Market Monitor II, Senior, Senior II, or Lead - Remote Eligible

Southwest Power Pool (SPP) is about more than power. We’re about the power of relationships. Our employees have the opportunity to work together to ensure electricity is delivered reliably and affordably to the millions of people living in our service territory. We have been voted one of Arkansas’ Best Places to work by Arkansas Business and we are looking for a member to join our team who is passionate about our mission to keep the lights on!

We have a core ideology here at SPP that we stand by: Do the right thing, for the right reason, in the right way.

We believe in supporting our employees through a fantastic benefits package:

COMPENSATION INFORMATION

The salary range(s) represents our good faith estimate for the role at this time. While we strive to provide competitive and transparent compensation, there may be circumstances where an offer is above or outside of the listed range. We are open to discussing salary expectations with qualified candidates considering factors such as the candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, experience and geographic location will all be considered during the hiring process.

Join Our Team at SPP as a Market Monitor!

The SPP Market Monitoring Unit (MMU) plays a crucial role in maintaining the integrity and reliability of SPP's wholesale electricity market across 14 states in the central and western U.S. As part of our team, you’ll be integral in ensuring that market activities are fair, transparent, and compliant with regulatory requirements. The MMU operates independently from SPP and its stakeholders to help ensure a high degree of objectivity in its evaluation of and reporting on market operations and potential issues. The MMU has a unique role where it provides both an independent and objective opinion on market design, operation, and related issues, as well as recommendations to improve market efficiency and equity across all participants. These opinions extend to existing and proposed rule changes and/or new policies that impact SPP’s market design or reliability. The surveillance team investigates potential issues that may arise in the day-to-day activities of the market and its operation. The analytics team analyses existing and proposed market design elements and represents the MMU at stakeholder meetings.

We are seeking a Market Monitor who will actively contribute to the oversight and analysis of the market, ensuring its efficiency and effectiveness while safeguarding against market power abuse, manipulation, and gaming of market rules. This role offers the opportunity to make an impact through independent evaluation, objective reporting, and strategic recommendations to improve market efficiency and equity across participants.

Key Responsibilities:

Additional Responsibilities:

If you are passionate about the energy sector, market integrity, and regulatory compliance, we invite you to apply and join our team in ensuring that the SPP market remains efficient, transparent, and fair.

To be successful, we're looking for:

Work Environment:

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of workweek are Monday through Friday; 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. central time. Working extended hours may be required.

Travel Requirement:

This position requires minimal (10%) travel

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