We are looking for a knowledgeable and driven Energy Market Analyst II to focus on natural gas scheduling within our Energy Trading team. This is a great opportunity to apply your analytical skills to the commodity markets of natural gas and energy!
As an Energy Market Analyst II, you'll play a crucial role in driving our energy strategy. You'll work closely with a team of traders and schedulers to support key operations including coordinating and scheduling the transportation and delivery of natural gas across Alliant Energy's service territory. This role offers opportunities for independent decision-making and professional growth within a fast-paced energy market.
This is a hybrid-remote position reporting to Madison, WI office.
What you will do
- Schedules gas on the interstate pipelines and monitors system demand to adjust supplies as necessary, including weekend and holiday coverage.
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Assists in managing nominations, confirmations, imbalances, and other related activities on various natural gas pipelines and storage facilities. Desired experience with any of the following pipelines: Alliance, ANR, Guardian, NGPL, Northern Border and Northern Natural.
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Tracks and interprets pipeline curtailments and operational issues using pipeline electronic bulletin boards (EBBs) or communicating with pipeline transportation representatives. Relay issues or concerns and advise the Trading team on potential impacts and alternative solutions. Engages in other duties as needed that support Alliant Energy's Values and helps deliver on our Purpose to serve customers and build stronger communities.
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Ensures positions are appropriately reflected and balanced in the trade capture system. Conducts analysis and prepares information for back office and accounting groups to bill counterparties, create financial statements, and respond to moderately complex information requests.
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Performs moderately complex data analysis in support of energy trading activities such as bulk power trading, trade capture operations, congestion hedging, fuel cost hedging, load bidding operations, outage schedule maintenance, fuel forecasting and variance analysis, generation offer operations, and electricity scheduling operations.
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Maintains a basic understanding of the business of a regulated electric utility, including details of fuel recovery rules in each applicable jurisdiction, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) energy market rules and processes, market fundamentals and operational considerations, energy portfolios, and bulk power trading rules and processes.
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Supports established operational processes by documenting, troubleshooting, exploring, and implementing operational process improvements. Offers suggestions for and assists in improving processes and developing new forecasting tools.
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Provides clear, audience-appropriate written and verbal explanations of forecast components, market conditions, operational issues, and variance analysis.
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Assists in gathering information to respond to annual and supplement data requests or standard reports from regulatory agencies, e.g., state public service commission and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
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Engages in other duties as needed that support Alliant Energy's Values and helps deliver on our Purpose to serve customers and build stronger communities.
Education Requirements
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Bachelor's Degree Emphasis in Business, Marketing, Engineering or related field is preferred.
Required Experience
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3 years of related experience is required.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
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Working knowledge of an independent system operator energy market preferred.
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Demonstrated ability to use computer software programs (e.g., email, word processing, spreadsheet, and project management). Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and related analytical tools preferred.
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Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
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Ability to setup, maintain and draw conclusions from large data sets.
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Solid knowledge of analytical methods and analysis preferred.
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Works in a diverse and inclusive environment.
Key Skills
Data Analysis Data Management Demand Planning Energy Settlement Energy Transaction Management Power Scheduling Power Transaction Tagging Regulatory Compliance
Alliant Energy Corporation
4902 N Biltmore Ln
Madison
Wisconsin United States
www.alliantenergy.com
