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Director - Grid Transformation

ERCOT71 open roles

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$221,000 – $303,000 a year
Where
Austin, TX
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At ERCOT, our diverse and dynamic work environment provides a platform on which employees can work together to build the future of the Texas power grid and wholesale market utilizing the latest technologies and resources. We encourage you to join our talented, dedicated workforce to develop world-class solutions for today and tomorrow’s energy challenges while learning new skills and growing your career.

ERCOT is committed to fostering inclusion at all levels of our company. It is the cornerstone of our corporate values of accountability, leadership, innovation, trust, and expertise. We know that individuals with a wide variety of talents, ideas, and experiences propel the innovation that drives our success. An inclusive and diverse workforce strengthens us and allows for a collaborative environment to solve the challenges that face our industry today and in the future.

The Texas electric power grid is undergoing rapid transformation with changes to the resource mix, tremendous load growth, decentralization of generation, electrification, emerging prosumers, and digitization. Director, Grid Transformation is a visionary leader who oversees the Grid Research, Innovation & Transformation (GRIT) - programs and initiatives that are needed to effectively manage the complexities of a rapidly transforming grid, make ERCOT future ready, drive thought leadership and help electric power industry at large.

The Director, Grid Transformation reports to the Chief Technology Officer and creates and communicates a vision which anticipates, identifies, and explains challenges and opportunities that ERCOT will encounter as the Texas electric power grid transforms. This role will develop approaches, processes, and solutions that allow ERCOT to maximize its effectiveness and progressively achieve higher levels of readiness. This position will implement Grid Research, Innovation and Transformation (GRIT) programs and initiatives using highly skilled matrixed resources from across the organization and will guide and recommend investments in staff, systems, and solutions. This position will establish new partnerships and expand the existing research and innovation partnerships and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

JOB DUTIES

  • Set the long-term vision for how ERCOT navigates a rapidly transforming grid. Anticipate the technology, load, and market shifts coming from large-load growth, inverter-based resources, distributed energy, and electrification, and translate them into a clear roadmap the whole organization can act on.
  • Turn emerging ideas into operational reality. Lead the full innovation pipeline, from white papers and research to proofs of concept, pilots, and prototypes, and decide what is ready to scale into ERCOT’s systems, processes, and market design
  • Responsible for hiring, coaching, training, and performance management of staff.
  • Regularly interacts with executives and/or major customers. Interactions frequently involve special skills, such as negotiating with customers or management regarding matters of significance to the organization.
  • Typically directs and controls the activities of a broad functional area through several department managers within ERCOT. Has overall control of planning, staffing, budgeting, managing expense priorities, and recommending and implementing changes to methods.
  • Responsible for budgetary decisions within functional areas according to organizational policy/guidelines. Recommend financial decisions that impact area of responsibility.
  • Provides leadership and ensures accountability for successful implementation of GRIT programs and initiatives.
  • Provides strategic and technical expertise to internal and external stakeholders and brings awareness of research and innovation activities.
  • Contributes to the development of solutions using knowledge gained through industry experiences.
  • Explores various solution modalities such as white papers, research papers, proof of concepts, pilot programs, prototype development etc.
  • Leads cross functional teams working on the initiatives in a matrixed structure across the organization.
  • Reports on and tracks trends and issues related to emerging generation, transmission, and distribution technologies and the potential impacts to ERCOT.
  • Develops and manages both formal and informal personnel networks and relationships with energy research and innovation eco-systems, global academic institutions, and industry consortiums to gather information, coordinate action, and build cooperation with both internal and external stakeholders. Examples include ISO/RTO councils, PSERC, Universities, EPRI, CEATI, etc.
  • Explores partnerships and collaboration opportunities and establishes clear governance structures to ensure progress and timely communication.
  • Builds the department, develops staff, and serves as a coach, mentor, and a role model within the grid transformation department and broader organization.
  • Responsible for setting goals for the matrixed organization working on grid transformation initiatives and tracking progress.
  • Develops a high-performing, highly collaborative culture within the grid transformation department and broader organization.
  • Provides leadership and strategic direction for the annual innovation summit, including theme selection and speaker strategy, in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Represents ERCOT on panels, committees and advisory boards and gathers information from industry sources.
  • Provides input to national organizations such as NERC, FERC, ISO/RTO council on standards and procedures that may affect ERCOT now or in the future by providing comments on proposals and participating in membership and meetings of relevant groups.
  • Propose new or changes to existing ERCOT protocols, guides, or procedures which would allow market participation of the various emerging solutions.
  • Interfaces with market participants by participating in subcommittees such as the TAC, WMS, PRS, ROS and their working groups to provide information on ERCOT systems, practices, and capabilities.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

  • Requires minimum 10 years of job-related work experience plus 5 years in a management or leadership role in excess of degree requirements. Minimum years of job-related experience can include time in leadership roles.
  • Minimum of 10 years of experience in electric power grid operations and/or planning at a utility or an ISO or a vendor. Working knowledge of ERCOT or other ISO/RTO wholesale market operations is preferred.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience with technology development and delivery either at a utility or an ISO or a vendor. This could be concurrent with the above experience requirement.
  • Demonstrated record of success in managing a portfolio of programs and initiatives, working across cross-functional matrixed teams, and successfully delivering solutions required.
  • Demonstrated record of leading an enterprise level innovation initiative required.
  • Deep understanding of generation, transmission, distribution technologies, associated modeling for software development and related communications methods that are transforming the way the grid and markets are operated required.

EDUCATION

  • Bachelor's Degree: Electrical Engineering, Business Administration or related field (Required)
  • Master's or Doctoral Degree: Electrical Engineering, Business Administration, or related field (Preferred)
  • or a combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge to a major in such fields is required.

WORK LOCATION – Taylor, TX:

  • Employees will be required to be on-site in Taylor, TX at minimum 2 days per week, or more, as needed based on the business needs as determined by management
  • On-site schedules are flexible or may be rotated based on business needs as determined by the Manager
  • Remote work is required to be performed from your Texas residence.
  • Employees may opt to work on-site more than required or 100% of the time

The foregoing description reflects the minimum qualifications and the essential functions of the position that must be performed proficiently with or without reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. It is not an exhaustive list of the duties expected to be performed, and management may, at its discretion, revise or require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned. This job description is not intended to create a contract of employment with ERCOT. Both ERCOT and the employee may exercise their employment-at-will rights at any time. #LI-MH1, #LI-Hybrid

ERCOT is firmly committed to equal employment for all qualified persons without regard to race, sex, medical condition, religion, age, creed, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, ancestry, veteran status, genetic information or any other protected category under federal, state or local law.

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$221,000 - $303,000

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