Supervisor Day Ahead Trading And Scheduling

Department: Power Trading

Location:

Sacramento, CA, US, 95817-1899

Category:

Minimum Pay Rate: $146,806.40

Maximum Pay Rate: $194,438.40

Civil Service Status: Civil Service

Apply by Date: 06/15/2025

Official SMUD Classification: Principal Energy Trading Specialist

The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) is actively seeking a highly motivated and experienced Supervisor to lead our Day Ahead Trading team. This pivotal leadership position is crucial for steering our efforts in the optimization of energy procurement, scheduling, and market participation, particularly as we advance towards the integration of SMUD into the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) Extended Day-Ahead Market (EDAM) and achieving SMUD’s carbon goals.

The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in ensuring we meet our load obligations through the reliable, efficient, and cost-effective procurement and scheduling of wholesale energy. In this role, you will lead a dedicated team of traders and schedulers, directing the development and implementation of sophisticated trading strategies. You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with all applicable regulatory and market requirements, which is paramount in the ever-evolving landscape of energy markets.

A significant aspect of this role involves guiding your team through the preparations and transition activities associated with CAISO's EDAM and SMUD’s decarbonization goals. This transition will require strategic foresight, meticulous planning, and robust collaboration across various departments to facilitate successful market integration and foster long-term operational prosperity for SMUD.

The successful candidate will play an integral role in shaping SMUD’s energy procurement strategy at a time when the industry is undergoing profound changes. If you possess comprehensive expertise in power trading and scheduling, exemplary leadership abilities, and a deep understanding of CAISO market intricacies, we encourage you to consider this exceptional opportunity to influence SMUD’s future in the energy market landscape.

If you are ready to take on this vibrant challenge and help drive SMUD’s market initiatives forward, we welcome your application

Purpose

To reliably procure, schedule, manage, and hedge SMUD’s wholesale energy requirements to serve our customers. In this context, wholesale energy includes power, gas, hydro, gas and power transmission, gas storage, financial hedging, and carbon and ancillary services.

Nature and Scope

There are five (5) levels in this job classification series that have similar job content but with progressively more challenging degrees and levels of skill, responsibility, knowledge, experience and qualification requirements:

Flex Classifications (that permit progression from lower-level classes to higher level classes without examination based upon assessment of an individual’s experience and performance) within the series:

Non-Flex Classifications (that promote from lower-level classes to higher level classes and require an examination, such as an interview, based upon individual experience and performance) within the series:

Entry/Intermediate to Journey: Incumbents at the entry (or intermediate) level are required to successfully “progress” to the journey level within 60 months of appointment to remain within the job series.

Seniors and Principals must be hired through a promotional process and do not automatically progress from lower levels in the series.

Duties and Responsibilities

Required Education

Bachelor’s degree majoring in Public or Business Administration/Management, Economics, Computer Information Services, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field from an accredited college or university, or equivalent experience. If no degree, an additional four (4) years of relevant work experience is required.

Required Experience Qualifications

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Desirable Qualifications

Physical Requirements

Applicants must be able to perform the essential job functions with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) - Who We Are

As the nation's sixth-largest community-owned electric service provider, we're proud of our reputation as one of thebest places to work in Sacramento. Our employees tell us in our engagement surveys they're "Happy, satisfied andengaged" which helps create a workplace that best serves our customers. Sacramento was named as the 2ndhappiest place to work in America by Forbes Magazine. Lake Tahoe, San Francisco and the world-renowned NapaValley are within easy driving distance of our locations.

Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

SMUD celebrates diversity, and inspires an inclusive culture based on trust and respect to create belonging andconnection among our employees, customers, and communities. By working together, we are powering positive,equitable opportunities for all. We aspire to be a workplace where you can be yourself, achieve your best, andthrive together.

An example of our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging is when SMUD signed the CaliforniaEqual Pay Pledge in 2020. This requires equal pay for employees who perform “substantially similar work,” whenviewed as a composite of skill, effort, and responsibility at the time those employees started within thatclassification. As such, initial hiring salary range is not subject to negotiation and salaries will vary over time basedon performance.

SMUD is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in employment decisions on the basisof race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, genderidentity or expression, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, veteran status, or any other applicablelegally protected characteristic. All employment decisions are made on the basis of individual qualifications, merit,and business needs and interests.

Why Sacramento, California?

The capitol of California, Sacramento is the state's sixth-largest city, and the 35th largest in the U.S. Localuniversities include California State University, University of the Pacific's McGeorge School of Law, and theUniversity of California, Davis and several competitive community colleges. The UC Davis Medical Center, a world-renowned research hospital, is one of more than a dozen hospitals and shared services centers in the Sacramentoregion. Part of the agriculturally-rich Central Valley, Sacramento is at the forefront of the farm-to-fork foodmovement. Northern California is home to some of the country's top technology companies, including Google andLinkedIn, and a multitude of startups in many industries. Sacramento is home to the NBA Kings, the River Cats(AAA baseball), the Republic FC (soccer) and the San Francisco Giants, NBA Warriors and NFL 49er's aren't faraway. Sacramento offers an affluent liberal arts community with Broadway, Mondavi Center, Crocker Museum andsummer musical theater to name a few.

Hybrid Work

This position may be eligible for SMUD's remote work employee benefit, the schedule of which will be determinedby the successful candidate and the Hiring Manager. SMUD takes pride in powering the Sacramento regioncommunity where we live and work. We value the strong working relationships we develop with our colleagues.Our approach to remote work will continue to evolve. Please be aware that should SMUD’s business needschange, emergencies occur, or various other reasons arise, you may be required to report onsite on a part-time orfull-time basis.

SMUD provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. SMUD complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

SMUD expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of SMUD employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.

Req ID: 2186