource planning and/or risk management and a bachelor's degree in business administration, mathematics, finance, economics, engineering, or related field (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:

• Deep understanding of energy market dynamics
• Knowledge in CAISO Capacity Market and Resource Adequacy Policies
• Familiarity with the Western Systems Power Pool Agreement, Bonneville Power Administration Transmission business practices, Mid-Columbia hydro operations, and NERC, WECC and CAISO reliability standards
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• 1-3 years of experience working in wholesale energy markets as a Power Marketer
• 1+ years of experience working with CAISO and/or Energy Imbalance Market preferred
• Experience in hydro resource operations, wholesale power marketing, or resource planning & forecasting
• Experience scheduling cascading hydro projects while meeting elevation, discharge, and other operational constraints
• Self-starter with the ability to work effectively without constant supervision in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Proven aptitude for decision-making and strong time management 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 withoutnotice.

The full salary range for this position is $58.26to $101.38 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 Seattle’s Fair Chance Employment Ordinance, SMC 14.17and the City of Seattle Personnel Rule 10.3. 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 .