Resource Planner I

Responsible for developing and implementing long-term resource strategies for Burlington Electric Department (Department) that are flexible and will ensure that the Department will be in the best position to continually balance customer demands, costs, environmental impact, and quality of service, including the development and coordination of rate design strategies.

Union Affiliation: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)

Pay Grade 8: $23.87 - $39.13 Hourly

• Assists in developing resource planning strategies.

• Implements resource planning risk management strategies.

• Performs wide variety of complex economic analysis of resource decisions including investment in generation resources and contract commitment decisions.

• Submits bids for ISO-NE markets and monitors settlement documents.

• Develops and monitors analysis to optimize load/demand and generation resource bidding into ISO-NE markets.

• Assists with the development and implementation of a long-term power supply and demand resource planning strategy and action plan and performs associated analysis.

• Assists in developing power supply cost analyses in connection with rate increase/decrease filings as required.

• Assists in preparation of annual power supply budget development, budget updates, and five-year financial plan and other budget planning as required.

• Assists in developing testimony and exhibits before regulatory agencies.

• Assist in the negotiation of cost-effective power supply purchase and sales contracts including EEI or other Shelf Agreements to facilitate resource purchases or sales.

• Furnishes resource planning-related information for use by ISO-NE, NEPOOL, VELCO, other utilities, regulatory agencies, and study groups.

• Stays abreast of market-based pool system bidding protocols.

• Performs billing and settlement verification of ISO-NE, VELCO, and other power related billing statements.

• Prepare concise and meaningful reports including summary of purchases and sales position, verification of delivery, credit worthiness reports on existing and proposed counter parties, and risk assessment reports.

• Supports resource planning functions by maintaining, analyzing, and evaluating complex data sets.

• Research and develop creative, effective rate design strategies, which support the Department's long-range financial plan.

• Monitor and report on Renewable Energy Certificate Markets.

• Manage BED's NEPOOL GIS account and renewability accounting, which includes transferring and settling renewable energy certificates to meet BED's contractual and compliance needs.

Non-Essential Job Functions:

Performs other duties as required.

• Ability to actively support City diversity, equity, and cultural competency efforts within stated job responsibilities and work effectively across diverse cultures and constituencies.

• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion as evidenced by ongoing trainings and professional development.

• Bachelor's Degree in technology, engineering, economics, or math related curriculum required.

• Additional experience may be substituted for a degree requirement on a two-for-one year basis.

• Demonstrated understanding of basic level economics preferred.

• Regular attendance is necessary and is essential to meeting the expectations of the job functions.

• Ability to understand and comply with City standards, safety rules and personnel policies.

• Proficiency in a Windows environment with advanced skills in spreadsheet, and word processing.

• Ability to communicate and work effectively with others.

• Ability to work independently under pressure.

• Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing.

• Ability to work accurately and meet deadlines.

• Occasional travel required.

• Ability to work overtime as needed consistent with the provisions of the BED/IBEW Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Promoting a culture that reveres diversity and equity.

The City of Burlington is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we are strongly committed to creating a dynamic and equitable work-force that mirrors the population and world that we serve. We do not discriminate on the basis of political or religious affiliation, race, color, national origin, place of birth, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, crime victim status, veteran status, disability, HIV positive status, or genetic information in employment or the provision of services.

In addition to being an equal opportunity employer we actively encourage applicants who can contribute to our growing diversity to apply. Applications for our employment opportunities are only accepted online through our Government Jobs website.

For accessibility information or alternative formats, please contact Human Resources Department at 802-540-3057 or careers@burlingtonvt.gov.