Basin Electric Power Cooperative · 19 hours ago
MARKET OPERATIONS ANALYST (II OR SENIOR)
Bismarck, ND
Contract
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
3+ years expBasin Electric Power Cooperative is seeking a Market Operations Analyst to manage market interface programs and analyze the operational conditions of its assets. The role involves coordinating generator outages, providing operational analysis, and maintaining market software applications to optimize plant availability and strategy implementation.
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Responsibilities
Manages the system wide generator outages and testing processes for all owned and purchased generation. Maintains effective communication and coordination with applicable marketplaces, Operations, traders, and other parties to optimize plant availability and flexibility
Provides analysis used for operational involvement in Basin Electric resource coordination, the Missouri Basin Power Project participants, North Iowa Municipal Electric Cooperative Association, and other marketing programs. Compiles and presents data for all marketing generation programs
Works with finance, performance engineers, and Operations to review and update unit physical parameters and costs for purposes of maintaining adherence to market protocols and associated BEPC unit offer strategies
Coordinates unit offer optimization of unit offers and strategy implementation in the applicable marketplace by qualitative and quantitative analysis and through the understanding of power marketing processes and regional protocols
Maintains business functions of market facing software applications to create and manage unit offer strategy development and various automated processes using associated market user interfaces
Interfaces with SPP’s Market Monitoring Unit as a BEPC representative by interacting with offer questions as well as mitigated offer data updates
Monitors and maintains software tools to comply with environmental operation constraints
Provides feedback on unit offer strategies, prices, and parameters for long-term energy position modeling
Develops and administers tours and training for employees, BEPC members, and interested outside parties. Provides training with plant operators and internal marketing staff to increase their understanding and relay changes of market operations
Assists with Basin Electric’s on-going seasonal, annual, and long-term commodity position analysis for all power markets inclusive of physical and financial hedging. Serves as an Energy Markets representative on the financial forecasting model development team
Coordinates with Resource Planning and other internal departments on related resource and market reporting and energy position reporting forecasting
Performs technical and economic evaluations of various short-term and long-term power supply alternatives, including short-term shutdown procedures, contract review, or unit offer adjustments
Perform other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
A bachelor's degree in economics, business, mathematics, statistics, engineering, energy management, finance, accounting, information technology, or a related field; and 3 years of experience in related coordination, power marketing, operations, and/or financial or quantitative analysis; or
A related associate's degree and 5 years of experience in related coordination, power marketing, operations, and/or financial or quantitative analysis
A valid driver's license
Occasional travel required
Ability to develop plans, procedures, and goals, and present information to others
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Ability to interact in a cross functional team setting, share knowledge of job-related subject matter, and prioritize tasks effectively
Strong analytical, organizational, time management skills and attention to detail
Proficient with personal computers and Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
Company
Basin Electric Power Cooperative
OUR MISSION We provide wholesale energy and services to our member-owners.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
U.S. Department of Agriculture
2024-09-05Grant
Leadership Team
Todd Brickhouse
Chief Financial Officer
Sonya Middlemas
Executive Administrative Assistant to COO
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