Market Operations Engineer Lead

At ERCOT, our diverse and dynamic work environment provides a platform on which employees can work together to build the future of the Texas power grid and wholesale market utilizing the latest technologies and resources.  We encourage you to join our talented, dedicated workforce to develop world-class solutions for today and tomorrow’s energy challenges while learning new skills and growing your career.
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WORKSITE:                                      

2705 West Lake Drive, Taylor, Texas, 76574, United States

JOB DUTIES:                                    

Provide engineering and analytical support for the wholesale electricity market in Texas. Monitor system conditions and market performance. Work closely with internal and external stakeholders concerning issues related to the wholesale market construct within the ERCOT protocols. Help ensure consistency and stability of the market. Prepare and validate models of electric power systems. Apply principles of electricity market theory to understand market behavior and outcomes. Investigate methods for data analysis to develop improved analytical tools. Monitor and analyze the wholesale electricity market. Generate and maintain market reports per request and protocols. Assist the management team and senior experts in providing technical assistance to PUCT, industry and stakeholder groups. Recommend, review and test proposed changes to the ERCOT wholesale market systems and design. Help ensure all wholesale market activities have been successfully completed in accordance with protocols and work closely with Market Participants to resolve issues concerning wholesale market and grid operations. Serve as Subject Matter Expert. Use expert judgment to provide remedies for Market Participants’ disputes within the ERCOT market. Initiate communication with stakeholders regarding the application of protocols. Generate and/or review presentation materials for stakeholder, industry, and ERCOT board meetings. Mentor, advise, and at times lead the work of lower-level professional and/or support employees. May lead projects and represent the department at stakeholder, industry and PUCT meetings.

MINIMUM EDUCATION:               

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Power Systems Engineering.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE:              

Eight (8) years of experience as Power Systems Engineer, Operations Engineer, Power Systems Analyst, or Engineering Supervisor.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:            

The required experience must have been in the electric utility industry.

OTHER:                                             

May partial telecommute from within the State of Texas. #LI-DNP

OFFERED WAGE:                             $189,800.00 per year

ERCOT is firmly committed to equal employment for all qualified persons without regard to race, sex, medical condition, religion, age, creed, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, ancestry, veteran status, genetic information or any other protected category under federal, state or local law.