Engineer/Analyst
Description
Southern Power's Transmission organization manages interconnection and delivery risks related to acquiring, developing, owning, and operating generation assets. This includes significant regulatory and transmission policy support for the complete life cycle of Southern Power's assets. Responsibilities of the Transmission team include developing and executing strategies for securing and maintaining long-term deliverability from generation assets, conducting due diligence of transmission-related issues for asset acquisitions, developing transmission deliverability and cost assessments for new generation construction, managing the Generator Interconnection process for new assets, supporting FERC regulatory filings for pending and existing assets, managing the customer interface with transmission providers, transmission support for operations and maintenance activities, tracking and participating in transmission policy, forecasting congestion and curtailment to support the financial plan and trading activities and monitoring competitive transmission opportunities.
The engineer/analyst role will support project managers who provide leadership in areas of optimization and hedging, acquisition and development due diligence, O&M support, generator interconnections and transmission/market policy. This role will perform transmission analysis and risk evaluations for securing and maintaining long-term deliverability from Southern Power's generation assets.
This position works closely with various organizations and all levels of Southern Power, so the successful candidate must be able to effectively communicate complex concepts clearly and concisely with diverse audiences. They will also have the opportunity to gain a deep understating of the different wholesale electric market structures while gaining insight into deal making from a transmission diligence perspective.
Major Job Responsibilities Include:
Grid Analysis and Nodal Modeling to produce daily forecasts of key nodal and hub prices as well as other ad hoc analysis in support of Commercial Optimization and Trading
Provide analysis and communicate with Southern Power traders to procure daily congestion hedging positions and analyze pricing of longer-term transmission congestions products. Identify, track, analyze and communicate key grid outages or other grid conditions that could impact generating assets
Asset Acquisition and Development Due Diligence - Review of interconnection and transmission positions and contracts, deliverability, FERC and Transmission Provider requirements, curtailment and congestion outlooks and identify key risks (cost, schedule, contractual or otherwise)
Work closely with Business Development, Acquisitions, Project Development, Commercial Optimization and Trading and other organizations to develop potential risk mitigations and solutions
O&M Support - Provide operational support to Southern Power's Remote Operations Center, O&M Support team and plant personnel. Provide technical analysis and support for the generating fleet (for example, Transmission Provider requirements, reactive power, power quality and renewable generator ancillary performance)
Candidates with the following preferred qualifications are encouraged to apply:
Education
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field is required
An MBA or advanced degree in these areas or related field is desired
engineering
finance
economics
or equivalent field
Experience
Transmission experience is desired but not required.
Experience with production cost and dispatch, nodal modeling and load flow analysis is desired.
Experience in any of the following is a plus: financial evaluations, complex contract interpretations, real time operations, renewable generation technologies and grid power quality requirements.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge of wholesale power markets (such as CAISO, ERCOT, SPP, MISO, PJM), FERC policies and transmission access (transmission service, scheduling, point of delivery, curtailment) is desired.
High level of proficiency with Excel, Power BI and other Microsoft Office products is required
Strong analytical skills, interpersonal skills, verbal and written communications skills
The ability to successfully manage numerous tasks and priorities in a dynamic environment
Creative thinking, with a focus on finding optimal solutions to complex issues across various markets, technologies, and contract structures
Southern Power , a subsidiary of Southern Company, is a leading U.S. wholesale energy provider meeting the electricity needs of municipalities, electric cooperatives, investor- owned utilities, and commercial and industrial customers. Southern Power and its subsidiaries own 55 facilities operating or under construction in 14 states with more than 12,500 MW of generating capacity in Alabama, California, Delaware, Georgia, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Washington and West Virginia.
Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is America's premier energy company, with 46,000 megawatts of generating capacity and 1,500 billion cubic feet of combined natural gas consumption and throughput volume serving 9 million customers through its subsidiaries . The company provides clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy through electric operating companies in four states, natural gas distribution companies in seven states, a competitive generation company serving wholesale customers across America and a nationally recognized provider of customized energy solutions, as well as fiber optics and wireless communications . Southern Company brands are known for excellent customer service, high reliability and affordable prices that are below the national average. Through an industry-leading commitment to innovation, Southern Company and its subsidiaries are inventing America's energy future by developing the full portfolio of energy resources, including carbon-free nuclear, 21st century coal, natural gas, renewables and energy efficiency, and creating new products and services for the benefit of customers. Southern Company has been named by the U.S. Department of Defense and G.I. Jobs magazine as a top military employer, recognized among the Top 50 Companies for Diversity by DiversityInc, listed by Black Enterprise magazine as one of the 40 Best Companies for Diversity and designated a Top Employer for Hispanics by Hispanic Network. The company has earned a National Award of Nuclear Science and History from the National Atomic Museum Foundation for its leadership and commitment to nuclear development and is continually ranked among the top energy companies in Fortune's annual World's Most Admired Electric and Gas Utility rankings. Visit our website at www.southerncompany.com.
Southern Company is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.
Job Field: Engineering
Job Type: Standard
Primary Location: Alabama-Metro Birmingham/Eastern AL-Birmingham
Operating Company: Southern Power Company
Job Type: Standard
Travel (Up to...): Yes, 25 % of the Time
Work Location(s):
The Energy Center - 3535 Colonnade Parkway (3535Birmingham)
3535 Colonnade Parkway
Birmingham, 35243
Req ID: SPC2000347
