The Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) – The Reliable One, an industry leader as the second largest municipal utility in Florida, is looking for a Project Engineer, Bulk Power to be part of our growing team in the Electric & Water Production division.   

Responsible for collecting data, processing data, and generate the power and expense billing for Florida Municipal Power Pool (FMPP.  Also responsible for applying engineering data analytics to help ensure accurate and efficient modeling for OUC and the Florida Municipal Power Pool (FMPP).). Perform short-term (less than a year) studies using the production costing model. Additionally, may serve as a Clearinghouse Price (CHP) Administrator.

OUC’s mission is to provide exceptional value to our customers and community by delivering 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
• Minimum of four (4) years of experience in bulk electric system operations

OUC offers a very competitive compensation and benefits package. Our 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 
• Hybrid work schedule

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Location: 6113 Pershing Ave, Orlando, FL 32822 USA

Please see below a complete job description for this role

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Job Purpose:

Responsible for collecting data, processing data, and generate the power and expense billing for Florida Municipal Power Pool (FMPP.  Also responsible for applying engineering data analytics to help ensure accurate and efficient modeling for OUC and the Florida Municipal Power Pool (FMPP).). Perform short-term (less than a year) studies using the production costing model. Additionally, may serve as a Clearinghouse Price (CHP) Administrator.

Primary Job Functions:

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

·         Architect, develop, and implement new functionality and enhancements to existing functionality of the FMPP wholesale electric market transactions at (CHP) to improve operating performance of the market and system operations, and ensure the market provides appropriate economic incentives to all participants; manipulate the Economic Dispatch output of the Energy Management System (EMS) to derive the CHP for FMPP hourly transactions totaling approximately $250,000/day;

·         Conduct analyses of existing FMPP electric market rules, manuals, and operating procedures to quantify the competitive performance of the marketplace and recommend market design enhancements; 

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

·         Review and analyze multiple inputs for CHP according to records from System Operations, FEM, Fuels department and other references so a true representation of the FMPP generation costs (Unit marginal price, ancillary cost, unit start-up cost) can be determined for the CHP process;

·         Develop, test, and utilize methods for collecting and validating 3^rd party transmission charges and ensure that the costs are passed on to the various FMPP members accurately;

·         Generate, review, and correct any issues for the monthly billing of energy and ancillary services between the FMPP members and communicate with internal and external entities to find and reconcile any discrepancies;

·         Develop, test, and maintain the means by which operational charges are allocated to the pool members;

·         Use engineering analysis to review FMPP member’s heat-rate (measure of unit fuel efficiency) data for consistency and accuracy; investigate and resolve any differences that are found;

·         Test and debug software programs for validity of results, accuracy, reliability and conformance to technical specifications;

·         Develop and communicate effective strategies that support the FMPP settlement systems and process;

·         Implement the terms of Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) between members into the CHP process and generate the billing for such agreements;

·         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;

·         Participate in long-term financial and production cost studies, and in the development of related consultative reports and recommendations;

·         Identify opportunities for improvement within existing and proposed functions and tools, design, and create solutions toward these goals;

·         Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Education/ Certification/ Years of Experience Requirements: 

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

·         Minimum of four (4) years of experience in bulk electric system operations

Technical Requirements: 

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

o   Bulk power operations;

o   Engineering principles related to power production and bulk power;

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

o   Production cost modeling software (GenTrader preferred);

o   Florida Municipal Power Pool (FMPP);

o   Web Reports from 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 of 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;

·         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.).

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.

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 

Requirements

Education/ Certification/ Years of Experience Requirements: 

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

·         Minimum of four (4) years of experience in bulk electric system operations

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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