Ensures that PNMs projected electric customer load demand is met, around-the-clock, in the most economic and efficient manner while adhering to operating system constraints and industry or regulatory guidelines.
Requirements
- In-depth understanding of the competitive wholesale electricity marketplace
- Working knowledge of the interconnected bulk power generation and transmission network and the operational aspects of that network
- NERC System Operator Certification preferred
- In depth working knowledge of personal computer and standard business office applications including Microsoft Office Suite, industry specific software and other related applications
Responsibilities
- Implements real-time actions to insure stable and reliable operation of the Bulk Electric System
- Procures economic, adequate, reliable resources to serve customer demand
- Responds to generation outages by urgently procuring alternative economic resources
- Procures economical spinning, operating and ready, system reserve requirements
- Provides power schedule interchange information to the System Operator for use in Control Area administration
- Negotiates product, price, quantity, terms, etc., under available agreements to buy, sell, or swap wholesale power with regional, national utilities, and other power marketing entities
- Administers wholesale power contracts
Other
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
- Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization
- Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume
- Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry
- Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university in Marketing, Business, Finance, Economics or Engineering with zero to seven years of related experience, or equivalent combination of education and/or experience related to the discipline
- Ability to perform under considerable stress induced by a highly competitive environment, impending deadlines, emergency situations and work rotating shifts with irregular hours including weekend and holidays and are subject to change at any time
