| ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES - Manage, direct, and develop staff.
- Develop and manage implementation strategy for demand response initiatives, programs, and stakeholder outreach.
- Work with internal stakeholders on branding, publicity, and opportunities for influencing demand response
- Evaluate and recommend opportunities for load growth.
- Identify barriers to adoption and work with both internal and external stakeholders to address these and develop effective solutions.
- Participate in consumer organizations, committees, and other energy groups to share information and provide opportunities to be effective and responsive to community needs.
- Study and evaluate demand response opportunities, economic environments, and sustainability requirements, develop strategic initiatives to deploy these opportunities.
- Stay current with industry trends and innovations. Researches and develops potential new demand response programs.
- Manages demand response programs to increase resource optimization. Ensures appropriate system configuration and adequate system maintenance to maintain effective operations.
- To provide Energy Markets with accurate, reliable load data for scheduling power and controlling load through demand response installations. To provide the member cooperatives the same data to employ reliable demand response control.
- Provide for integration of systems supporting field operations, provide technical capability as required by all members. Develops and implements routine, preventative, and corrective maintenance practices.
- Prior experience in any or all of: demand response platforms, SCADA systems, communications networks, information technology operations highly desirable.
- Develops recommendations concerning long-range energy/load management strategies and programs. Monitors and takes corrective action to bring plan into compliance as required.
- Maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures and attain knowledge and remain knowledgeable of regulations, laws, standards, and best practices applicable to functional area.
- Because Tri-State has an obligation to provide continuous, reliable electric service to its customers, the ability to work overtime at any time of the day or week is considered an essential function of the job.
OTHER DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES - Perform other related duties as assigned
SUCCESS FACTORS/JOB COMPETENCIES - Leadership: ability to identify business needs and establish goals and objectives and ensure alignment with enterprise goals.
- Planning: ability to think ahead and plan initiatives including prioritizing workload, developing schedules and meeting deadlines.
- Decision Making: ability to weigh options, consider alternatives and forecast outcomes and determine the options best for the enterprise
- Management/Supervision: ability to organize and manage multiple priorities and supervise work of assigned staff, including projects and daily activities.
- Time management: ability to prioritize and schedule projects and meet deadlines.
- Problem analysis and problem resolution at both strategic and functional levels.
- Demonstrate behavior consistent with company values.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Strong team player: accomplishes tasks by working with others and being a good team player. Recognizes how his/her decisions may impact others; seeks input from others.
REQUIRED JOB QUALIFICATIONS Education and Training: - Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, Physical Science or related area.
Knowledge, Skills, and Ability: - Ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and verbally.
- Ability to maintain effective working relationships.
- Ability to make clear, consistent, and timely decisions.
- Ability to maintain clear and open communication with various business unit stakeholders and research partners within and outside of the enterprise.
- Ability to maintain cooperation and collaboration.
- Ability to work in partnership with other teams and functional areas.
- Working knowledge of regulations impacting electric utilities.
- Understanding of electrification and efficiency trends in energy markets.
Experience - Eight (8) years' experience in the Electric Utility industry with knowledge of, and an active interest in the technological advancement of some combination of the following: fossil generation, wind generation, solar generation, fuels systems, environmental controls, environmental impacts, substations, transmission lines, bulk and distributed energy storage, interconnected system operations, energy markets, communications, and end-use.
Other: - Willingness to travel as required. (Must possess a valid driver's license.)
DESIRED JOB QUALIFICATIONS - Knowledge of demand response, program development and deployment, performance tracking, and stakeholder engagement.
- Three (3) years' supervisory experience preferred.
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Physical demands: While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is required to sit for long periods of time and occasionally stand, walk, stoop, bend, reach above and below shoulder level and push/pull objects of varying weights, and lift up to twenty-five pounds. Incumbent is frequently required to use hands and fingers to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, talk and hear. Mental demands: While performing the duties of this job, the incumbent is required to read, write, perform math at level required to perform responsibilities, analyze data and reports, exercise judgment, develop plans, procedures and goals, and present information to others and work under pressure. Work Environment: While performing the duties of this position, the employee is exposed to an office environment indoors, and will occasionally travel outdoors to multiple locations dependent on work. |
