Energy Market Analyst /Energy Market Analyst Senior

Job Description:

Energy Market Analyst /Energy Market Analyst Senior

Description

Minimum Qualifications
This position will be filled at one of the following levels depending upon candidate qualifications:

Energy Market Analyst:

• Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university,plus three (3) years of experience in a related field.
• Master’s degree with major course work in a field related to the job may substitute for experience up to one (1) year.
• PhD. with major course work in a field related to the job may substitute for experience up to two (2) years.

Licenses and Certifications Required:
None

Energy Market Analyst Senior:

• Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, plus five (5) years of experience in a related field
• A Master’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in a field related to the job may substitute for experience up to one (1) year
• PhD. from an accredited college or university with major course work in a field related to the job may substitute for experience up to two (2) years

Licenses or Certifications:

None
Notes to Applicants
The Energy Market Analyst resides in the Energy Market Analysis & Resource Planning group of Energy and Market Operations Division. The Energy Market Analysis and Resource Planning group is responsible for anywhere from 5 minutes to 20 years supporting various activities such as Resource planning, Renewable integration & evaluation, Congestion revenue rights auction, load forecasting, fuel planning, Analyzing market conditions, Power purchase evaluation, Analyzing Market design changes etc.

Critical:

This position has been designated as a Critical Employee position. Critical Employees are considered necessary and vital and supports activities that impact City or department operations. This work can be done while at a designated work site or while working at an alternate work location. Critical employees who are able to work at an alternative work location are required to do so. Schedules may be modified, and employees may be reassigned to another area during extraordinary situations or emergency conditions to provide essential services.

Working with Austin Energy provides a number of health and welfare benefits such as low-cost medical, dental, vision, paid leave time, a highly competitive retirement plan, career development opportunities and more. Please click HERE for more information.

Employment Application:

• The City of Austin employment application is an official document; incomplete applications will not be considered.
• Please be sure to detail on the application all current and previous employment that you wish to be considered as part of your qualifications.
• The Employment Record should be complete with job titles, employment dates, job duties, functions, and responsibilities for each position held. Starting salary will be based on overall relevant experience from your application.
• Résumés will not be accepted and statements such as “see résumé” will not be accepted. You may use “N/A” for fields that are not applicable.
• Please note that Austin Energy may close the job posting at any time after 7 days from the date of the initial advertisement. Once the job posting has closed, applications cannot be changed.

If you are selected as a top candidate:

• Verification of your education (which may include high school graduation or GED , undergraduate and/or graduate degrees) will be required. You must provide proof of education from an accredited organization/institution. You must also provide proof of your professional licenses or certifications.
• If you are identified as a top candidate and are in the military or a veteran, you will need to provide a copy of your DD-214 prior to confirming a start date.

CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECK :
The top candidate will be subject to a minimum 10 year criminal history background check.
ERCOT
This position requires the use of an ERCOT Digital Certificate ( EDC ) and therefore will require a Security Review to determine if the candidate meets all the requirements for issuance of the EDC .
NERC
This position will require yearly NERC Clearance
Pay Range
Commensurate
Hours
Monday through Friday
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Work outside of regular business hours/days may be required due to business needs.
Job Close Date 04/17/2025 Type of Posting External Department Austin Energy Regular/Temporary Regular Grant Funded or Pooled Position Not Applicable Category Professional Location 4815 Mueller Blvd., Austin, TX 78723 (Hybrid) Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Nodal electricity market and analyzing Locational Marginal Prices and their impacts on transporting power
• Experience with generation dispatch economics
• Experience with asset valuation, power plant financial statements, and renewable source integration
• Experience with modeling transmission systems, energy markets, utility operations, and/or LMP (Nodal) markets using security-constrained unit commitment and economic dispatch models
• Experience with analyzing causes and cost impacts of Transmission Congestion
• Experience with power/energy trading and electricity generation fuel markets
• Experience with production cost models such as UPLAN /Aurora/Promod, etc.
• Experience with SAS statistical programming languages such as R, Python or other scripting language and BI tools such as Tableau or MS Power BI

Duties, Functions and Responsibilities
This position is posted at multiple levels. Please select the appropriate job description. Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.

Energy Market Analyst
Energy Market Analyst Senior

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
This position is posted at multiple levels. Please select the appropriate job description. Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodation, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.


Energy Market Analyst
Energy Market Analyst Senior
Criminal Background Investigation This position has been approved for a Criminal Background Investigation. EEO/ADA
City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require reasonable accommodation during the application process or have a question regarding an essential job function, please call (512) 974-3210 or Texas Relay by dialing 7-1-1.

The City of Austin will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, age, religion, veteran status, disability, or sexual orientation. In addition, the City will not discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of an individual’s AIDS , AIDS Related Complex, or HIV status; nor will the City discriminate against individuals who are perceived to be at risk of HIV infection, or who associate with individuals who are believed to be at risk.

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
* The minimum qualifications for this position are graduation with a Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university, plus three (3) years of experience in a related field. Master's degree with major course work in a field related to the job may substitute for experience up to one (1) year. PhD with major course work in a field related to the job may substitute for experience up to two (2) years. Do you meet these requirements?

• Yes
• No

* Please describe how you meet the minimum qualifications referenced above. Detail how you meet the educational requirements (if applicable), account for the years of related experience (if applicable), and explain any substitutions of experience for education, or vice-versa (if applicable).
(Open Ended Question)
* Rate your experience analyzing Locational Marginal Prices and their impacts on transporting power.

• None
• Low
• Medium
• High

* Rate your experience in Asset evaluation/Power plant financials/Renewable resource integration.

• None
• Low
• Medium
• High

* Please rate your years of experience in modeling transmission systems, energy markets, utility operations, and/or LMP (Nodal) markets using security-constrained unit commitment and economic dispatch models.

• Less than one (1) year
• One (1) to three (3) years
• Three (3) to five (5) years
• More than five (5) years

* Please rate your experience analyzing the cause and cost impacts of Transmission Congestion.

• None
• Low
• Medium
• High

* Rate your experience with power/energy trading and electricity generation fuel markets.

• None
• Low
• Medium
• High

* Rate your experience with production cost models such as UPLAN/Aurora/Promod etc., and forecasting tools.

• None
• Low
• Medium
• High

* Please rate your experience using SAS statistical programming language, R, Python or any scripting language and BI tools such as Tableau.

• None
• Low
• Medium
• High

* This position requires the use of an ERCOT Digital Certificate (EDC) and, therefore, will require a Security Review to determine if the candidate meets all the requirements for issuance of the EDC. Do you consent to a Security Review?

• Yes
• No

* This position requires a criminal background check. By selecting the following, you are acknowledging that you understand if you are selected as a top candidate for this position, you will need a successful Criminal Background Investigation (CBI) to be hired.

• I acknowledge and understand this position requires a Criminal Background Investigation (CBI).

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