The City of Jamestown Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has an immediate opening for an Energy and Gas Resource Manager. The BPU is a full-service utility provider serving residents and businesses in Jamestown, NY and surrounding communities with electric, water, wastewater, solid waste and district heating services.
The person in this position will be responsible for the following duties:
- Manages natural gas supply, including spot gas transactions, gas hedging (NYMEX Contracts, Basis, Peaking), physical and financial tracking, gas nominations, gas cost/volume analysis, billing, NAESB Agreements, and risk management assessments.
- Manages participation in NYISO Markets including Billing (Sales disposition, reconciliation), Energy Market, Virtual Bidding, UCAP, TCC, MIS administration, collateral, DMNC Calculation/Submissions, True-ups, Ancillary Services, and Risk management program administration.
- Manages monthly fuel adjustment (FAC) process including calculation, tracking, and managing associated workbooks and data inputs including metering.
- Manages the BPU natural gas pipeline including overseeing operations, maintenance, capital projects, risk management, and is the primary point person for Operations.
- Manages the NYPA Contract which includes energy scheduling, monthly RS 2,3,5 refund calculation, billing/reconciliation, economic development power (if available), system load tracking and forecasting.
- Manages and oversees the activities of the Business Development Coordinator who manages large industrial customer contracts (SC6), business marketing, and business recruitment.
- Oversees and manages Public Service Commission/State Related interactions including tariff management and participates in New York Association of Public Power.
- Oversees and manages Energy Certificate Trading through NYGATS and manages Clean Energy Standard compliance including certificate creation from local generation, auctions for REC's, billing, trading, and forecasting.
- Oversees and manages National Grid contract including monthly billing for transmission, emerging transmission conditions, and the Transmission Support Service Agreement.
- Manages reporting of monthly/yearly EIA 860/861 reports.
- Is responsible for Electric Division master planning {EDMP}, updating master plan annually to account for new changes, drives outcomes and projects in plan.
- Manages emission allowance procurement (RGGI/NOx), which includes participation in quarterly RGGI auctions and solicitation for offers as needed.
- Leads various engineering projects.
- Coordination with Power Plant team for daily generation scheduling including runtime value assessments, gas procurement, and financial and market analysis.
- Assist power plant with capital projects.
- Performs additional duties as assigned by the General Manager.
Applicants must have a four-year college or university Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Civil or Mechanical Engineering and two years of full-time paid Engineering work experience; or have graduated from a college or university with an Associate in Science degree, with a major in Engineering, Math, Physics, or Science and eight years of full-time paid Engineering work experience.
The person in this position will have a thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of engineering and basic accounting, the ability to plan, organize, and prioritize daily activities and the ability to manage projects, be proficient in the operation of computer applications such as Excel, SQL and Visual Basic, have the ability to analyze accounts, records, and financial statements and to draw logical conclusions from such records, possess good mathematics skills, have the ability to prepare reports and maintain records, be resourceful in applying accepted procedures and practices to problems encountered in the workday, be independently motivated to identify and contribute to the identification of opportunities and risks the organization may have and work to resolve, possess good communication skill both orally and written, have the ability to meet the physical demands commensurate with the position, and to contribute in both an independent and team environments, and possess good leadership skills.
