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Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) · 12 hours ago

Unit Commitment Advisor

Carmel, IN

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$120K/yr - $145K/yr

6+ years exp

Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) manages the electricity superhighway in the Central U.S. and is seeking a Unit Commitment Advisor to ensure daily reliability while minimizing commitment costs. The role involves collaborating with operators and the Operational Risk Assessment team, leading improvements, and managing operational risks during industry transitions.

Electrical DistributionEnergyNon Profit

H1B Sponsor Likely

Hiring Manager

Dennis Hetletved, SPHR

Responsibilities

Collaborate with the Unit Commitment Operators and the Operational Risk Assessment team to ensure MISO is set up for success every day to maintain reliability, given a degree of uncertainty, while minimizing commitment costs

Lead and participate in opportunities for improvement to successfully move the Unit Commitment business forward

Help prioritize business efforts within the team and division

Review daily sufficiency and reserve margins

Track metrics and understand drivers for various performance outcomes

Collaborate with control room operators

Quantify and mitigate daily operational risks while managing uncertainty

Qualification

Energy industry experienceEnergy market experienceBachelor's degreeGeneration operations experienceMarket operations experienceOperations planning experienceMarket analysis experienceSettlements experienceTechnical work experience

Required

At least a bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Economics, Technology or a related field OR 10 years of equivalent technical work experience in lieu of a degree

At least six or more years of relevant work experience in a related field

Previous energy industry experience

Previous energy market experience

Preferred

At least three years of generation operations, market operations, operations planning, market analysis, or settlements experience

Benefits

401k

Vacation

Sick and safe time

Company

Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO)

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MISO is the electric grid operator for the central United States.

Founded in 2001

Carmel, Indiana, USA

501-1000 employees

https://www.misoenergy.org/

H1B Sponsorship

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