Energy Operations Specialist- Realtime Operator [ON-SITE]

Specialist - Realtime Operator**, you will work rotating 12 hour shifts and perform all scheduling coordinator functions in the California Independent System Operator's (CAISO) wholesale power market and the CAISO regional Energy Imbalance Market (EIM). You will also be responsible for purchasing and selling energy and transmission as needed to serve our customer's energy needs.

A day in the life - Get ready to think big, work smart and shine bright!

• Monitor SCE's portfolio of generation, load, intertie, energy storage, and demand response resources and take action to ensure reliable operations.

• Receive and communicate dispatch instructions and verify that they are followed.

• Receive, approve, submit, and handle outages and derates throughout their entire lifecycle.

• Purchase and sell energy and transmission to meet company objectives.

• Craft, adjust, and monitor e-tags as necessary for intertie transactions.

• Respond to CAISO directives and requests for information. Submit bids and schedules as needed.

• Define and implement process improvements.

• Produce transaction reports ensuring compliance with all regulatory rules and internal risk requirements

• Provide accurate, written record of daily events.

The Essentials

• Three (3) or more years of experience in plant operations, wholesale energy or commodities markets.

• Ability to work 12-hour rotating shift schedule including weekends, nights, holidays, and overtime when necessary.

• Experience working collaboratively with internal and external partners (plant personnel, CAISO operators, etc.)

• Experience making decisions or recommendations guided by compliance requirements, company policies, procedures, rules, or management oversights.

The Preferred

• Bachelor's Degree

• Knowledge with WECC (The Western Electricity Coordinating Council).

• Experience with generation dispatching, energy scheduling, energy trading, transmission purchasing, and e-tags via software, telephone, radio, computer and internet-based systems.

• Experience with control system software such as SCADA, EMS, or GMS.

• Experience with real time trading

• NERC System Operator Certification

• Experience acting as a Scheduling Coordinator in CAISO or other balancing area with ability to follow standardized instructions and procedures such as tariffs, business process manuals, NERC operating procedures, and internal operating processes while applying the full suite of BA software applications such as ADS, SIBR, CMRI, BSAP, OMS, and CIDI.

You should know

• This position's work mode is on-site. The employee will report to an SCE facility or in the field location. Further details of this work mode will be discussed at the interview stage.

• Visit our Candidate Resource page to get meaningful information related to benefits, perks, resources, testing information, hiring process, and more!

• Relocation does not apply to this position.

About Southern California Edison
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