Senior BA​/Market Program Manager

Pacifi Corp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability inclusion & belonging.

The position supports Pacifi Corp Balancing Area functions which include the Energy Imbalance Market (EIM), Enhanced Day Ahead Market (EDAM), and Balancing and Interchange (B&I) real-time functions in identifying, analyzing, and resolving real-time issues. This position is a key lead in the planning and implementation of CAISO Market and Balancing and Interchange (B&I) projects to ensure the Pacifi Corp Market Entity continues to integrate into CAISO Market reliably and efficiently to accommodate customer needs and meet company goals.

Develops plans, specifications/ requirements, calculations, evaluation, design documents and performance assessments associated with planning, design, and operation of the Pacifi Corp EIM Entity and Pacifi Corp Transmission involvement in CAISO Markets.

• Design, develop, modify and evaluate main grid transmission systems, processes, or facilities to support Company objectives, utilizing engineering methods to demonstrate compliance with NERC reliability standards and WECC regional criterion.
• Support Pacifi Corp Grid Operations Energy Grid Operations/Market (EGO) desk and the Balance and Interchange (B&I) desk in identifying, analyzing and resolving real-time issues, real-time project and event cutovers.
• Develop highly complex engineering analyses, plans, specifications, calculations, evaluations, design documents, and performance assessments to CAISO Markets and market integration efforts.
• Plan, analyze, design and support medium-term and long-term projects enabling Pacifi Corp Market Entity continued participation/integration in CAISO Market initiatives, new adjacent Market entities, market model/design corrections, and CAISO market expansion initiatives.
• Plan, design, revise and implement new adjacent Market Entity intertie models with existing Market Entities and new Market Entities, including establishment of different base and dynamic CAISO intertie resources and constraints.
• Track, analyze and plan for changes needed to accommodate CAISO market enhancement releases and integration for new Market entities, specifically focused on the areas of interchange schedule submission and intertie representation in Market.

• Determine requirements for enhancements needed (if any) to support CAISO releases and new Market entity integration, work with internal departments and or software vendors to enhancement interchange schedule systems to support CAISO releases and new Market entities.
• Plan, analyze, design and support technical systems and processes for Pacifi Corp Grid Operations B&I Desk, including scheduling system technical administration/configuration, balancing authority area schedule and actual interchange management, transmission path, and curtailment methodology implementation.
• Collaborate with Pacifi Corp interchange scheduling system software vendor in software bug identification and resolution, define requirements, and software enhancements to better support present and future Pacifi Corp Grid Operations B&I needs.
• Liaison with other Pacifi Corp Grid Operations and Pacifi Corp Transmission Services staff in planning, identification, designing and implementation of changes needed in OASIS/related systems (NAESB Web Registry/EIR, OATI Web Trans/Western Interchange Tool) and scheduling systems (MCG CAS) to support Pacifi Corp Transmission Customer requested e-Tag changes, interchange implementation, and changes in Balancing Authority definition (i.e. load or generation changes).
  Work in primary role in systems design, configuration and implementation of balancing authority area changes.
  Act as a lead expert in the work group; train and mentor associate and career level planners, engineers, interns and analysts.

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business, Economics, or a related field; or the equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Minimum of seven years of experience in Market functions, or a related field performing the duties of this position.
• Demonstrated knowledge of established operational practices and procedures for utility transmission, distribution, and generation systems.
• Interpersonal and communication skills to facilitate team efforts, provide guidance and direction to team members.
• Proficient with the use of personal computers including spreadsheet, database, word processing and presentation applications to compile, maintain, and present information.

• Previous experience as a System Operator / Dispatcher or an Operations Planner/Engineer.
• Knowledge and understanding of balancing functions as required to implement market and transmission schedules (e-Tag approvals, OASIS requests,…