Real Time Scheduling Analyst

What’s the role?

SENA’s Real Time (RT) Desk manages and optimizes short-tenor (Day-Ahead and Real-Time) power and gas positions in markets throughout the United States and Canada. The Real Time Scheduling Analyst provides dedicated support to our real-time power traders, hourly scheduling, data analytics, hourly reconciliations, trade entries, post analysis, data requests, and customer reporting. The scheduling analyst also provides general support for Real Time Traders, Asset Optimization Traders and front office commercial staff within a high-pressure, fast paced and demanding environment. The primary objective of the team is to minimize operational risk and maximize stakeholder value in the real-time North America electric power markets.

Responsibilities: 

• Work a continuous 12-hour shift alongside a real-time power trader for up to 7 days in a row including nights, weekends, and holidays
• Procure hourly transmission reservations and create electronic tags under the guidance of a real-time power trader
• Upload power market bids, offers, and schedules to the appropriate ISOs under the guidance of a real-time power trader
• Work with counterparties to set up paths and schedules. Ensure tags and transmission are properly implemented
• Analyze complex data to help traders and customers make decisions
• Provide real-time support to real-time traders and trade floor personnel, resolving operational issues quickly to minimize impact to business operations
• Maintain good working relationships with various stakeholders including trading business users, IT service partners and management, supplier partners, vendors and customers
• Work with the real-time trading team and other IT operational teams, to coordinate effective resolutions to operational issues
• Develop and continuously improve data handling, report generation and IT processes on Shell’s Azure framework
• Ensure that all required processes and procedures are followed, facilitate implementation of policy and procedure changes as required
• Develop tools to leverage and analyze archived market data in a meaningful way.
• Utilize ETRM systems and applications to simplify energy and ancillary reporting to stakeholders as needed
• Standardize and internally distribute daily reports
• Interface with in-house Trading Software to develop real-time asset and trader performance metrics
• Collaborate on performance management, root-cause analysis, and review strategies accordingly
• Manage large datasets in a meaningful way, with the ability to extract insight and develop actionable commercial strategies, including Provide coding assistance to make inferences from large data sets and aid in work process improvement/automation projects.  Expertise in VBA, SQL databases, SQL Reporting Services, C, R, Python, or other advanced programming language preferred
• Collaborate with functional groups within Shell Energy including Accounting, Customer Support, Risk Control, and Power Scheduling to facilitate the tie-out and settlement processes for daily P/L reporting and exposure reporting
• Contract Administration to verify/reconcile information as well as physical power delivery language
• Contribute to and ensure alignment with SENA's overall goals and strategies

This position can be filled in Houston or San Diego.

What we need from you

• Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Economics, Business, Finance, Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics or an equivalent combination of experience and education. Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a Technical Field is preferred
• 2 or more years of professional work experience
• Highly availability and dependable for a 12-hour shift for up to 7 days in a row including nights, weekends, and holidays
• Thrives in a high-pressure multi-tasking environment where time sensitive tasks/projects must be consistently delivered with high quality
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with time sensitive deadlines
• Ability to make quick and well-reasoned decisions is critical
• Demonstrate Grasp of economic reasoning skills
• High level of attention to detail and accuracy
• Self-motivated individual who functions well in an operational team environment

The base salary range for this position is $84,000 - $126,000 per year. Individual pay will be based on various factors such as relevant work experience, education, certifications, skill level, seniority, and internal equity.

For regular full-time or regular part-time employees of the Company (participating companies as listed in the Summary Plan Description), insurance coverage options include medical, dental, vision coverage, life Insurance, Business Travel Accident Insurance, and Occupational Accidental Death Benefit programs. Employees also participate in a company pension plan and a 401(k) plan. Paid leave includes up to 6 weeks of paid vacation time, up to 11 paid holidays, and parental leave offering 16 weeks of paid leave to birthing mothers, and 8 weeks of paid leave for non-birthing parents. Additionally, employees are eligible for disability leave for up to 52 weeks at 100% or 50% of base pay. Shell also offers other compensation such financial reimbursement for adoption, wellness, education, and personal learning expenses, and some roles are eligible for discretionary long-term incentives. For interns, eligible benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, life insurance, Business Travel Accident Insurance, and Occupational Accidental Death Benefit programs; participation in a 401(k) plan; and paid leave for up to 11 paid holidays. Additional information on Shell’s US benefit programs can be found at https://www.shell.us/careers/about-careers-at-shell/rewards-and-benefits.html

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