Unit Commitment Portfolio Analyst (I or Senior)

Title: Unit Commitment Portfolio Analyst (I or Senior) 
Company: Tampa Electric Company 
State and City: Florida - Tampa
Shift: 8 Hr. X 5 Days

 

 

POSITION CONCEPT:

This position is responsible for assisting in the optimization of the daily and weekly unit commitment and dispatch of Tampa Electric’s generating system, as well as conducting power resource reliability, transaction pricing and system economic evaluations for the company. 

 

Unit Commitment Portfolio Analyst

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• With limited supervision, assess, communicate, and execute the short-term resource availability and preparation of the Unit Commitment Plan for review and approval by Grid Operations.  This includes topics involving economic analysis, unit status, expected unit runs, natural gas requirements, and short-term outage plans.  Communicates and coordinates with plant personnel, Grid Operations, Wholesale Marketing, Planning & Fuels, and other departments.  All communications must comply with the FERC Standards Code of Conduct.
• Conducts daily, weekly, and monthly power transaction pricing and system economic evaluations for Marketing and Fuels department.
• Conducts short-term analyses to develop energy resource utilization alternatives and makes recommendations on each alternative.  The alternatives are recommended based on providing cost-effective, reliable energy service to customers and maximizing customer fuel savings.
• Conduct independent studies and analyses in areas such as, capacity utilization, modeling techniques, and operational effectiveness.  Makes technical recommendations for process improvement.

 

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Required: A bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in the field of business, economics, finance, accounting, science, math, or another technical field.

Preferred: N/A

 

Related Experience

Required: Minimum of one (1) year of related work experience.

Preferred: Minimum of three (3) years of related work experience.

Related work experience in a regulated utility environment.

 

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities (KSA)

Required:         

• Attention to detail and the ability to perform under deadlines.
• Self-starter and motivated. 
• Strong verbal and written communication skills. 
• Ability to work closely with a team in an open trade floor environment.
• Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).

Preferred:        

• Basic knowledge of SharePoint
• Advanced knowledge of Excel (use of pivot tables, macros, etc.).

 

Sr. Unit Commitment Portfolio Analyst

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Independently assess, communicate, and execute the short-term resource availability and preparation of the Unit Commitment Plan for review and approval by Grid Operations.  This includes topics involving economic analysis, unit status, expected unit runs, natural gas requirements, short-term outage plans, and storm management plans.  Communicates and coordinates with plant personnel, Grid Operations, Wholesale Marketing, Planning & Fuels, and other departments.  All communications must comply with the FERC Standards Code of Conduct.
• Lead the morning video conference call with station availability coordination, Environmental constraints, Grid Operations reliability issues and Gas and Power trading economics.
• Conducts daily, weekly, and monthly power transaction pricing and system economic evaluations for Marketing and Fuels department.
• Conducts short-term analyses to develop energy resource utilization alternatives and makes recommendations on each alternative.  The alternatives are recommended based on providing cost-effective, reliable energy service to customers and maximizing customer fuel savings.
• Conduct independent studies and analyses in areas such as, capacity utilization, modeling techniques, and operational effectiveness.  Makes technical recommendations for process improvement.
• Conduct bench-marking activities and review of existing modeling methods.  Recommend continuous improvement revisions in either the models or methods.
• Provide technical analysis in support of various strategic business issues and develop policy and strategic initiati