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On-Site Role: Must be available to work on-site at this assigned work location.
Emergency Response: Yes - Must be available to perform a primary assignment in support of DTE's emergency response to storms or other events that impact service to our customers.
Job Summary
Leads a team of professionals responsible for planning and executing Bulk Electric System activities, including plant dispatch operational decisions, plant dispatch analyses, and wholesale power settlement/payment. Responsible for one of the following functional areas: merchant operations, settlements, wholesale market development, contract development and management, or merchant analytics (day-to-day and long-term). Adapts plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges. Develops and maintains understanding of grid operations and wholesale market processes, procedures, protocols and rules, to ensure decisions support business needs. Provides operational support for energy transactions initiated and negotiated by individuals in the organization's energy marketing and trading group. Manages merchant operations center (MOC) to ensure 24x7 shift coverage, maintains robust process and operation procedures, while developing new processes for new assets, and providing training to operators.
Span of control: Leads a team of 4-15 direct FTEs
Key Accountabilities
Manages Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) capacity emergencies, creating or identifying projects or plans to implement new MISO rules and business practices.
Communicates with internal and external stakeholders, and customers on certain rates, as well as the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) and Commission Staff during emergency activities. Works with Corporate Communications to ensure consistent messages for media interaction(s).
Provides guidance to power supply cost modeling and collaborates with the finance organization on major financial updates including budget forecast, 4+8 and 8+4 updates.
Guides analyses of projects to maximize generation assets and increase portfolio value.
Collaborates with internal and external organizations to ensure alignment between short-term and longer-term power strategies.
Develops testimony responses related to business unit processes to support company rate filings with the MPSC.
Serves as expert witness for regulatory cases and delivers training to develop regulatory witnesses.
Negotiates power supply agreements and manages performance of associated power facilities covered by the power supply agreements. Monitors plant availability and outages, provides feedback to third parties, and ensures performance issues are addressed.
Assists with the development of wholesale market strategies to maximize customer value.
Supports or performs financial forecasts such as those associated with power purchase agreement amendments, power purchase agreement administrative fees and cost recovery.
Manages the key settlement processes including invoicing, payment processing, and settlement review. Manages credit exposure to ensure sufficient margin at MISO.
Minimum Education & Experience Requirements
Bachelor's degree in engineering or business management with 5 years of experience in wholesale power markets, merchant operations, power plant operations, power plant analysis, market settlements, electric system operations, or power supply agreement negotiation and management.
Individuals responsible for the Merchant Operations Center are required to obtain, within 12 months (target of 6 months), a NERC Certified System Operator credential in one of the following areas (Reference NERC PER003 R1): Balancing and Interchange (BI), Balancing Interchange and Transmission (BT), Reliability Operator (RC). Once obtained, must maintain NERC Certification.
Preferred Qualifications:
Power Plant Operations in a 24/7 production center.
Hands-on experience with renewable energy technology.
Other Qualifications
Collaborative skills that build relationships and influence parties, including encouraging parties to embrace changing expectations and initiatives
Analytical and problem-solving skills that identify key issues from a broad range of alternatives, and recommend optimal solutions for various situations
Broad understanding of power generation, transmission, distribution and regional power dispatch
Working knowledge of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) standards and laws applicable to a load-serving entity and generation company
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DTE Energy is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, disability, national origin, citizenship, height, weight, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other status protected by law.
