NYISO is hiring a
Distributed Resources Operations Engineer

Summary

The job is for a Distributed Resources Operations Engineer at the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO). The role involves managing demand response and distributed energy resources participation in the NYISO markets, creating technical procedures, analyzing data, and presenting to internal and external audiences. A Bachelor's Degree in Engineering is required with preference for coursework in power systems; Master’s Degree is strongly preferred.

Requirements

A Bachelor's Degree in Engineering is required with preference for coursework in power systems; Master’s Degree is strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Carry out NYISO tariff responsibilities through policies and procedures to achieve seamless participation of demand response and distributed energy resource (DER) in the NYISO capacity, energy, and ancillary services markets
• Validate registration and enrollment of DERs in the NYISO markets through review of one-line diagrams, interconnection agreements, contracts, utility bills, generator specification sheets, load reduction plans, and other
• Register new responsible interface parties and SCR/EDRP customers, update participant parameters, monitor and resolve pending enrollments, and collect and validate event data upon activation of the SCR/EDRP
• Determine the capability period and monthly load zone peak hours, the calculation of performance factors, zonal performance calculations and ICAP to UCAP translation annually to support the ICAP Market Operations department in the seasonal setup activities necessary to administer two ICAP capability period auctions, twelve ICAP monthly auctions and twelve ICAP spot-market
• Update the DRIS notification system with contact information and resources, conducting SCR audits, monitoring EDRP/SCR event advisories and activations, transferring information to the MIS for scarcity pricing, and processing EDRP/SCR event data for payments. Work with vendor to develop notification software enhancements and coordinate with internal NYISO
• Perform required demand response calculations for determining the SCR performance penalties and assess required shortfalls and
• Coordinate the onboarding and review of one-line diagrams, interconnection agreements, and other materials for the Behind the Meter: Net Generation (BTM:NG) Resource participation
• Enforce demand response and distributed resource programs rules applicable to the capacity, energy, and ancillary services markets by utilizing proprietary NYISO software
• Assess complex data from multiple sources across the departments
• Develop recommendations, negotiate to gain buy-in, and finalize/implement solutions to complex problems
• Diligently monitor, assess, and report on the efficacy of the ISO's demand response and distributed resources programs in the capacity, energy, and ancillary services markets
• Finalize and ensure the accuracy of millions of dollars in Market Participant settlements
• Advise the NYISO market design team in the design, development, implementation, and testing to achieve integration of demand response, BTM:NG, and distributed resources programs into the NYISO capacity, energy, and ancillary services markets
• Uphold adherence to Tariff and NYISO manual rules for the demand response and distributed resource programs, including conformance with business policy and procedures
• Present and take the lead for the department, at internal and external meetings, including project team meetings and Market Participant working groups
• Represent the NYISO, and take the lead for the department, in responding to Market Participant questions, providing training, and managing resource enrollments with the utmost professionalism
• Represent the NYISO at conferences
• Create and continuously develop and improve upon NYISO technical support documentation, including internal procedures, ICAP, EDRP, Aggregation, Behind-the-Meter Net Generation and Ancillary Services manual revisions, DRIS Users Guide, Aggregation System Users Guide and changes to the NYISO
• Collaborate with internal departments to implement changes to the DRO business-owned software of DRIS and the Aggregation System software, as well as MIS and Salesforce software, including market rule revisions and incorporation of additional functionality into the system
• Advise on and author software requirements and software design to achieve tariff compliance
• Determine whether software functionality complies with tariff and manual requirements through user acceptance testing (UAT)
• Ensure Tariff and NYISO manual rules for the demand response and distributed resource programs