Unit Commitment Advisor

As a Unit Commitment Advisor, you will collaborate with the Unit Commitment Operators and the Operational Risk Assessment team to ensure MISO is set up for success every day to maintain reliability, given a degree of uncertainty, while minimizing commitment costs.

You will have an opportunity to lead and participate in opportunities for improvement to successfully move the Unit Commitment business forward, as well as helping to prioritize business efforts within the team and division. Additional responsibilities include review of daily sufficiency and reserve margins, tracking metrics and understanding drivers for various performance outcomes, and collaborating with control room operators.

As the Unit Commitment Advisor, you will be part of the team that is focused on quantifying and mitigating daily operational risks, while managing uncertainty, as the industry realizes fleet transition and electrification risks.

In one year as our Unit Commitment Advisor, you will know you were successful if you have gained the following:

• A high-level understanding of the key functional tools and understand their impact and relevancy to the Unit Commitment processes.
• Positive, open dialogue engagement with the Unit Commitment operators on what is needed to successfully operate the business, while serving as a champion for improvement and innovation to move the business forward via a mixture of market products, tool enhancements, and compliance and operational procedures.
• Demonstrated understanding of unit commitment outcomes and potential areas for improvement by effectively collaborating with employees at all levels of the organization while acting as a steward of the team and division.

We are looking for hardworking professionals who have:

• At least a bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Economics, Technology or a related field OR 10 years of equivalent technical work experience in lieu of a degree
• At least six or more years of relevant work experience in a related field
• Previous energy industry experience
• Previous energy market experience

We would also prefer candidates with the following:

• At least three years of generation operations, market operations, operations planning, market analysis, or settlements experience

Appropriate level will be determined based upon experience and knowledge.

See what MISO is all about!

MISO manages the electricity superhighway in the Central U.S. Through use of groundbreaking research and advanced technology, our highly skilled employees ensure power flows reliably to 45 million people. Operating the electricity grid, running a robust energy market, planning for a bright future - it's what our immensely talented and dedicated team does every day.

The base salary compensation range being offered for this role is $120,000.00 - $145,000.00 USD annually. Base salary range for this position is included in accordance with requirements of various state/local pay transparency legislation. Please note that salaries may vary for different individuals in the same role based on several factors, including but not limited to location of the role, individual competencies, education/professional certifications, and qualifications/experience.

Position is also eligible for an annual bonus if individual performance and company objectives are met. At MISO we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including 401k, vacation, sick and safe time, available on your first day of employment.

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