POSITION PURPOSE

This position is located at our Headquarters location in Bismarck, ND and is not a remote position.

This position is open to varying levels, based on experience. 

Analyzes, quantifies, maintains business use of market interface programs, models, and reports the technical, environmental, and economic conditions of Basin Electric Power Cooperative’s (BEPC) various assets, commodities, short and mid-term positions, associated risks, and general commodity market intelligence.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• 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.
• Gathers and analyzes data for operational involvement with Basin Electric resources, Missouri Basin Power Project participants, North Iowa Municipal Electric Cooperative Association, and other marketing programs. Assists with compiling and presenting 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.  
• Provides recommendations on 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.
• Monitors 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 for 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 educational information for 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. Supply feedback for the 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.
• Assists with 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.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• A bachelor’s degree in economics, business, mathematics, statistics, engineering, energy management, finance, accounting, information technology, or a related field; or
• A related associate’s degree, and 2 years of experience in related coordination, power marketing, operations, and/or financial or quantitative analysis.
• A valid driver’s license.
• Occasional travel is required.

PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS

This position requires frequent sitting and standing/walking; and occasional reaching below and above shoulder level, use of keyboard/computer, bending/reaching, kneeling, lifting/carrying up to 10 pounds, and pushing/pulling up to 20 pounds. It also requires finger dexterity and hand coordination. This position requires good hearing and vision, and the ability to speak.

KEY SKILLS

• Ability to develop plans, procedures, and goals, and present information to others.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to interact in a cross functional team setting and share knowledge of job-related subject matter.
• Good analytical, organizational, time management skills and attention to detail.
• Proficient with personal computers and Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.