Energy Marketing and Management Specialist

This position is part of the WAPA-UGP-Upper Great Plains. As an Energy Marketing and Management Specialist, you will be responsible for the on-shift management of loads and resources, and marketing of resources assigned to the regional Energy Management and Marketing Office (EMMO) that may include customer account portfolios. **THIS IS NOT A REMOTE POSITION. YOU MUST REPORT TO THE WATERTOWN, SOUTH DAKOTA LOCATION**

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. The experience need not have been in the federal government. To qualify for the AD-3/GS-11:Applicants must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the AD-2/GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. This experience includes ALL the following: Implementing real-time power marketing practices. Applying energy accounting procedures related to energy scheduling. Knowledge North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and the Western Electric Reliability Council (WERC) interchange scheduling policies and procedures including e-tagging. Analyzing and/or operating in Energy Imbalance Markets (SPP WEIS/CAISO EIM) and/or Fully Integrated Markets (MISO, CAISO, SPPIM). OR SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; or LL.M., if related. OR A combination of education and experience to successfully perform the duties of the position. To qualify for the AD-4: Applicants must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the AD-3/GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. This experience includes ALL the following: Applying e-tagging standards for energy delivery. Proficient with OASIS system for understanding transmission outages and the purchase of point-to-point or network transmission products. Coordinating with both internal and external customers, analyzing data, and providing innovative solutions to complex and/or sensitive issues that occur in a dynamic real-time energy trading environment. Understanding the interactions of emerging energy markets and the effects on bilateral markets and power scheduling. "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Time-in-Grade: Current career or career-conditional GS employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional GS employees, who have a break in service of less than one year, are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of one year of Federal experience at the next lower grade, with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to current career or career-conditional federal employees applying for a Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Work is primarily sedentary and requires sitting at a desk for long periods of time with intense concentration. It also requires walking, standing, bending, carrying light items such as books, and regular telephone use. The incumbent shall generally work variable 12-hour shifts which regularly include nights, weekends and holidays and short-notice coverage. The incumbent will be working at a computer terminal and will also be required to travel occasionally. WORK ENVIRONMENT: Work is performed in an office setting.