Ensures that PNM's 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, including the effects from market dynamics such as delivery limitations, regional supply and demand, daily or seasonal diversities, reliability aspects, fuel considerations, etc.
- Advanced interpersonal skills to build and maintain positive business relationships with dozens of potential wholesale customers with competing business interests
- Excellent analytical skills to properly assess complex technical and economic variables and the capability to make fast and accurate decisions based on the conclusions reached
- Excellent negotiating skills
- In-depth knowledge of the interconnected bulk power generation and transmission network and the operational aspects of that network
- NERC System Operator Certification preferred
- 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
- Responsible for ensuring compliance with the North American Electric Reliability Corporation Operating Standards and other regional standards
- Responds to generation disturbances within established regulatory, industry, reserve sharing groups, and company standards to assure a continuous supply of electricity to customers
- 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
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
- Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university in Marketing, Business, Finance, Economics or Engineering with related experience
- Ability to perform under considerable stress induced by a highly competitive environment, impending deadlines, emergency situations and work rotating shifts covering 24 hours/day and 7 days/week
