Supply Side Planner I, II, Senior or Lead

About Us

UNS Energy Corporation , headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, is a subsidiary of Fortis Inc. , the largest investor-owned electric and gas distribution utility in Canada. Our public utility subsidiaries, Tucson Electric Power Company, UNS Electric, Inc. and UNS Gas, Inc., power our economy by providing electric and gas service to nearly 700,000 customers in Arizona.

We embrace a spirit of giving, dedicated to improving quality of life in the communities we have served for generations, and in TEP’s case, since the 1890s. We’re building a cleaner, greener grid, with more wind and solar power than ever before, while maintaining safe, reliable, and affordable service.

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Our culture is rooted in shared core values that define how we work and who we are. Our team of innovative professionals bring their authentic selves to work each day to power our vision and make a difference. Be Part of Our Story.

We Create Opportunities For Employees To Thrive Through

• Continual growth: In an industry changing faster than ever before, our commitment to professional growth and leadership development means we never stop challenging ourselves to explore new possibilities.
• Active Engagement: We support a collaborative environment, with peer-to-peer learning and employee-driven groups that foster an inclusive culture.
• Total compensation: UNS Energy Corporation also offers a competitive compensation and benefits package that includes a 401k plan with a generous company match, a company-sponsored pension plan, affordable individual and family health insurance plans, tuition assistance, life insurance, long-term disability insurance and much more.
  
  

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Job Description - Supply Side Planner I, II, Senior or Lead

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Be Part of Our Story.

• Do you want to be part of a company culture founded on safety, teamwork, collaboration, and positive leadership?
• Do you enjoy creative problem solving and the analysis of results using spreadsheets and modeling tools?
• Would you like the opportunity to grow yourself in your current job and beyond?
  
  

If you answered "Yes" to any of these questions, read on. We want to know of your interest. If you apply, you are not just a number, you are a possible team member! Our culture is at the heart of our success and we are looking for talented individuals for the position of Supply Side Planner I, II, Senior or Lead to bring their skills and experience to the table while enriching our already strong culture.

What you will do

• Maintain, enhance, validate, and apply TEP’s generation dispatch model (Aurora) for the purpose of supporting the Department’s responsibilities described below.
• Maintain and enhance existing Excel workbooks for purposes of collecting and preparing input data for Aurora.
• Maintain, enhance, and apply Excel workbooks and other tools such as Power BI to summarize Aurora results and combine them with other data to provide to senior management, utility regulators, and customers.
  
  

What you bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business or Economics or related field.
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Experience with production cost modeling software (Aurora) preferred.
  
  

If this sounds like the opportunity for you, apply now!

Position Description

The Department is responsible for providing the vision and leadership for the development of the Company’s resource plans. This includes refined assessments of resource needs and subsequent evaluation of commercial proposals to satisfy those needs; analysis of wholesale market opportunities; short-to-mid-term fuel use and wholesale forecasts for purposes of financial planning and determining fuel adjustment clauses on customer bills; avoided cost analyses for various regulatory filings; system modeling and scenario analyses to determine appropriate fuel hedging and other risk management strategies; contributions to rate case and other regulatory proceedings; evaluating costs, benefits and other impacts of participating in emerging regional markets; providing input on transmission planning; and supporting the company’s sustainability goals by providing strategic insights and assisting with reporting metrics. Will assume and contribute to a number of these or related Department responsibilities.

Position-Related Responsibilities

• Maintain, enhance, validate, and apply TEP’s generation dispatch model (Aurora) for the purpose of supporting the Department’s responsibilities described above.
• Maintain and enhance existing Excel workbooks for purposes of collecting and preparing input data for Aurora.
• Maintain, enhance, and apply Excel workbooks and other tools such as Power BI to summarize Aurora results and combine them with other data to provide senior management, utility regulators, and customers with recommendations and other insightful and actionable information pertaining to the Department’s responsibilities.
• Document data sources, methods, and procedures used in the analyses above.
• Draft memos, reports and presentations to effectively communicate the complex issues, analyses, results, and recommendations described above. Develop a working knowledge of and become the Department’s subject matter expert, as necessary or requested, on issues relevant to the Department’s responsibilities. Such issues may include renewable energy generation and system integration; demand-side management programs to reduce or manage load; cost and performance of supply- and demand-side resources, including energy storage; environmental regulations and corporate sustainability goals; electricity market restructuring; gas/power system interactions; and stochastic-based risk assessment and resource adequacy determinations.
• Evaluates scenarios that help position the Company to respond effectively to future business conditions while minimizing risk and uncertainties.
• Actively participate in corporate and stakeholder meetings, public workshops and regulatory proceedings related to the topics and Department responsibilities above.
• Works with other departments in support of major company-wide efforts, such as rate cases, regulatory filings, asset purchases and financial restructuring.
• Manage contractor work assignments, if requested.
• Serve as team leader on assignments or projects, if requested.
• Travel may be required on a limited basis.
• This position may provide services to affiliates of the company subject to the UNS Energy Code of Conduct and the related Policies and Procedure
  
  

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Must have knowledge of electric utility generation and transmission systems and their operation, such as load forecasting, fuel pricing and transport, generator dispatch and performance, distributed energy resources, wholesale power markets and transmission congestion, scheduling and planning.
• Must have experience developing and applying 1) sophisticated spreadsheet models for financial or other data analysis, or 2) simulation models used for analyzing the bulk electric system.
• Must have strong organizational and analytical skills, as well as problem-solving abilities.
• Must have solid technical writing skills and ability to portray complex issues and technical results to audiences of various backgrounds.
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Experience with scripting and programming is also desirable.
• Must be able to work independently and exercise independent judgment.
• Must be aware of when collective input is needed or appropriate to complete assignments or meet department responsibilities and deadlines.
• Must be able to work effectively and cooperatively with individuals within and outside the Resource Planning Department, including consultants and members of the public.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

Equivalent Combination of education and experience will be considered.

Planner l

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business or Economics or related

Field.

Planner ll

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business or Economics or related

field and two (2) years relevant experience.

Senior Planner

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business or Economics or related

field and four years of relevant experience. Utility or resource planning experience preferred.

Lead Planner

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business or Economics or related field and eight (8) years of relevant experience. Utility or resource planning experience preferred.

Pay Rate: Salary determined based on candidate's experience & qualifications.

All job offers are contingent on successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen and background check.

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