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The AES Corporation · 3 months ago

ERCOT Market Lead - Transmission Strategy

Houston, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

The AES Corporation is a Fortune 500 company leading the global energy revolution, recognized for its commitment to innovation and sustainability. They are seeking a Transmission Strategy Market Lead for the ERCOT region, responsible for transmission planning and nodal production cost modeling, while setting a market-wide strategy across various energy markets. This role is critical in prioritizing project acquisition efforts and assessing network impacts throughout all stages of development.

Utilities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Serve as the principal Transmission Strategy lead for ERCOT and possibly additional continental US energy markets

Set a transmission focused market-wide strategy in all Continental U.S. energy markets

Integrate transmission strategy across AES teams, including Development, Commercial, Execution, and other teams

Prioritize greenfield efforts, project acquisition efforts, and existing project pipeline

Conduct project specific assessment of network impacts, and deliverability risks and opportunities

Rely on traditional transmission planning and load flow analysis while pioneering innovative approaches to anticipate transmission network opportunities and risks

Conduct in-house and consultant-supported load flow studies

Qualification

Transmission planningPower flow analysisNodal production cost modelingISO/RTO/TO processesRenewable energy developmentInnovative problem solvingAIAutomationProject managementTeamworkEffective communication

Required

Deep relevant experience including transmission planning, market design, interconnection policy, resource adequacy and/or market operations is required

Experience personally running power flow and stability analysis (i.e. powerGEM TARA, Powerworld, GE PSLF, Siemens PSS/E) required

Experience personally running nodal production cost modeling (i.e., PROMOD, UPLAN, GE MAPS, Aurora), and evaluating dispatch trends, curtailment trends and locational marginal pricing trends

Experience with ISO/RTO/TO Transmission Planning, Generation Interconnection, and processes and related stakeholder processes required

Ability to create a positive and productive teamwork environment

Ability to communicate effectively in both commercial and technical venues

Ability to present complex technical content in a simplified and useful manner for a non-technical audience

Ability to innovate and resolve complex challenges

Willingness to travel as needed, which is not expected to exceed 10% of the time

Vision for what is needed to achieve success and ability to implement an effective plan of action

Preferred

Experience with multiple Regional Transmission Organizations (RTO) and other non-RTO regions is a plus, but not a requirement

Ideally, demonstrated project management experience including some experience overseeing others to run power flow studies, and experience with contractors running power flow studies is preferred

Experience with Resource Adequacy processes is a plus

Experience with reviewing and negotiating Transmission Services Agreements (TSAs) preferred

Experience with assessing strategies for wheeling across balancing authorities, is beneficial

Experience with renewable energy development is beneficial

AI and/or Automation experience is a plus

Company

The AES Corporation

The world no longer thinks of energy as a matter of supply and demand. Now it’s a space for innovation and partnership.

Founded in 1981

Arlington, Virginia, US

5001-10000 employees

http://www.aes.com

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