What are the responsibilities and job description for the Transmission Service Analyst position at APS (Arizona Public Service)?
Arizona Public Service generates reliable, affordable and clean energy for 2.7 million Arizonans. Our service territory stretches across the state, from the border town of Douglas to the vistas of the Grand Canyon, from the solar fields of Gila Bend to the ponderosa pines of Payson. As the state's largest and longest-serving energy provider, our more than 6,000 dedicated employees power our vision of creating a sustainable energy future for Arizona.
Since our founding in 1886, APS has demonstrated a strong commitment to our customers in one of the country's fastest growing states, earning a reputation for customer satisfaction, shareholder value, operational excellence and business integrity.
Our present and future success depends on the creative and dedicated people of our company who demonstrate the principles outlined in the APS Promise: Design for Tomorrow, Empower Each Other and Succeed Together.
APS is looking for a Transmission Service Analyst. The Transmission Service Analyst is responsible and accountable for near term sales, reservations, and scheduling of APS transmission services and maintenance of associated databases.
As a Transmission Service Analyst you will :
- Provide quotes for near-term APS transmission services and negotiate rates in compliance with FERC Order 888B.
- Maintain and update OASIS postings for transmission capacity changes, outages, and schedules.
- Process transmission service requests, analyze system limitations, and ensure daily availability.
- Prepare and coordinate daily energy pre-schedules, confirm with control areas, and support real-time operations.
- Represent APS in scheduling and transmission service discussions, and assist with energy accounting and invoicing.
- High School graduate/GED and two (2) years' experience performing technical support for engineering or operations, or equivalent related experience.
Proficient in utilization of computers. - Good interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
- Introductory college math and algebra skills.
1) Provide quotes for near term sales of APS transmission services to maximize the profits from use of the APS transmission system within guidelines provided by supervision. Negotiation transmission rates as proscribed in FERC order 888B.
2) Update Open Access Same Time Information System (OASIS) posting for changes in Total Transfer Capability, Available Transmission Capacity (ATC) resulting from scheduled outages of transmission system and generation facilities, reserved transmission, transmission schedules, and changes to schedules.
3) Process all requests for near term transmission services through the OASIS.Determine availability of transmission by analyzing prior transmission reservations and scheduled and unscheduled outages to determine system limitations on a daily basis.
4) Prepare and assemble daily energy pre-schedules, making necessary adjustments to effectively match available transmission resources to current estimated load and resource conditions.Communicate and coordinate pre-schedules with other affected entities, confirming with adjacent control areas at the end of each shift, enter into the computer database, and transfer to the Energy Control Center (ECC) Supervisors for implementation in the real time operational horizon.
5) Represent APS in dealing with other entities such as transmission customers and other control areas on issues such as scheduling and transmission services.
6) Assist the Real-time ECC Supervisors in scheduling problems through research and contacting neighboring utilities and report findings to the Supervisors to mitigate system reliability problems along with after the fact accounting issues.
7) Assist Energy Accounting and System Reporting personnel with after the fact accounting for energy schedules and invoicing of transmission services transactions.
Hybrid:Employees in hybrid roles work both in their home offices (virtually) and alongside their colleagues (in person).
In order for employees to build strong relationships and to promote meaningful in-person interactions, hybrid employees are expected to work about 40% of their time in-person at an APS or other (non-home office) location.
- Employees are expected to reside in Arizona (or New Mexico for Four Corners-based employees).
- Working from a home office requires adequate technology and an appropriate ergonomic set up.
- Role types are subject to change based on business need.
Pinnacle West Capital Corporation and its subsidiaries and affiliates ('Pinnacle West') maintain a continuing policy of nondiscrimination in employment. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity in all phases of the employment process and in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. This policy of nondiscrimination shall include, but not be limited to, recruiting, hiring, promoting, compensating, reassigning, demoting, transferring, laying off, recalling, terminating employment, and training for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, disability, age, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other classification or characteristic protected by law.