Power Trading Specialist

NV Energy • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • 2d ago

NV Energy

Position Title: Power Trading Specialist

Job ID: 10004221

Location: Las Vegas, NV, United States

Description:
Job Description

Basic Purpose

Oversees long term power trading activities and supports leadership with regulatory requirements and ad hoc projects. Provides support for day ahead and real time trading desks and oversees training efforts for new trading personnel. Monitors market fundamentals related to energy markets and provides updates to senior leadership and other company stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Oversees approved long term trading strategies.

Manages the creation and send out of RFP documents
Reviews and analyzes RFP responses and executes on transactions
Performs analysis to identify optimal mix of reliable and economic market supply from a pool of diverse market resources
Works with leadership to continuously refine and improve approved long term trading strategies

Supports day ahead and real time power trading desks.

Covers trading and scheduling responsibilities as needed for day ahead power trading
Covers trading and scheduling responsibilities as needed for real time power trading
Submits bids into the California ISO and Western Energy Imbalance Market and monitors results

Monitors energy market fundamentals.

Reviews market fundamental subscription services and identifies important information that could impact NV Energy trading activities
Provides training to trading staff on how to use market fundamental services, query data, and interpret provided analysis
Monitors news and updates from the California ISO that could impact long term purchase strategies
Produces presentations or recaps as needed for senior leadership

Provides training to new trading personnel and continually reviews and refines existing training documents and procedures.

Prepares testimony, participates in discovery, and represents the Company in regulatory proceedings related to power trading activities.

Completes ad hoc projects assigned by senior leadership.

Ensures all compliance aspects of position are known and followed; understands and complies with all policies, codes, and regulations applicable to position and company.

Performs related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Essential Education, Skills, and Environment
Education and Work Experience
Bachelor's degree from an accredited school and 6 years of related work experience.

Candidates that do not possess a bachelor's degree must have a minimum of 10 years of related work experience.

Specialized Knowledge and Skills

Demonstrated knowledge of:

Power trading activities.
Power and gas RFP processes.
CAISO
Transmission and scheduling
Power and gas market fundamentals.
FERC, NERC, and WECC regulations/guidelines and WSPP agreements.

Demonstrated skills such as:

Analytical, interpersonal and communication
Written and verbal skills to allow communication to all levels of management, regulators, and public audiences.

Equipment and Applications
PCs, word processing, spreadsheet, and database programs

Work Environment and Physical Demands
Works as needed to manage 24x7 operations which includes nights, weekends and holidays. General office environment. No special physical demands required.

**NOTE: THE COMPANY MAY FILL THE POSITION(S) AT A LOWER LEVEL DEPENDING ON QUALIFICATIONS OF CANDIDATES**

About Us

NV Energy is looking for qualified people to join us in one of the premier energy companies in the West. Located in the fastest growing state in the United States, NV Energy provides electricity to 1.3 million customers throughout Nevada as well as a state tourist population exceeding 40 million annually. Among the many communities we serve are Las Vegas, Reno-Sparks, Henderson, Elko and South Lake Tahoe. We also provide natural gas to more than 155,000 citizens in the Reno-Sparks area.

About the Team

NV Energy 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, 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.

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