VP-Planning & Market Operations

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervision and leadership of the Market Operations Division. Working through the line of supervision, to lead the division personnel to efficient, effective, and economic achievement of the division's purpose.
• Develop AECC’s fuel strategy. Insure adequate supply and transportation of fuel to AECC’s power plants. Oversee and implement AECC’s fuel hedging program. Advise the COO, CFO, and CEO of opportunities related to fuels including storage, transportation, and firm supply agreements.
• Oversee AECC’s Power Market Operations. Maintain compliance with Regional Transmission Organization rules and regulations. Develop strategies for day-ahead and real-time markets. Implement strategies to maximize value of AECC resources and minimize costs. Develop and utilize short and long-range forecasts of loads and resources to support market operations.
• Solicit and execute contracts for capacity and energy necessary to ensure adequate supply for AECC’s members.
• Perform economic studies analyzing various alternative means of supplying electric power to AECC members utilizing historical and forecast information from within the division, from other AECC sources, and from all available outside sources. Direct the work of engineering consulting firms which may be retained by AECC for feasibility studies. Provide forecasts of capacity factor, fuel cost, revenue, variable production operation and maintenance costs, transmission generator interconnection costs from the RTOs, and related cost forecasts of new resources.
• Provide or serve as primary liaison with the RTOs including participating in or monitoring stakeholder groups, developing positions on RTO tariff and business practice changes that are impactful to AECC, and articulating AECC concerns to the RTOs.
• Provide AECC's technical representative with the Southwest Power Resources Association to provide input on matters relating to the use of Federal hydropower. Provide AECC's representation on matters that come out of the use of Federal power marketed by Southwester Power Administration.
• Prepare annually a comprehensive 20-year forecast of future capacity and energy requirements of AECC members using state-of-the-art methods. Coordinates with member cooperatives and secures approval by member cooperatives of the annual Power Requirements Forecast.
• Provides detailed technical information for preparation of rate applications to the Arkansas Public Service Commission, utilizing information from various sources within the cooperative. Provide
• support for analyzing and participating in FERC rate cases involving AECC. Analyzes effects of proposed rate structure changes. When appropriate, recommends rate structure changes.
• Administer the power purchase or sale contracts with independent power producers and other utilities, transmission service contracts with other utilities and the RTOs, power marketing contracts with other utilities, and other similar contracts. Participation in negotiation of similar new or revised contracts.
• Supervise outside consultants retained for projects arising from the responsibilities of the Market Operations Division.
• Approve invoices for payment for all charges arising from the responsibilities of the Planning, Rates & Dispatching Division.
• Working through the line of supervision, to participate in recruiting new employees for the division, select new employees for the division, and train employees in their job skills for continual improvement and advancement.
• Coordinate the activities of the division with those of other divisions of the cooperative to assure harmonious and supporting relationships.
• Due to our obligation to provide continuous, reliable electric service to our customers, the ability to maintain regular and punctual attendance and the ability to work outside your regularly scheduled office hours when necessary is an essential function of the job.
• The ability to handle stress and work well with others are essential functions of this position.
• Perform other related duties as required to achieve the stated purpose of the division.

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship now or at any time in the future.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Economics, Law or similar field, plus 15 years related experience and/or training, and 8 years related management experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

PREFERRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Master of Business Administration

BENEFITS

• 100% Company Funded Defined Benefit Pension Plan
• 401(k) with 3% Dollar-for Dollar Company Match
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 9 Paid holidays
• 2 Floating holidays
• Educational assistance
• Paid time off accrual
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Free & confidential Employee Assistance Program

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

• The following work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the functions of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to work near moving mechanical parts, outdoor weather conditions, wet or humid conditions, extreme cold, extreme heat, risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES

• High diversity, low physical. Work activities which allow for considerable amount of diversity as an incumbent performs a variety of tasks. Such tasks might be performed from a given work area, or the individual may move about physically in performing a variety of duties.
• While performing the functions of this job, the employee is continuously required to talk or hear; occasionally required to stand, walk, sit. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and distance vision.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• In pursuant of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Act 593, this position is a designated safety-sensitive position according to AECC/AECI standards and processes.

EEO/AA/M/F/VETS/DISABLED

Should you elect to apply for this position, AECC/AECI will review your qualifications. If after reviewing the qualifications and experience of all applicants, your skills and credentials meet our needs, someone from our organization may contact you. Please be advised that the time required to complete the applicant review process typically takes between 30 and 90 days but could extend beyond that. Once the position has been filled, all applicants will be notified via email.

Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation and Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. are Equal Opportunity Workplace and an Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age or any other protected category.

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