Energy Trading Representative - City of Tallahassee

The City of Tallahassee – has an immediate opening for Energy Trading Representative within the Electric & Gas Utility. 

ABOUT TALLAHASSEE

Tallahassee is a vibrant City that is home to Florida’s state government, two major universities – Florida State University and Florida A&M University, as well as one of the largest community colleges in the state – Tallahassee Community College.   Centrally located in the panhandle, Tallahassee is only hours away from white sandy Gulf beaches, Walt Disney World and the Atlantic Ocean.  In addition to the traditional services offered by a city, Tallahassee offers a full slate of services to its citizens including electric, gas, water, wastewater, stormwater, bus transportation and the Tallahassee International Airport.  Tallahassee has one of the top parks and recreation departments in the country and has been named an All-American City twice. 

Tallahassee’s Electric & Gas Utility is the fourth largest Public Power & Gas utility in Florida and the 27^th largest in the United States.  Electric and Gas serves over 125,000 electric customers in a 221 square mile service territory and over 35,000 gas customers in a three-county service territory.  Electric is a full-service vertically integrated utility with generation, transmission and distribution.  Electric and Gas have been recognized nationally by the American Public Power Association and the American Public Gas Association for outstanding service and operations.  More information on the City and the utility can be found at www.talgov.com.

MAJOR FUNCTION

This position involves highly technical and analytical work in the wholesale acquisition and trading of natural gas, pipeline capacity and electricity.  Nomination and scheduling for the Electric & Gas Utility is required on two different pipelines.  This position includes power marketing, generation dispatch modeling, and transmission scheduling.  This position requires attention to detail, initiative, and follow through under the supervision of the Manager – Energy Trading.      

ESSENTIAL AND OTHER IMPORTANT JOB DUTIES  

Evaluates the daily and monthly natural gas requirements of the Electric and Gas Utility.  Negotiates for natural gas supplies and pipeline capacity for the Electric and Gas Utility and wholesale customers at the lowest cost while balancing within pipeline limitations.  Communicates daily with natural gas and electricity producers/providers, pipeline representatives, electric transmission owners concerning prices, transaction terms, and delivery schedules.  Executes trades through energy market information systems and trading networks. Communicates daily with operations staff of the Electric and Gas Utility on gas needs, system constraints, generator availability, curtailments, and operational issues.  Computes, adjusts, and documents delivery schedules and transactions as required. Performs billing and reconciliations for energy transactions.  Maintain records system of all transactions, establishing cost allocations, billing, and key performance indicators.  Provide contract and administrative support on City network systems and applications.  Performs other duties as required.

EDUCATION, SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

The ideal candidate will have:

• Possession of a bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, science, accounting, engineering, mathematics, data analytics, energy technology, information science & technology or a related technical field and four years of professional or technical work experience in one of the aforementioned fields,
• Must be a self-starter, continuous learner, strong leader, and exercise good judgement and calm demeaner during emergency situations,
• Possession of a valid Class E State driver’s license at time of appointment.

HOW TO APPLY

A completed City of Tallahassee employment application is required. A resume may be attached to the application but will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Applicants must apply on-line via the internet at https://www.talgov.com/employment/employment.  If you have any questions, please contact the Human Resources Department at (850) 891-8214

Compensation

The City of Tallahassee offers competitive salary and benefits. In addition to competitive salaries, the City offers a full slate of benefits for its employees including a defined benefit pension plan, City contribution to a 401K plan, cafeteria style benefit offerings including Flexbucks, 12 paid holidays, personal leave, sick leave, parental leave, and catastrophic leave.

The City of Tallahassee is an Equal Opportunity and Veteran’s Preference Employer.

If you have a disability requiring accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact the City’s ADA Coordinator, in the Office of Diversity& Inclusion at (850) 891-8950 or at TLHADA@talgov.com. Preference will be given to veterans and spouses of veterans in accordance with Florida Statues 295.085.