This position is located with Bonneville Power Administration(BPA), in located in the Trading Floor (PTF) group of the Bulk Marketing (PT) organization within the Power Services (PS). A successful candidate in the Public Utilities Specialist (Trader) position will provide support to the Trading Floor by identifying and implementing marketing strategies that support the BPA's financial goals and operational objectives while also adhering to strict reliability, risk and regulatory requirements.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level [enter grade] in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: Specialized experience is defined as: 1) Supporting power or transmission buying and selling strategies through trading, scheduling, forecasting, or analyzing data; 2) Independently evaluated large amounts of data to make decisions with a high financial or physical impact. "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 Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement to receive consideration. CTAP/ICTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Limit your resume to no more than two (2) pages. If more than two pages are submitted, only the first two pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility and qualifications. Your full resume will be made available to the hiring manager if you are referred.
As a Public Utilities Specialist (Trader), you will: Serve as the technical expert in Marketing. Proactively seeks energy, capacity and transmission trading opportunities by creating and maintaining excellent customer service and a comprehensive understanding of customer and BPA needs and capabilities Serve as a principal source of customer information and leads daily negotiations with customers for the purchase and sale of monthly, weekly, and daily commodity power products and services. Develop individual customer plans and strategies to maximize the net revenue from the purchase and sale of commodity power products. Monitor the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) evolving energy, capacity, regulation, resource adequacy and imbalance energy markets to identify, develop and implement marketing strategies that help the Trading Floor achieve annual secondary net revenue targets.