Sr Resource Manager

BHE Renewables; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

BHE Renewables in Des Moines, Iowa, seeks a Senior Resource Manager to oversee its portfolio of electric generation assets and coordinate with regional operators to maximize trading opportunities.

Responsibilities include responding to RTO directives, managing plant information, supervising generation control, and ensuring reliability and regulatory compliance. The role also involves mentoring junior staff and delivering timely operational reports.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or engineering-related field or equivalent education/experience.
• PJM Generation Dispatcher certification required.
• At least six years of control center, power plant and/or trading experience.
• Familiarity with PI DataLink and PI Vision.
• Knowledge of power system economics and economic dispatch.
• Ability to forecast daily generation and analyze trading activities.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Respond to regional transmission operator directives.
• Manage plant operational information and coordinate with generation personnel.
• Oversee automatic generation control and manage intermittent renewable production.
• Aim for optimum economic resource utilization while maintaining reliability.
• Lead and mentor less experienced operators.
• Resolve complex issues with minimal oversight.
• Verify hourly/daily schedules and settlement review.
• Investigate incidents and deliver reports to management.

Skills

PJM Dispatcher

6+ years exp

Forecast generation

Energy trading

Power economics

Power plant ops

Communication skills

Education

Bachelors degree

Tools

PI DataLink

PI Vision

Job description

Job Description

The sr. resource manager operates BHE Renewables' portfolio of resources (primarily, but not limited to, electric generation) in accordance with criteria and procedures established by regional transmission operators, joint dispatch customers, municipal customers and committed wholesale sales and purchases while adhering to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved North American Electric Reliability Corporation standards. The resource manager provides key resource portfolio information to manage operational parameters to maximize trading opportunities. The resource manager reports timely and accurate operational information to the balancing authorities, direct supervision, senior management and owners.

Responsibilities

• Respond to regional transmission operator directives.
• Manage plant operational information and issues through communications with generation plant personnel.
• Oversee automatic generation control and work with operations to manage intermittent renewable production.
• Work to achieve optimum economic resource utilization while considering plant performance, regulatory compliance, and reliability of the interconnected system.
• The senior resource manager will function in a lead role helping to instruct and share knowledge with less experienced operators.
• They will be able to resolve complex issues related to the job with minimal oversight.
• Effectively respond to regional transmission operator directives related to unit commitments and actions taken in abnormal and emergency operational events.
• Serve as point of control and communication for actions to correct capacity and energy deficiencies through active, direct control, and indirect notification.
• Respond to transmission loading relief and re-dispatch events through the modification of generation patterns as directed by reliability coordinator at the appropriate regional transmission operator.
• Verify and confirm hourly and daily schedules through before and after-the-fact check outs and settlement review.
• Provide services for joint plant operations off-takers.
• Investigate incidents and deliver written reports to management.

Qualifications

• Perform additional responsibilities as requested or assigned.
• Bachelor's degree in business or engineering-related field or equivalent combination of education and experience specifically related to electric system operation or energy trading. (Typically six years of related, progressive work experience would be needed for candidates applying for this position who do not possess a bachelor's degree.)
• PJM Generation Dispatcher certification is required.
• At least six years of control center, power plant and/or trading experience.
• Familiarity with the functioning of PI DataLink and/or PI Vision.
• Demonstrated ability to forecast daily generation, evaluate the best economic options to serve our customers, perform agency services, analyze trading activities savings, and multi-task during very stressful conditions.
• Experience with Generation Management Systems/Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition.
• Knowledge of power system economics, especially economic dispatch and generator efficiency characteristics and energy trading.
• Technical skills and mechanical knowledge related to understanding electric generation and power system operations.
• Demonstrate problem-solving, resourcefulness and analytical skills to forecast and evaluate operational problems, energy production costs scenarios and system reliability concerns to promote continuity of service to customers at the lowest cost while assuring reliability standard and guideline compliance.
• Verbal and written communication skills.

Effective Interpersonal Skills And Leadership Abilities

Project management skills; ability to prioritize and handle multiple issues and projects concurrently.

About Us

BHE Renewables delivers sustainable energy solutions for customers and communities. We own, operate and develop wind, solar, geothermal, hydroelectric and natural gas projects in 11 U.S. states. The power generated is sold into energy markets or directly to customers through long-term purchase agreements.

Headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, BHE Renewables is an innovative and growing company with new offices in Phoenix and San Diego. Our 50/50 joint venture with Occidental Petroleum has led to a demonstration project showing how TerraLithium technology is used to extract lithium from the brine presently flowing through our geothermal plants in Imperial Valley, CA.

Our CHAMPION culture drives our success by fostering high expectations, ownership and continuous improvement within a respectful and inclusive team environment. Through the CHAMPION mindset, we focus on the fundamentals – preparation, planning and attention to detail – holding ourselves accountable to do simple better. Alongside this, the BHE Renewables CARESprogram encourages employee volunteerism and invests in our communities, reinforcing our commitment to excellence and collaboration, making us stronger together.

About The Team

BHE Renewables is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law. Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without an accommodation.