Pay Grade

Grade Level 17

Position Summary

The Reliability Policy Manager serves as the subject matter expert in power systems engineering and planning, generation performance, system protection and metering, and all reliability and engineering aspects of the ERCOT stakeholder process. They are a key member of the team that is responsible for monitoring, participating, communicating, reporting, and contributing to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) stakeholder process on behalf of CPS Energy and advocating for CPS Energy’s interests and positions. Under the guidance of the Manager of Energy Market Policy, provide leadership within CPS Energy by collaborating across business units to develop policy direction on reliability and engineering issues. Contributes to the development of protocol and regulatory comments, and legislative bill analysis. Acts as an ERCOT reliability and engineering subject matter expert on internal project teams.
This position mitigates potential impacts to CPS Energy by protecting CPS Energy’s market position at various stakeholder forums.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Tracks, analyzes, and engages in planning and engineering activities and policy proposals at ERCOT and the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT); communicates to various internal business units with the objective of informing and collecting feedback for use by the EMP unit in developing policy direction and recommendations.
• Works closely with Compliance, Transmission & Distribution Planning teams, System Protection & Metering teams, Power Generation operations & engineering teams, and System Operations & Reliability departments within CPS Energy to implement policy changes and communicate industry trends.
• Interacts and participates across multiple business units to ensure new CPS Energy initiatives are consistent with ERCOT and PUCT rules.
• Participates in internal coordination efforts to vet positions and responses to proposed ERCOT market rule and PUCT regulatory changes.
• Conducts meetings with affected CPS Energy business units to alert them to new rules and any requirements associated with the rule.
• Monitors ERCOT committee, working group, and task force meetings as well as PUCT Open Meetings, workshops, projects, and dockets.
• Monitors Texas Reliability Entity meetings, and tracks reliability initiatives that will impact the ERCOT system.
• Participates in the bill analysis efforts during regular legislative session and special sessions.
  

Minimum Skills

Minimum Knowledge and Abilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Licensed Professional Electrical Engineer.
• Master’s Degree from an accredited university in a quantitative field.
• Relevant experience in an operational, system planning, system engineering, compliance, or regulatory analysis capacity.
• Extensive knowledge of ERCOT stakeholder and PUCT processes, knowledge of ERCOT Protocols, PUCT substantive rules, and PURA.

Competencies

Minimum Education

Required Certifications

Working Environment

Physical Demands