Manager Market Operations

At AES, we're accelerating the future of energy, together, while transforming customer experience and delivering unique customer products and solutions. We are looking for a Manager, Market Operations to manage a team with functional responsibilities for Market Operations within the Commercial Division of the US Clean Energy Group.

Job Description Summary:

Responsible for managing the daily activities of the Market Operations team. The Market Operations team provides RTO services for the Company's Clean Energy portfolio across multiple US markets. Responsibilities include:

• Energy and ancillary services strategy & execution

• Market dispatch & scheduling

• Energy management services

• Managing contractual related obligations under asset PPAs

• Providing market expertise to other functional groups within AES

Main Responsibilities:

AES Clean Energy Market Activities

• Oversee the completion of all required daily market submissions of AES Clean Energy including generation offers, demand bids, meter submittals and outage management.

• Coordinate test plans and capacity requirements with various stakeholders to mitigate market and settlement risk. Ensure CAISO resource adequacy obligations are met for planned outages.

• Monitor market conditions and collaborate with the real-time dispatchers and various commercial groups to ensure market risks are communicated and addressed.

• Manage new resource integration requirements across all ISOs including asset registration, access, bid-to-bill setup, SCADA modeling, and testing requirements are completed.

• Develop and implement new processes and procedures to support new and existing generation assets

• Provide knowledge and training to Market Operations personnel on new projects and procedures

• Collaborates with AES Commercial Operations group in the development of strategies aimed at increasing market presence and optimizing variable margin.

• Provide monthly reporting to different stakeholders for tracking performance and settlements.

• Assist other commercial and operational groups in analyzing and evaluating operational performance. Provide support in submitting or responding to inquiries with different ISOs.

Additional Responsibilities

• Provide real-time support across the entire group as needed to address daily operational and process issues.

• Provide information to AES management for annual budget needs and track departmental costs.

• Assist Supervisor in the evaluation, hiring, and training of new personnel.

• Manage and lead weekly meetings with different stakeholders across the organization including IT/OT support, project SCADA & engineering, Back Office, third party vendors, and origination.

• Promote safety and compliance, foster growth and development, coach and mentor personnel.

• Stay apprised of industry, NERC, FERC, and RTO policy and protocol changes.

• Lead departmental response to internal and external compliance audits and reviews.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Management, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or the sciences (or equivalent experience).

• Experience: 10+ years of energy market experience in wholesale electricity markets managing a portfolio of generation assets.

• ISO Knowledge: Extensive knowledge of CAISO, ERCOT, MISO, NYISO, PJM, and SPP markets.

• Asset Expertise: Working knowledge of solar, wind generation, and energy storage is preferred.

• Grid Expertise:Working knowledge or experience in transmission operations is desirable.

• Technical Skills: Expert familiarity with common energy market SCADA systems, ETRM systems, and Microsoft Office Suite.

• Operations & Compliance: Prior direct experience working in real-time operations and performing market submittals, along with experience in NERC compliance and regulatory requirements.

• Leadership & Agility: Strong collaborative leadership, analytical aptitude, strategic thinking, composure under pressure, and excellent oral and written communication skills.