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SYSTEM OPERATOR EIM - ASSOC - SR

EPE4 open roles

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$70,100 – $107,221 a year
Where
El Paso, TX, United States
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Job Description

DATE POSTED: 11/05/2026

CLOSING DATE: 11/12/2026

DEPARTMENT: ENERGY IMBALANCE MARKET

GRADE LEVEL: 52-54

STARTING SALARY: $70,100 - $107,221

Profile Description

Responsible for supporting the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of El Paso Electric’s Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) and generation resources. This role plays a key part in optimizing energy dispatch, coordinating generation and renewable energy schedules, monitoring grid conditions, and responding to operational challenges. Ensures compliance with industry reliability standards while helping maintain a balanced and dependable power supply for the communities we serve.

Job Summary

The position is under the general supervision of the Supervisor Energy Imbalance Market is responsible for the economic dispatch and reliable operation of EPE’s EIM Entity, generation, and balancing facilities during normal and emergency system conditions. Also, is responsible for implementing energy schedules for generators, renewables, and VERs operating within EPE’s Balancing Area. Applies reliability tools to acquire a situational awareness of anticipated normal and contingency conditions and develops actions to alleviate abnormal situations. Complies with North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) reliability standards in meeting the needs of the western EIM, interchange, load, and generation needs as EPE’s Balancing Authority.

Job Responsibilities

  1. Responsible for monitoring the Western Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) as it relates to El Paso Electric Balancing Authority and maintain reliable operation of EPE’s generation facilities during normal and emergency system conditions.
  2. Initiates appropriate action in the event of an emergency to return the system to safe and reliable operation. (See Authority of System Operator)
  3. Works with the Power Marketing Department, EIM Merchant, and Real-time schedulers to coordinate and schedule energy resources to meet system load requirements and EIM dispatches.
  4. Familiarize with and maintaining the Outage Management System (OMS) and updating and monitoring ambient derates, as well as calculating scheduled and forced outage rates and forecast error.
  5. Operates the system on a minute-by-minute basis to match firm and interruptible resources to obligations, balance generation and transmission shares between utility companies/market entities, and verify metered flow quantities from EPE to other utilities.
  6. Enters energy schedules into EMS for committed sales and purchases.
  7. Responsible for tracking unit commitment, Manual dispatch, load bias, ETSR’s, EIM and economic dispatch, as well as, ensuring generators operate under Automatic Generation Control (AGC).
  8. Understand the use of SCADA alarms, telemetry system status and system operating limits. Monitor system conditions such as inadvertent, alarms, telemetry, equipment status.
  9. Monitors generation conditions by way of alarms, telemetry, status, modes of operation, ACE, Frequency, Balancing Authority Ace Limit (BAAL) events, etc.
  10. Assist in preparing reports for management, other utilities, and reserve sharing groups on system disturbances, emergencies, or any unusual operating condition or action.
  11. Adheres to all FERC rules and regulations regarding Standards of Conduct.
  12. Provides updated information of any significant system events to appropriate recipients using EPE’s paging system.
  13. Communicates abnormal system conditions to the CAISO Real Time Market Operator (RTMO).
  14. Reviews and approves Power Marketing’s daily Resource Plan (unit commitment).
  15. Tracks and makes daily adjustments to primary inadvertent and performs time-error corrections as requested by the interchange authority.
  16. Complies with all applicable Company policies, procedures and code of ethics as well as all applicable governmental laws and regulations to include employment, safety and environmental standards and regulations.
  17. Adhere to all FERC rules and regulations regarding Standards of Conduct. Acquire an understanding of EPE’s Switching Standards of System Operations, and North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) reliability standards.
  18. Valid driver’s license and be in compliance with the Company’s Driving Program policy.
  19. Complies with all applicable Company policies, procedures, and code of ethics as well as all applicable governmental laws and regulations to include employment, safety and environmental standards and regulations.
  20. Perform other related tasks that are not included but are within the context of the duties defined.

Job Qualifications

Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate with or without reasonable accommodation that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

Education

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Engineering or other analytical/technical field with basic knowledge of electric theory or power systems; or an equivalent combination of related training and experience.

*NERC operator certification or ability to obtain certification within in (6) months of hire date.

Years of Experience

Experience: 0-5+ years of relevant experience required; level will be determined based on total years of experience.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  1. Knowledge of electrical principles, procedures and components, power system operations including power plant operations, power generation, fundamentals of alternating current circuits, and electrical safety policies and procedures.
  2. Ability to maintain constant awareness of system conditions, Local Marginal Price (LMPs), congestion, anticipate contingencies, and take proactive steps to ensure system reliability and stability.
  3. Knowledgeable in the use of personal computers and applications such as Outlook, excel, Word and TEAMS. Ability to learn specialized software applications such as Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) applications, outage management software (OMS), Open Access Technology International (OATI) and Energy Management System (EMS).
  4. Must pass a NERC BIT Certification exam and obtain a NERC System Operator Certification within 6 months of hire.
  5. Ability to project current system conditions to future projections and take appropriate action.
  6. Ability to monitor and apply control system principles rationally to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
  7. Must have the ability to communicate in English fluently with all operating personnel responsible for the real-time balancing and generation control and operation of the Energy Imbalance Market and interconnected Bulk Electric System.
  8. Ability to work 12-hour rotating shifts including weekends, evenings, holidays and provide additional coverage when needed.
  9. Ability to build relationships and foster teamwork.
  10. Ability to travel for training, seminars, and to represent EPE at industry-related meetings.
  11. Effective verbal and written communication and three-part communication skills.
  12. Ability to maintain effective working relationships with officers, managers, fellow employees, and the general public.
  13. Ability to maintain a strong sense of propriety concerning confidential matters.
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