Transmission Analytics Manager
Responsibilities
- Fully involved in the developing economic models, performing 8760 studies, congestion/curtailment analysis and performing powerflow studies
- Also closely support other key business activities, including but not limited to greenfield development, M&A, raising debt and tax equity financing, and developing corporate strategy
- Perform year long economic studies in deregulated markets using Plexos
- Develop and maintain databases to track changes/updates to the transmission network in markets like MISO, ERCOT
- Gather feedback from Stakeholder meetings like RPG (ERCOT), IPWG (MISO), JTIQ (SPP/MISO) to make informed decisions regarding future buildouts
- Co-ordinate consultant run studies - provide feedback to study scope, verify assumptions, develop sensitivities and review results
- Perform benchmarking studies using consultant run studies as reference and over time replicate results used for Reliance Letter for Lenders/Banks
- Develop view on assumptions for economic studies - interface limits, outages, contingency definitions
- Independently work closely with other stakeholders and teams to proactively identify business needs and develop strategies to address them.
- Play a key role in integrating insights and data generated by in-house production cost model with originations and product design efforts as well as providing critical market feedback on forecast assumptions and accuracy.
- Assist Regulatory Affairs with analysis and other work product on policy/regulatory changes to defend and expand the value of companies assets.
- Research, develop, and produce presentations, analyses, and other work product to provide key insights and information to companies Board, shareholder, and other senior stakeholders within and without the business.
Qualifications
- Master's degree in a relevant field (e.g., electrical engineering) required.
- At least 4 years of experience in roles with focuses on power systems, transmission engineering and planning, interconnection analysis, and power flow modelling.
- Strong familiarity with and skills in PowerWorld or similar softwares like PSSe, TARA
- High levels of competence in MS Office suite also a requirement.
- Prior knowledge of production cost modelling principles and programs, particularly Plexos, or similar like UPLAN, PROMOD
- Familiarity with federal, state, and regional laws and regulations governing renewable energy generation, transmission, and siting a plus.
- Direct experience in organized markets (i.e., ERCOT, MISO, PJM) preferred.
- Familiarity with regulated markets (like PSCo, Southern Company, PacifiCorp) preferred
- Experience in performing long term transmission studies and modelling of transmission improvements
- Strong project management and problem-solving skills a must.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.