Senior Production Cost Modeling Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Utah.

📋 Description

• Propose, lead, and execute reliability assessments for WECC/NERC based on emerging trends and issues, utilizing commercially available modeling and analysis software.

• Utilize deterministic, probabilistic, or alternative model types to facilitate adequacy studies and other reliability assessments.

• Offer technical leadership and collaborate with national laboratories, regulatory bodies, government organizations, NGOs, academia, and various industry groups.

• Recognize the necessity for and assist in the development of new software tools and processes aimed at assessing data and power system reliability.

• Present clear and concise information to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Provide support and technical leadership to WECC and NERC committees, task forces, and working groups.

• Engage with stakeholders to identify and evaluate reliability challenges over both short-term and long-term periods.

• Offer technical expertise and assistance for standards development, oversight, event analysis, and situational awareness.

• Collaborate with colleagues within the ERO Enterprise to plan reliability assessments, identify lessons learned, and implement best practices.

• Mentor engineers and analysts while identifying opportunities for involvement in industry initiatives.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, statistics, economics, or a related technical field, or a combination of education and relevant professional experience.

• An advanced degree in engineering, statistics, economics, or business administration is preferred.

• A minimum of eight years of experience in production cost modeling, resource adequacy modeling, resource planning, or capacity expansion modeling.

• Proven history of recognizing emerging reliability risks and leading analyses related to reliability.

• Extensive experience with production cost or resource adequacy tools such as Astrape SERVM, Energy Exemplar Plexos, ABB GridView, and GE MARS.

• Demonstrated record of conducting assessments and developing technical reports.

• Strong understanding of reliability risks associated with the Bulk Power System.

• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to engage with stakeholders and member groups with diverse interests.

• Established decision-making and problem-solving capabilities.

• Exceptional spoken and written communication skills.

• High levels of self-motivation, initiative, intellectual curiosity, and accountability.

• A desire to take on a leadership role and share knowledge with staff and other departments at WECC.

🏝️ Benefits

• Discretionary pay

• Medical insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• Life insurance

• Health reimbursement accounts

• Flexible spending accounts

• 401(k) plan

• Generous paid personal time

• Remote-eligible work arrangement

• Opportunities for professional and industry initiatives