New Braunfels Utilities
Power Supply Manager
New Braunfels Utilities, New Braunfels, Texas, United States, 78130
Position Summary
The Power Supply Manager will oversee NBU's short- and mid-term power supply needs to support the efficient daily operations of NBU's Real-Time portfolio. This role is essential for executing NBU's
energy strategies and initiatives, managing the procurement of power through both physical and financial transactions. Responsibilities include securing fuel, power, congestion revenue rights,
and ancillary services, while applying a deep understanding of the ERCOT energy market, analyzing data, identifying trends, and using creative problem-solving strategies to address operational
challenges. This role collaborates closely with the Energy Risk department to ensure comprehensive risk oversight and alignment with NBU risk management standards
At NBU, we cultivate a culture of continuous learning, development, and employee empowerment. Therefore, the ideal candidate will have strong mentoring and coaching experience, fostering growth
and building capabilities within their team.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISION• Assists with hiring process & responsible for coaching and training Power Supply personnel on all aspects of division processes• Support and mentor Power Supply staff• Responsible for completing performance reviews, counseling, performance improvement plans and recommending disciplinary action for direct reports• Prepares staff schedules, approve & monitor leave requests to ensure adequate coverage, backs up duties when needed• Manage Power Supply staff to produce accurate and timely products and reports• Assists staff with escalated issues or special projects, as needed• Promote open communication with direct reports to enhance teamwork• Promote support and participation in meeting NBU Performance Measure goals• Work in partnership with the Energy Risk department to mitigate potential risks associated with power supply• Recommend and implement approved policies/procedures for the division• Ensures strict adherence to Energy Risk and Credit Risk policies to safeguard company assets and maintain compliance• Ensures personnel are safety conscious and adhere to NBU safety guidelines and practices at all times and in all situations• Responsible for creating and monitoring operating budget for the department and recommending forecasting improvements for future budgeting needs• Attend leadership meetings and report appropriate information to direct reports• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, benchmarking state-of-the-art practices;
participating in professional societies• Possess ability to use higher level cognitive skills required to plan, organize, and strategize• Exhibits public speaking and presentation skills to address team, senior management, Board, and public, if required
POWER SUPPLY FUNCTIONS• Managing trading functions for short- and mid-term horizons, optimizing portfolio performance, and responding to market conditions.• Initiating and reviewing analytic models and databases to assist in portfolio planning and economic decision making such as: load forecasts, analyzing wholesale power prices, estimating
resource operations, analyzing market congestion and CRR procurement and valuing current and future hedge positions.• Managing NBU's Day-Ahead and Real-Time positions and evaluating purchase opportunities for energy and congestion portfolio optimization and recommending strategies that align with NBU's
power supply program goals and policies.• Overseeing and sharing responsibility for daily processes including but not limited to short-term position analysis and participation in ERCOT's Day-Ahead Market.• Identifying and interpreting data trends and patterns that inform decision making.• Analyzing historical market prices, energy market outlooks, financial reports and legal documents.• Preparing reports, presentations, and memorandums that effectively communicate market outlooks, data trends, patterns, and predictions to senior leadership.• Adhering to appropriate deadlines for submitting, scheduling, and confirming accuracy of wholesale energy and congestion transactions and settlements.• Supporting data management for developing, storing, maintaining, and distributing data sets related to load, weather, resource generation, historic/forward market price curves, congestion,
and market settlements.• Recommending new data sources and reporting, as necessary.• Continuous development and understanding of the energy market and electric grid.• Undertaking research to identify relevant energy market changes and determining potential impacts to NBU's Power Supply program as necessary.• Monitoring and participating in relevant regulatory activities, stakeholder working groups, and other related energy market activities, as necessary.• Defining and implementing effective operations, processes, and documentation of procedural work flows to support ongoing business activities.• Working in high pressure situations while successfully handling multiple demands under tight time constraints.• Back-up Energy Analysts, as needed• Other duties as assigned.
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES• Maintain regular attendance; leave schedule should be managed so as to not interfere with ability to accomplish tasks, including special projects and assignments with deadlines or
negatively affect direct reports' ability to do their jobs when applicable• Adhere to NBU safety guidelines and practices at all times and in all situations• Maintain a clean and safe work area, office, field site and vehicle as applicable• Maintain strict confidentiality of business, employee and customer information in written and oral communications and safeguard sensitive documents• Develop & maintain effective customer service skills for communications with co-workers, customers and the public in general• Adhere to NBU policies and procedures• Exemplifies NBU Core Values of Culture, Integrity, Stewardship, Team and Safety• Participate in and support initiatives to reach annual NBU Performance Measures
Formal Education and Work Experience Requirements
Degree/Diploma Obtained: Bachelors
Work Experience Time Frame: Five Years or More Field of Study: Business
Other: May accept work experience in lieu of degree
Other Minimum Qualifications• Five years' experience in electrical power supply; load-resource development and management; power contracts development and power marketing; and system load forecasting preferred• Proficiency with numbers, attention to detail, and a solution-oriented mindset is essential• Understanding of accounting, economics, statistics, finance and energy technologies a plus• A valid Texas Driver's License required to operate a company vehicle when necessary
The Power Supply Manager will oversee NBU's short- and mid-term power supply needs to support the efficient daily operations of NBU's Real-Time portfolio. This role is essential for executing NBU's
energy strategies and initiatives, managing the procurement of power through both physical and financial transactions. Responsibilities include securing fuel, power, congestion revenue rights,
and ancillary services, while applying a deep understanding of the ERCOT energy market, analyzing data, identifying trends, and using creative problem-solving strategies to address operational
challenges. This role collaborates closely with the Energy Risk department to ensure comprehensive risk oversight and alignment with NBU risk management standards
At NBU, we cultivate a culture of continuous learning, development, and employee empowerment. Therefore, the ideal candidate will have strong mentoring and coaching experience, fostering growth
and building capabilities within their team.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISION• Assists with hiring process & responsible for coaching and training Power Supply personnel on all aspects of division processes• Support and mentor Power Supply staff• Responsible for completing performance reviews, counseling, performance improvement plans and recommending disciplinary action for direct reports• Prepares staff schedules, approve & monitor leave requests to ensure adequate coverage, backs up duties when needed• Manage Power Supply staff to produce accurate and timely products and reports• Assists staff with escalated issues or special projects, as needed• Promote open communication with direct reports to enhance teamwork• Promote support and participation in meeting NBU Performance Measure goals• Work in partnership with the Energy Risk department to mitigate potential risks associated with power supply• Recommend and implement approved policies/procedures for the division• Ensures strict adherence to Energy Risk and Credit Risk policies to safeguard company assets and maintain compliance• Ensures personnel are safety conscious and adhere to NBU safety guidelines and practices at all times and in all situations• Responsible for creating and monitoring operating budget for the department and recommending forecasting improvements for future budgeting needs• Attend leadership meetings and report appropriate information to direct reports• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, benchmarking state-of-the-art practices;
participating in professional societies• Possess ability to use higher level cognitive skills required to plan, organize, and strategize• Exhibits public speaking and presentation skills to address team, senior management, Board, and public, if required
POWER SUPPLY FUNCTIONS• Managing trading functions for short- and mid-term horizons, optimizing portfolio performance, and responding to market conditions.• Initiating and reviewing analytic models and databases to assist in portfolio planning and economic decision making such as: load forecasts, analyzing wholesale power prices, estimating
resource operations, analyzing market congestion and CRR procurement and valuing current and future hedge positions.• Managing NBU's Day-Ahead and Real-Time positions and evaluating purchase opportunities for energy and congestion portfolio optimization and recommending strategies that align with NBU's
power supply program goals and policies.• Overseeing and sharing responsibility for daily processes including but not limited to short-term position analysis and participation in ERCOT's Day-Ahead Market.• Identifying and interpreting data trends and patterns that inform decision making.• Analyzing historical market prices, energy market outlooks, financial reports and legal documents.• Preparing reports, presentations, and memorandums that effectively communicate market outlooks, data trends, patterns, and predictions to senior leadership.• Adhering to appropriate deadlines for submitting, scheduling, and confirming accuracy of wholesale energy and congestion transactions and settlements.• Supporting data management for developing, storing, maintaining, and distributing data sets related to load, weather, resource generation, historic/forward market price curves, congestion,
and market settlements.• Recommending new data sources and reporting, as necessary.• Continuous development and understanding of the energy market and electric grid.• Undertaking research to identify relevant energy market changes and determining potential impacts to NBU's Power Supply program as necessary.• Monitoring and participating in relevant regulatory activities, stakeholder working groups, and other related energy market activities, as necessary.• Defining and implementing effective operations, processes, and documentation of procedural work flows to support ongoing business activities.• Working in high pressure situations while successfully handling multiple demands under tight time constraints.• Back-up Energy Analysts, as needed• Other duties as assigned.
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES• Maintain regular attendance; leave schedule should be managed so as to not interfere with ability to accomplish tasks, including special projects and assignments with deadlines or
negatively affect direct reports' ability to do their jobs when applicable• Adhere to NBU safety guidelines and practices at all times and in all situations• Maintain a clean and safe work area, office, field site and vehicle as applicable• Maintain strict confidentiality of business, employee and customer information in written and oral communications and safeguard sensitive documents• Develop & maintain effective customer service skills for communications with co-workers, customers and the public in general• Adhere to NBU policies and procedures• Exemplifies NBU Core Values of Culture, Integrity, Stewardship, Team and Safety• Participate in and support initiatives to reach annual NBU Performance Measures
Formal Education and Work Experience Requirements
Degree/Diploma Obtained: Bachelors
Work Experience Time Frame: Five Years or More Field of Study: Business
Other: May accept work experience in lieu of degree
Other Minimum Qualifications• Five years' experience in electrical power supply; load-resource development and management; power contracts development and power marketing; and system load forecasting preferred• Proficiency with numbers, attention to detail, and a solution-oriented mindset is essential• Understanding of accounting, economics, statistics, finance and energy technologies a plus• A valid Texas Driver's License required to operate a company vehicle when necessary