Senior Engineer, Bulk Power

OUC - The Reliable One, an industry leader and the second largest municipal utility in Florida committed to serving the community and the environment is presently recruiting for a Senior Engineer, Bulk Power to be part of the Electric & Water Production division.

We are looking for an efficient and experienced professional to be responsible for applying engineering data analytics to help ensure accurate and efficient modeling.

OUC’s mission is to provide exceptional value to our customers and community through the delivery of sustainable and reliable services and solutions. Click here to learn more about what we do.

The ideal candidate will have:

·       Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field of study from an accredited college or university (required)

·       Masters of Business Administration degree (preferred)

·       Minimum of eight (8) years of related experience in bulk electric system operations (required)

·       Prior CHP experience (preferred)

OUC Total Rewards package includes to cite a few:

·       Competitive compensation

·       Low cost medical, dental benefits, and paid life insurance premiums with no probationary period

·       Retirement benefits include a cash balance account with employer matching along with a health reimbursement account

·       Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time

·       Educational and professional assistance programs;

·       Paid memberships in professional Associations;

·       Paid conference and training opportunities

·       Free downtown parking 

·       Free Gym access

·       Hybrid Work Schedule

Click here to view our Benefits Summary.

Office Location: Orlando Utilities Commission: 6003 Pershing Ave. Orlando, FL 32822

Please see below a complete Job description for this position.

Job Purpose:

Responsible for applying engineering data analytics to help ensure accurate and efficient modeling. The proper modeling helps on multi-million dollar decisions for OUC.).  Collect data, process data and generate the power and expense billing for the Florida Municipal Power Pool (“FMPP”).  Performs a variety of long-term financial and production studies and forecasting, and produces consultant quality reports for special Production Costing runs. Additionally, may serve as a Clearinghouse Price (CHP) Administrator.

Primary Functions:

·       Perform long-term production cost studies, cost, capacity factor, unit startups, fuel usage, etc. using the production cost modeling (PCI GenTrader) software;

·       Produce in depth financial analyses to understand the economic conditions of multiple operational scenarios by analyzing a variety of data;

·       Design, create, and automate reports that verify the Clearinghouse Price Settlement Process’ (CHP) data integrity and create reports to support internal and external information requests;

·       Perform medium and long-term production cost studies, cost, capacity factor, unit startups, fuel usage, etc. using the PCI GenTrader software;

·       Produce and present a variety of in-depth analysis to management in a professional/consultant format; create authoritative reports and recommendations that concisely informs of complex matters to help management understand issues, solve problems or make decisions;

·       Process improvement from PCI GenTrader’s database for production cost, fuel budgeting and hedging using the studies output, create a series of algorithms to prioritize and allocate each pool members’ resources to the appropriate obligations;

·       Forecast the hourly FMPP CHP using System Lambda (System Marginal Price) along with OUC’s long or short position, utilizing this market intelligence, recommend medium term (6 month) operation’s strategies for OUC;

·       Administrate the FMPP CHP process; responsible for CHP data integrity and settlement process;

·       In collaboration with other departments, integrate changes in the business process into the CHP settlement process;

·       Prepare training material for CHP training, as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) troubleshoot and intervene on solving problems during the settlement process and train other employees on the settlement process;

·       Lead cross functional projects and groups across utilities to resolve technical issues;

·       Attend regular onsite meetings with FMPP members and other task forces as determined by management.

·       Perform other duties as assigned.

Technical Requirements:

·       Working knowledge of all, but not limited to, the following:

o   Bulk power operations;

o   Production cost modeling software (GenTrader preferred);

o   Engineering principles related to power production and bulk power

o   Data analytics practices and principals;

·       Familiarity with all, but not limited to, the following:

o   Florida Municipal Power Pool (FMPP);;

o   Web Reports form GenTrader;

o   Related industry, organizational and departmental policies, practices, and procedures; legal guidelines, ordinances, and laws;

·       Keen to detail but also creates new tools for the identification of trends for management and the development of new policies;

·       Effective written and oral communications skills;

·       Ability to apply a variety of procedures, policies and/or precedents;

·       Analytic ability in adapting standard methods to fit facts and conditions and draw reasonable conclusions and recommendations;

·       Ability to develop comprehensive, in depth management reports;

·       Ability to incorporate OUC financial metrics in all reports;

·       Ability to lead teams and projects;

·       Make arithmetic computations using whole numbers, fractions and decimals; compute rates, ratios and percentages;

·       Ability to use Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.) and standard office equipment (telephone, computer, copier, etc.).

Education/ Certification/ Years of Experience Requirements: 

·       Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field of study from an accredited college or university

·       Masters of Business Administration degree (preferred)

·       Minimum of eight (8) years of experience in bulk electric system operations

·       Prior CHP experience (preferred)

·       Valid Driver’s license.

Working Conditions:

This job is absent of disagreeable elements.

Physical Requirements:

This job will consist of standing, walking and sitting. This job consists of speaking and hearing, typing, reading, writing and detailed inspection. This job involves the operation of a company vehicle.

OUC–The Reliable One is an Equal Opportunity Employer who is committed through responsible management policies to recruit, hire, promote, train, transfer, compensate, and administer all other personnel actions without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information and any other factor prohibited under applicable federal, state, and local civil rights laws, rules, and regulations.

EOE M/F/Vets/Disabled 

Education/ Certification/ Years of Experience Requirements: 

·       Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field of study from an accredited college or university

·       Masters of Business Administration degree (preferred)

·       Minimum of eight (8) years of experience in bulk electric system operations

·       Prior CHP experience (preferred)

·       Valid Driver’s license.

About Orlando Utilities Commission

The Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC - The Reliable One) is a municipally-owned public utility providing electric and water services to the citizens of Orlando, Florida, St. Cloud, Florida, and unincorporated Orange and Osceola counties. Established in 1923 by a special act of the Florida Legislature, OUC is the second largest municipal utility in Florida and 14th largest municipal in the country. OUC provides electric, water, chilled water and/or lighting services to 400,000 accounts. The company is governed by a five-member commission (including the Mayor of Orlando), which is responsible for all operating policies.OUC has maintained the best electric reliability in the state of Florida for 21 years in a row, when compared to Florida’s investor-owned utilities. Our power is produced at the OUC-owned Stanton Energy Center via a diverse fuel portfolio, which includes nearly 20 megawatts of solar energy.And, our clean, safe, great-tasting water - which is pumped from the Lower Floridan Aquifer - undergoes more than 20,000 chemical and bacteriological water quality tests each year, including tests for more than 135 regulated and unregulated substances like lead and copper.Website: h...ttp://www.ouc.comIndustry: UtilitiesCompany size: 1,001-5,000 employeesIncludes members with current employer listed as Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC - The Reliable One), including part-time roles.Headquarters : Orlando, FloridaFounded: 1923

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