Power Operations Associate

Jimmy Jazz; Shenandoah (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Unlimited PTO

Paid parental leave

12 holidays

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Lancium is seeking a highly organized associate to join its Power Team. You will support ERCOT retail power operations with focus on regulatory compliance, reporting, and SOPs. Training will be provided.

You will maintain compliance calendars, prepare filings, manage records, and produce market intelligence reports. This role offers growth in data tools, dashboards, and energy market knowledge in Texas.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Accounting, Finance, or Economics.
• Zero to three years of relevant work experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the compliance calendar, prepare recurring regulatory filings and route for signature.
• Keep the REP Register, regulatory contact records, and filing records up to date.
• Produce the monthly market intelligence report and upload monthly invoices/reports to portals.
• Gather data for quarterly customer scorecards and keep handbooks current.
• Run monthly settlement dashboard checks and flag discrepancies.
• Help write and refine SOPs for recurring compliance, reporting, and settlement work.
• Track action items from team meetings.
• Define requirements for internal dashboards and reporting tools; test with Software Development Team.
• Provide data pulls, analysis, and presentation materials for the Power Team.
• Learn how customers manage ERCOT price risk and support hedge requests.
• Deliver Compliance Readiness: ownership of the calendar and filings.
• Deliver Reliable Customer Reporting: monthly reports and uploads on time.
• Advance SOPs: document recurring compliance and reporting work.
• Build Market Knowledge: understand ERCOT settlements and Texas retail market.

Education

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field

Tools

Excel (Advanced)

PowerPoint

Word

Python

SQL

Metabase

Power BI

GitHub Copilot

Job description

• Employee Type FT Exempt
• Required Degree 4 Year Degree

What You Will Do

Lancium is seeking an organized, detail-oriented associate to join its Power Team. Reporting to the EVP, Power, the Power Operations Associate will support Lancium's retail power operations in ERCOT, with a focus on regulatory compliance, customer reporting, and process documentation. No prior ERCOT experience is required, and training will be provided.

In this role, you will:

• Maintain the compliance calendar, prepare recurring regulatory filings, and route them for signature.


• Keep the REP Register, regulatory contact records, and filing records up to date.


• Produce the monthly market intelligence report and upload monthly invoices and reports to customer portals.


• Gather data for quarterly customer scorecards and keep customer handbooks current.


• Run monthly settlement dashboard checks and flag discrepancies for review.


• Help write and refine Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for recurring compliance, reporting, and settlement work.


• Track action items from team meetings.


• Help define requirements for internal dashboards and reporting tools, and work with the Software Development Team to test them before release.


• Provide data pulls, analysis, and presentation materials for the Power Team.


• Learn how customers manage ERCOT price risk and support hedge requests as needed.

What You Will Achieve in Your First Year

• Deliver Compliance Readiness: You will have taken ownership of the compliance calendar, prepared recurring filings ahead of their deadlines, and kept complete filing records.


• Deliver Reliable Customer Reporting: You will have produced the monthly market intelligence report and completed monthly customer uploads accurately and on time.


• Advance Our Standard Operating Procedures: You will have documented recurring compliance, reporting, and settlement work so that another team member can run it from the procedure.


• Build Market Knowledge: You will have developed a working knowledge of ERCOT settlements and the Texas retail electricity market through hands-on work with the Power Team.

What We Want From You

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field such as Engineering, Accounting, Finance, or Economics.


• Zero to three years of relevant work experience.


• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, PowerPoint, and advanced Excel skills.


• High attention to detail and accuracy.


• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously.


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.


• Comfortable using AI tools such as GitHub Copilot and checking their output for accuracy.


• Demonstrated enthusiasm for continuous learning and a strong interest in the energy sector.

Preferred Qualifications

• Coursework or experience in energy, utilities, power markets, or regulatory compliance.


• Familiarity with ERCOT, the PUCT, or the Texas retail electricity market.


• Experience with Python, SQL queries, Metabase, Power BI, or other data analysis and visualization tools.


• Experience writing procedures or supporting a compliance, reporting, or operations function.

What We Will Provide

Our benefits and perks add to a total rewards experience for our employees that foster a supportive, flexible, and inclusive environment. Current full-time employee benefit offerings include:

• Employer-subsidized health, dental, and vision benefits


• $50,000 of basic term life insurance coverage paid for by Lancium, as well as 100% of short-term disability premiums. Additionally, we provide options for additional life insurance coverage for employees, their spouses, and children. Employees also have the option to enroll in long-term disability coverage (LTD) at their own expense.


• Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Accounts, and Health Savings Accounts (with employer contribution; $400 employee only coverage, $700 for all other tiers of enrollment in our HDHP).


• Flexible (Unlimited) Time Off


• Paid parental leave


• 11 paid holidays


• Fidelity safe-harbor 401(k) with 100% match up to 4%