RTO Operations and Policy Manager
Listed on 2026-01-25
-
Engineering
Electrical Engineering, Operations Manager -
Energy/Power Generation
Electrical Engineering, Operations Manager, Power Plant / Engineering, Renewable Energy
Connect to a career at City Utilities! CU has been connecting our community to the services they need for every day life since 1945. From electricity to power our lives, clean water to be healthy, natural gas to stay warm, internet to keep businesses connected, to transit services to get them where they need to go.
SalaryGrade 60
Minimum: $2,075.10/ week
Midpoint: $2,645.75
Work ScheduleMonday - Friday, 8:00 a.m.
- 5:00 p.m.
Under the guidance of the Director—Power System Operations and Planning, coordinates internal and external activities of System Planning, Power System Control and Power Marketing to optimize results and to define and promote City Utilities’ long-term objectives with respect to national, state and SPP Regional Transmission Organization (SPP RTO) regulations and requirements. Responsible for education, analysis and advocacy to align electric operations and planning efforts across all functions, including Power Generation, Electric Transmission & Distribution and Energy Services.
Informs interdepartmental operations and planning (e.g. Natural Gas) to identify commonalities. Assists City Utilities financial settlement and planning activities to achieve accurate accounting and economical optimization of City Utilities’ electric system.
Coordinates with other CU employees and departments to follow federal, state and regional (SPP) policy development discussions and voting to ensure the conveyance of a common CU position.
Advises management of significant policy development and recommends action to meet strategic objectives and to maintain reliable and affordable electric service to our customers.
Reviews and offers input to long-range transmission, distribution and resource plans for inclusion of various perspectives. These perspectives include Rates, Economic Development, Operational Reliability, and Southwest Power Pool RTO policy.
Participates in Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) process. Reviews alignment of IRP assumptions with federal, regional, and state policy direction, as well as City Utilities’ strategic goals.
Manages SPP regional study request processes—Generator Interconnection, Transmission Service, and Load Addition—as needed, to effectuate City Utilities transmission, generation and distribution plans.
Monitors adherence to Southwest Power Pool (SPP) Criteria and the SPP Open Access Transmission Tariff requirements.
Oversees collection, consolidation, and reporting of hourly generation, interchange, and system load for energy accounting and statistical reporting purposes internally and with Southwest Power Pool.
Manages data collection and reporting to SPP Transmission Tariff Operations to support SPP’s provision of transmission service using City Utilities’ transmission assets. Reviews and verifies transmission charges and revenue from SPP for financial settlements.
Maintains understanding of City Utilities’ electric services contracts including power supply, transmission and other services and acts as a Subject Matter Expert for internal discussions.
Promotes and provides employee education and development to cultivate understanding in the following areas: power system operations, SPP Open Access Transmission Tariff, SPP Business Practices, NERC Standards, and FERC proceedings relevant to power market and transmission interests in the SPP RTO.
Represents City Utilities’ electric operations and planning interests at appropriate state, regional and national committees.
Develops and cultivates relationships with regional entities, and neighbouring utilities to understand and promote shared interests.
Maintains understanding of regulatory policy trends—environmental, regional and national transmission policy and NERC/FERC actions—that will impact the direction of CU’s long-term plans for generation, transmission and distribution.
Maintains understanding of power market and supply trends by following industry news, and communication with CU Power Marketing personnel, The Energy Authority, and other regional entities.
Assists with analysis of long-term, strategic needs of City Utilities’ electric system to promote delivery…
(If this job is in fact in your jurisdiction, then you may be using a Proxy or VPN to access this site, and to progress further, you should change your connectivity to another mobile device or PC).