Primary Purpose:
Under general supervision, conducts and schedules market energy transactions in real-time to optimize profitability of Sempra Gas & Power Marketing, LLC (SGPM) generation portfolio or proprietary trading books in various markets. Monitors power plant operations and market conditions and responds to contingencies. Monitors and schedules natural gas on various pipeline systems throughout North America.
Duties and Responsibilities:
* Executes real-time transactions (via ISOs, bulletin boards, electronic exchanges, telephone, brokers, etc.) for physical and financial hourly and daily energy products.
* Works as part of a team to manage and optimize generation portfolio based on unit commitment plans, risk management principles, and factors not included in the modeling (e.g., changes in price, market depth, plant availability, weather, etc.) on a real time basis.
* Develops quantitative models to price short term electricity products and forecast fundamentals of supply and demand
* Manages large amounts of data and performs general quantitative and/or econometric analyses to identify commercial opportunities
* Develops solutions to increase efficiency of team operations
* Supports the day ahead electricity trading/scheduling function as needed.
* Manages the gas trading/scheduling functions on various pipelines during nights/weekends.
* Monitors real-time schedule adjustments and coordinates with market participants to account for deviations.
* Responsible for operating the real time desk in a manner that ensures compliance with all appropriate NERC reliability standards and Sempra Infrastructure procedures.
* Participates in Sempra Infrastructure's compliance program
* Work a rotating shift schedule to cover 24x7 operations.
* Performs other duties as assigned (no more than 5% of duties).
Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Economics, Accounting, Finance, Business, Mathematics, or Computer Science
Experience
- 3+ years experience in the electric power industry, including experience in energy transactions, scheduling, transmission operations, gas scheduling or equivalent training and/or experience
Skills and Abilities
- Knowledge of economic, financial, and physical principles governing energy transactions. Knowledge of power plant operating characteristics and constraints. Knowledge of credit matters and risk management principles.
- Ability and willingness to work rotating 12 hour shifts to achieve 24 hour desk coverage. Able to work on a call out basis and cover additional shifts during co-worker absences.
- General knowledge of energy markets, including market principles, trends, behaviors, counterparties, electric transmission grids, natural gas pipelines, transaction practices, scheduling procedures, and other operational requirements.
- Good understanding and use of optimization models, scheduling interfaces, control area operator information systems, databases, spreadsheets, and other computer based systems.
- Refers to policies and practices for guidance.
- Develops solutions to a variety of problems of moderate scope and complexity.
Sempra Energy
101 Ash St
San Diego
California United States
www.sempra.com
