Market Design Engineering Specialist - CRR (Hybrid)

  • Full-time

Company Description

The California Independent System Operator (ISO) manages the flow of electricity across the high-voltage, long-distance power lines that make up 80 percent of California's power grid. We safeguard the economy and well-being of 30 million Californians by operating the grid reliably 24/7.

As the impartial grid operator, the California ISO opens access to the wholesale power market that is designed to diversify resources and lower prices. It also grants equal access to 25,865 circuit-miles of power lines and reduces barriers to diverse resources competing to bring power to customers.

The California ISO's function is often compared to that of air traffic controllers. It would be grossly unfair for air traffic controllers to represent one airline and profit from allowing that company's planes to go through before others. In the same way, the California ISO operates independently—managing the electron traffic on a power grid we do not own—making sure electricity is safely delivered to utilities and consumers on time and reliably.

The California ISO is committed to the health, safety, and work/life integration of it employees and is proud to offer flexible work arrangements. This position would be eligible to participate in a hybrid remote schedule (3 days in our beautiful Folsom campus, 2 days working from home). Relocation assistance is available.

Job Description

Under the general direction of the Manager, will assist in the allocation and auction process for the Congestion Revenue Rights (CRRs) annual and monthly markets. Provides engineering support on power system modeling and abnormal market price investigations in CRR Markets Actively participates with team on CRR market tasks, including generating load metric data, running of the load migration process, generation of Full Network Model data, and managing data for the modeling of transmission ownership and existing contract rights. Responds to internal and external client questions related to CRRs and system access issues.

What You Will Be Doing:

  • Provides daily support for ongoing execution of the Congestion Revenue Rights (CRR) production runs for the annual and monthly markets. Maintains and develops data sets to be used in the CRR markets, including transmission ownership information, load metrics for eligible load serving entities, and associated data for calculating the CRR credit requirements. Prepares and runs the load migration process. Identifies anomalous results and recommends corrective actions. Provides analysis for the summary CRR allocation and auction reports.  
  • Support the development of the Congestion Revenue Right (CRR) Full Network Model and conducts power flow analysis to ensure the CRR simultaneous feasibility. Conducts transmission constraints modeling, works with transmission planning group to analyze the impacts of long term planning projects on CRRs to ensure no compromise of the feasibility of the long-term CRRs. Provides support to external entities and other departments related to CRR. Analyzes business process functions, before, during, and after CRR market runs. Analyzes CRR market results for consistency with market input.
  • Adhere to all Tariff provisions, Business Practice Manuals, established procedures, and internal controls related to core job responsibilities. Ensures the annual SOC1 audit final opinions include no material finding or exceptions. Address any possible non-compliance issues immediately and completely including documented analysis, notification, and modifications or additions to processes and controls. Perform work assignments according to established procedures and guidelines.
  • Responds to internal and external clients in a timely and accurate manner. Provide informative and professional responses related to user group calls, direct contacts, departmental mailboxes, legal discussions, data requests, audit activities, software defects, user acceptance testing (UAT), and customer issues tickets.

Qualifications

Level of Education and Discipline:

A Bachelor's degree (BA, BS) or equivalent education, training or experience in Electrical Engineering with Power systems emphasis or related technical field. Master Degree preferred.

Amount of Experience:

Equivalent years of education and training, plus 2 or more years related experience.

Type of Experience:

Requires experience in one or more of the following areas: electric utility operations, preferably in a similar ISO with market design or operations background; computer techniques for power systems analysis; and power system operations. Experience with software tools and programming concepts is required. Power system operations, production cost modeling, power flow analysis, economics, and/or computer science experience. Experience with California power transmission networks and structure, and network modeling is desired. PSSE/Power World or other similar power flow software is required. Experience with SQL, SAS, or R is desired.

Additional Skills and Abilities:

Demonstrates fundamental management and leadership skills with the ability to work effectively in a team environment as a leader, facilitator and team member.  Ability to provide practical and feasible solutions to problems, keeping multiple conflicting considerations into account. Excellent interpersonal, communication, and writing skills required. Excellent analytical skills are required, including the ability to effectively communicate complex technical materials and concepts in a non-technical manner.  Must be able to handle a dynamic and changing work environment, and work independently. Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite. Self-motivated, problem solving skills and the ability to influence others without direct authority.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.