ERCOT/Electric Reliability Council of Texas

Supervisor - Regional Transmission Planning

LocationAustin, TX
Job TypeFull-time
Salary$131,064-$222,775

About This Job

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.

ERCOT is committed to fostering inclusion at all levels of our company. It is the cornerstone of our corporate values of accountability, leadership, innovation, trust, and expertise. We know that individuals with a wide variety of talents, ideas, and experiences propel the innovation that drives our success. An inclusive and diverse workforce strengthens us and allows for a collaborative environment to solve the challenges that face our industry today and in the future.

Supervisor, Regional Transmission Planning supervises daily operations. Oversees and leads a professional staff that conducts analyses and coordinates development of the ERCOT Regional Transmission Plan and Long-Term System Assessment

Serves as the subject matter expert to develop a transmission planning assessment for the ERCOT System


JOB DUTIES

Responsible for hiring, coaching, training, and performance management of staff.

Frequently interacts with direct reports and functional peer groups. Interaction normally requires the ability to gain cooperation of others.
Provides direct supervision to professional individual contributors and/or skilled, support individual contributors. Acts as an advisor to the department and may become actively involved, as required, to meet schedules and resolve problems. A small portion of time is normally spent performing individual tasks related to the department. Typically, it has full responsibility for direct reports.
May provide input to budgeting and financial decisions that impact the department. Requests approval for financial actions beyond a limited scope per policy.

Review and approve staff timesheets and leave requests
Assign, schedule, and review work of department staff
On-the-job training and mentoring employees
Supervises and performs the following department functions
Executing comprehensive studies of the ERCOT System to identify and resolve potential NERC and ERCOT reliability criteria violations
Modeling and simulating the future transmission system to serve load
Conducting scenario analyses in long-term planning studies to ensure recommended transmission system upgrades are robust, in light of uncertainties in new generation, fuel prices, environmental regulations, etc
Developing new or revised transmission planning techniques and processes to meet system and market needs; recommend protocol or procedural changes for transmission planning matters to perform the functions listed above
Working closely with stakeholders to ensure transmission plans are efficient and robust
Obtains and reviews analysis from a broad set of perspectives and work toward consensus on the need for and appropriateness of solutions identified in the functions listed above
Develops and sustains a high-level understanding of the competitive energy markets
Coordinates closely with other teams across System Planning and Operations
Represents ERCOT in stakeholder forums, committees, and working groups
Serves as a subject matter expert in compliance audits
Performs other duties as assigned


REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the power industry in transmission planning and/or energy market analysis
1 year in a leadership role preferred in excess of degree requirements. Minimum years of job-related experience can include time in leadership roles.
Proficiency in modeling transmission systems, energy markets, utility operations, and/or LMP markets using steady-state and security-constrained unit commitment and economic-dispatch models is required


EDUCATION

Bachelor's Degree: Electrical Engineering or related field (Required)
Master's Degree: Electrical Engineering, Business Administration, or related field (Preferred)
or a combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge to a major in such fields is required


CERTIFICATION

PE Professional Engineer (Preferred)


WORK LOCATION – Taylor, TX:

Employees will be required to be on-site in Taylor, TX at a minimum of 2 days per week, or more, as needed based on the business needs as determined by management
On-site schedules are flexible or may be rotated based on business needs as determined by the Manager
Remote work is required to be performed from your Texas residence.
Employees may opt to work on-site more than required or 100% of the time

The foregoing description reflects the minimum qualifications and the essential functions of the position that must be performed proficiently with or without reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. It is not an exhaustive list of the duties expected to be performed, and management may, at its discretion, revise or require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned. This job description is not intended to create a contract of employment with ERCOT. Both ERCOT and the employee may exercise their employment-at-will rights at any time. #LI-Hybrid

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.


Expected Salary Range:


$131,064 - $222,775

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