Power Coordinator I - T / S

Power Coordinator I - T / S

Florida Power & Light Company is the largest electric utility in the U.S., providing reliable energy to nearly 12 million Floridians. With one of the nation's most fuel-efficient, cost-effective power generation fleets and industry-leading reliability, we're redefining what's possible in energy. Want to be part of something powerful? Join our outstanding team and help shape the future of energy.

This position is located at our Lejeune Flagler Office in Miami, Florida and will work a rotating shift schedule to accommodate the needs of the business unit.

Job Overview

This job is responsible for scheduling and dispatching resources to economically balance load and generation in order to meet real-time system conditions and to comply with applicable regulatory requirements and NERC reliability standards. Employees in this role evaluate and approve OASIS requests and Tags for performing energy accounting functions. This position performs next-day generation planning function and certain system operator functions whenever the on-shift System Operator is away from desk.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

Performs load forecast in order to optimize the generation dispatch mix

Projects dispatch needs for the hours-ahead and update the Dispatch Plan to ensure sufficient generation resources are available to meet generation requirements while minimizing production costs

Runs Economy A program to provide EMT with generation and cost projections to be used for economy purchases and sales

Dispatches economically the generation resources in real-time to minimize cost and maintain load-generation balance in the balancing area

Coordinates committing, decommitting and outages of power plants with System Operators and PGBU

Ensures rapid recovery from loss of generation to comply with NERC requirements

Verifies all purchases, sales and wheeling schedules in the interchange transaction system

Performs hourly and on-peak / off-peak energy accounting functions with adjacent balancing authorities

Determines, develops, provides, and submits / modifies monthly Tags for dynamic schedules

Ability to meet attendance and storm duty requirements

Ability to work extended hours

Ability to work a varied schedule / rotating shift / evening / weekends / holidays as required

Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

High School Grad / GED

Associate's or Equivalent Experience

Experience : 3+ years

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's - Engineering

Bachelor's Degree