Project Manager

Summary

Join Clean Power Alliance (CPA) as a Project Manager, Settlements and contribute to our mission of advancing clean energy goals. You will be responsible for reviewing and validating CAISO and bilateral counterparty invoices, ensuring accurate settlements of wholesale market products, and performing analysis on settlements and Congestion Revenue Rights (CRR). This role involves collaboration with internal teams, including Power Supply and Finance, and external counterparties. The position offers a hybrid or remote work option with a competitive salary and benefits package. Success in this role requires strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills, along with experience in energy settlements or a related field. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, highly organized, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• Demonstrate good judgement and integrity
• High attention to detail with strong organizational skills
• Communicate effectively, orally, and in writing; and the ability to translate complex technical information into non-technical language
• Have a strong work ethic and be comfortable taking initiative/working in a fast paced, start-up environment
• Work well on diverse teams and be highly collaborative
• Must be able to work at a desk and on a computer for prolonged periods
• A bachelor’s degree and at least 2 years relevant experience in energy settlements, scheduling, compliance, market operations, or planning

Responsibilities

• Manage the CAISO settlement process for assigned less complex charge codes including validating weekly CAISO settlement statements, identifying and resolving discrepancies, and resolving disputes with the CAISO to recover incorrect charges
• Responsible for the review and validation of bilateral counterparty settlements for assigned less complex contracts of CPA's Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), including wind, solar, hydro, geothermal, and energy storage
• Assist with contract language interpretation and pro forma contract language updates to address recurring settlement issues or inefficiencies
• Develop and maintain settlement templates and spreadsheets for a portfolio of bilateral contracts, with a focus on contract settlement accuracy and process efficiency
• Escalate issues including but not limited to irregularities, discrepancies, and more complex contracts to the Advisor, Settlements for assistance
• Responsible for ensuring accurate and complete information prior to submission for approvals of payments of multi-million dollars
• Validate transactions of energy, Resource Adequacy capacity, Renewable Energy Credits (RECs), carbon free energy, and other wholesale products
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure the settlements of the assigned products comply with contract and product deliveries
• Manage communications and interactions with counterparties to ensure accurate information is provided and compliance is met
• Responsible for providing accurate accruals and timely delivery data to Finance for assigned contracts
• Support Finance with reporting, compliance filings, and issue resolution as needed
• Assist audit efforts and compile necessary data to ensure accuracy and timely responses to audit requests
• Conducts analysis to identify trends and anomalies that impact operations and provides findings to internal stakeholders
• Supports the development of recommendations by analyzing large datasets using established models and methodologies
• Contributes to building analytical and operational capabilities through collaborative problem solving
• Responsible for performing specific analysis on performance of resources, payment calculations, comparing resource output to contractual obligations and forecasts
• Responsible for communicating analytical findings to leadership and CPA’s Risk Management Team (RMT), considering current and future risks and opportunities
• Participate in the monthly and annual CRR process and analyze the results to identify trends and opportunities for improvements
• Complete filings at CPA’s discretion as well as other market participation requirements
• Perform other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in ISO and bilateral wholesale electricity market settlements desired
• Understanding of CAISO energy market, including familiarity with CAISO charge codes associated with load and supply resources preferred
• Experience with programming languages (i.e., SQL), data visualization tools (i.e., Tableau, Power BI) and data analysis tools (i.e., R, Python, and SAS) is a plus

Benefits

• Health care
• A 401(k)-like match program
• Paid vacation
• Sick leave