Director of Wholesale Electric Operations

Director of Wholesale Electric Operations

NMPP Energy, located in Lincoln, Nebraska, is seeking a Director of Wholesale Electric Operations to join our team. Use your skills, experience, and talents to provide strategic leadership and oversight of the Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska’s (MEAN) wholesale electric operations, ensuring reliable, cost-effective, and compliant power supply for member municipal utilities. The role spans multiple market structures, including the Southwest Power Pool (SPP), the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), and select non‑RTO service areas.

Reporting to the Executive Director/CEO, this position serves as a key advisor to leadership and the Board of Directors on wholesale power supply strategy, market developments, resource adequacy, transmission issues, risk management, and long‑term planning. While MEAN owns interests in generation and other assets, it does not directly operate facilities; the Director coordinates closely with asset operators, counter parties, member utilities, RTOs, and regulators.

• Direct and oversee all wholesale power supply activities across SPP, MISO, and non‑RTO environments.
• Develop and implement power supply strategies that balance cost, reliability, risk, and member needs.
• Oversee market participation in conjunction with a third‑party service provider representing MEAN. Activities include day‑ahead and real‑time markets, bilateral transactions, and congestion management.
• Oversee policies and guidelines for operation, dispatch, and compensation of behind‑the‑meter or community‑based generation resources contributing to agency resource adequacy that are dispatched when economically or operationally warranted.

• Lead integrated resource planning and long‑term power supply planning processes.
• Ensure compliance with SPP and MISO resource adequacy and planning reserve margin requirements, as well as obligations for non‑RTO members.
• Evaluate new supply options, including PPAs, owned resources, market purchases, demand‑side solutions, and emerging technologies.
• Coordinate planning assumptions and forecasts with member utilities, including load growth, electrification, and distributed energy resources.

• Oversee transmission service arrangements, congestion mitigation, optimization analysis and cost allocation matters.
• Coordinate with transmission owners, RTOs, and stakeholders on transmission interconnections and regional planning initiatives.
• Assess transmission‑related risks and opportunities impacting member costs and reliability.

• Provide oversight of Agency ownership interests in generation and other assets, including performance monitoring, contract compliance, and financial impacts.
• Coordinate with third‑party operators and asset managers to ensure alignment with Agency objectives.
• Negotiate agreements and coordinate with Legal for contract review and comment.
• Oversee administration of power purchase agreements, fuel arrangements (as applicable), and other contracts.

• Ensure compliance with all applicable industry requirements, including NERC reliability standards, RTO tariffs, market rules, and regulatory obligations.
• Serve as the Agency’s senior operational contact with SPP, MISO, NERC entities, and other reliability organizations.
• Coordinate with Compliance in the development and maintenance of internal controls, policies, and procedures related to wholesale operations and compliance.

• Provide strategic analysis of wholesale market trends, regulatory developments, and emerging risks.
• Support enterprise risk management related to power supply, markets, transmission, and reliability.
• Prepare clear, concise reports and presentations for the Board of Directors and member utilities on operational performance, market conditions, board policies, and strategic initiatives.
• Support long‑term…