Sr. Market Rules Analyst (Utility Industry)

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is the organization entrusted to keep electric power flowing to approximately 20 million Texas customers – representing 85 percent of the state’s electric load and about 75 percent of the Texas land area.  As the Independent System Operator for its region, ERCOT manages the scheduling of power on an electric grid consisting of 70,000 megawatts of active generation capacity and 38,000 miles of transmission lines.  ERCOT also manages financial settlement for the hundreds of market participants in Texas’s deregulated wholesale bulk power and administers customer switching.  As one of eight regional reliability organizations in North America, ERCOT monitors and enforces industry reliability standards for grid and utility operations.  ERCOT is a non-profit corporation regulated by the Public Utility Commission of Texas and subject to oversight by the Texas Legislature.  ERCOT’s members include retail consumers, investor- and municipal-owned electric utilities, rural electric co-ops, river authorities, independent generators, power marketers and retail electric providers.  ERCOT’s benefits are some of the best available. Benefits are regularly reviewed with the employee in mind, to ensure that they are competitive and meaningful.  Benefit programs include:  PPO, vision, dental, Life, AD&D, LTD, STD, 401k, plus an additional fixed non-elective contribution to 401k. 

Summary of Responsibilities

 

Assists with the development and revision of business rules, and supports the facilitation of the revision processes for the Protocols and market guides. Works with Market Participants and other ERCOT departments; provides technical analysis of proposed changes to the Protocols and market guides to determine the impact on ERCOT’s business and operating processes and practices.  Facilitates preparing ERCOT’s comments and impact analyses for proposed changes to the Protocols and market guides; may perform analysis of PUCT hearings and rulings and support the Manager in liaison activities with the PUCT.  May provide on-the-job training or oversee the work of other analysts.

 

Essential Job Duties

 Develops business policies and processes consistent with SB7, PUCT rulings and Board mandates.Develops internal polices, procedures and workflows for the Market Rules group.Assists with the facilitation of the Protocol and market guide revision processes and coordinates staff’s participation in the revision process.Provides transparency into the proceedings of stakeholder meetings where revision requests are acted upon.Develops and maintains working knowledge of operations needed to support external and internal business needs.Recognizes and identifies issues that will impact ERCOT and Market Participants.Acts as a liaison with the PUCT, including serving as an expert witness, if required.Develops and maintains strong expertise in business procedures and rules.Builds working relationships with other departments and facilitates the development of mutual team goals.Escalates issues to the Market Rules Manager in an appropriate manner.Develops and maintains strong working relationships with Market Participants, especially in the Protocol and market guide revision processes.


Education

 Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering or related field or six years applicable experience is required.



Work Experience

 

·  Minimum of 5 years (in excess of degree requirements stated above) of progressively responsible experience in electric utility industry.