The AES Corporation · 6 days ago
ERCOT Market Lead, Transmission Strategy
US, Houston, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior LevelThe AES Corporation is a leading company in the global energy revolution, known 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.
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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, and integrate that strategy across AES teams, including Development, Commercial, Execution, and other teams
Apply the strategy to prioritize greenfield efforts, project acquisition efforts, and existing project pipeline
Conduct project specific assessments of network impacts, and deliverability risks and opportunities
Utilize 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
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
5001-10000 employees
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Late StageLeadership Team
Andrés Gluski
President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Taylor Sloane
Chief of Staff to the CEO
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