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Ameren

Power Supply Supervisor - Generation Coordinator

Ameren, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63146

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Power Supply Supervisor - Generation Coordinator About Ameren Missouri

Ameren Missouri has been providing electric and gas service for more than 100 years, and our electric rates are among the lowest in the nation. Ameren Missouri's mission is to power the quality of life for our 1.2 million electric and 132,000 natural gas customers in central and eastern Missouri. Our service area covers 64 counties and more than 500 communities including the greater St. Louis area.

Our benefits include:

Medical coverage on date of hire

100% employer paid cash balance pension plan

401(k) with company match fully vested on date of hire

Minimum of 15 days paid vacation and 12 paid holidays

Paid parental leave and family caregiver leave

Visit our Benefits & Perks Page for more information on benefits provided to regular full-time employees.

Position Description The Power Supply Supervisor (Generation Coordinator) manages the planning and coordination of major generation events, including outages, derates, and testing for all Ameren Missouri generation assets. Coordination efforts cover next-day and longer term forward planning periods.

Key responsibilities

Manage generation activities and perform operations planning for Ameren Missouri generation assets, in concert with the Power Supply Supervisor on shift.

Maintain communication paths and continuous operations interface with Ameren Missouri generation plant management and planning staff, and discuss emergent issues that can affect plant output or availability.

Manage planning and coordination of major generation events, especially for longer term forward planning.

Conduct the Ameren Missouri generation conference call each business day morning, and compile reported information on capabilities, limitations, reliabilities and other general status information.

Disseminate generation information to Ameren internal stakeholders via the morning conference call summary e-mail.

Update the system status on the Genesis unit status page each morning prior to 8:00 am, and anytime throughout the day as system conditions or market conditions change.

Conduct generation information meetings with Traders, Power Supply Supervisor, and Power Supply Coordinator to review unit status and discuss management of assets.

Work with the Power Supply Supervisor to manage outage information in the outage tracking tool, and ensure that all information is accurate and up to date. Ensure that all unit outages are communicated to MISO via the CROW application.

Facilitate the Ameren Missouri generation outage scheduling team, and manage the Major Outage Schedule in Genesis.

Monitor river conditions and provide reports on potential impacts to operation or output of generation assets.

Coordinate annual MISO Generation Verification Testing.

Provide reporting information to Ameren Legal for submission to Missouri Public Service Commission monthly Planned Outage and Testing Reports, and EFIS.

Issue conservative operation alerts for extreme weather, MISO reliability orders, loss of internal generation resources due to outages, transmission system issues, etc., to Ameren Missouri generation assets.

Evaluate and coordinate short term outages, derates, and testing; review and approve derate and outage requests and gather pertinent economic and operational information.

Coordinate asset management decisions regarding the timing of derates, outages, testing and reliability issues when allowed by asset management and conservative operations principles.

Work with the Optimization Specialist – Operations, the Power Supply Supervisor, and Traders to perform economic and position analyses to determine optimal timing of outages, derates, and testing; communicate decisions to plant personnel.

Review MISO must offer non-compliance reports and ensure actions are taken to mitigate non-compliance.

Comply with department procedures, MISO Tariff, MISO practice manuals, MISO procedures; maintain NERC Certification and follow NERC Reliability Standards. Use E-Log to document actions and communications.

Conduct bi-annual meetings with Ameren Missouri generation plant management and planning staff for summer and winter readiness.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or technology from an accredited college or university is required. Significant experience in power plant operations, power plant maintenance, generation dispatching, MISO Market operations, or transmission system operations in lieu of a degree will be considered.

Seven or more years of experience in power plant operations, generation dispatching, MISO market operations, analysis, trading, and/or settlements is required. Detailed knowledge of the MISO markets is required.

Exceptional verbal and written communication skills; strong analytical, computer, and problem-solving skills; ability to multi-task and manage high pressure situations.

Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word; proficiency with ProcessBook.

This position requires an employee background check according to NERC guidelines.

Compensation and Additional Information Compensation Range: $102,500.00 - $158,900.00

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, military service or status, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other class, trait, or status protected by law.

All information is subject to change and is intended for illustration only.

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