Nashville, Tennessee
Posted: 11-Mar-25
Location: Anchorage, Alaska
Type: Full Time
Salary: $77k - $129k DOE
Salary Details:
Preferred Education:
Summary
The Fuel Supply Analyst will coordinate, direct, and execute generation planning for gas producers, gas storage facilities and gas pipelines through the complex logistical issue of evaluating, planning, and executing fuel schedules incorporating efficient use of hydro and renewable resources to meet power plant generation requirements on an intraday (real-time) and day-ahead basis. Additionally, the Fuel Supply Analyst is directly responsible for proactively identifying supply and/or demand side opportunities and/or problems, quantifying the impact, and independently executing solutions to enhance economic operations and ensure the reliability of the Chugach electric system.
Essential Functions
- Manage and independently commit Chugach to daily gas volume purchases, economy energy sales, pipeline transportation, and storage transactions through the evaluation, preparation, and execution of intraday and day-ahead gas forecasts.
- Manage and independently create and authorize nominations to gas producers, transporters, and storage facilities to arrange the most cost effective and reliable supply and delivery of natural gas to Chugach and other generation resources within the purview of supply contracts and pipeline tariffs.
- Manage real-time gas deliveries and independently coordinate with gas producers, pipelines, storage facilities, and other utilities to restore the Cook Inlet Gas System to normal operation following supply side and/or demand side events that impact reliable system operations.
- Initiate discussions with and report on pipeline operations for critical information including pipeline restrictions due to maintenance activities and/or unplanned events and coordinate with stakeholder utilities to guide appropriate maintenance planning supporting electric system reliability.
- Manage gas system maintenance and outage reporting against the Railbelt Maintenance Schedule to monitor and resolve conflicts with planned electric system maintenance activities. This includes maintaining critical knowledge of thermal, hydro, and wind information including operational restrictions & emergencies and communicating pertinent information to gas suppliers, operational personnel, and management.
- Track, analyze, and guide efficient utilization of hydro and renewable resources.
- Maintain knowledge of volume obligations and restrictions contained in gas supply contracts and nominate supplies to optimize economic purchases within contractual limits.
- Review generation and transmission maintenance schedules to effectively assist in developing gas supply strategies.
- Manage commercial gas scheduling, transportation, and storage accounts. Track multiple imbalance account volumes and manage accounts per contract requirements while accommodating customer and stakeholder needs.
- Review and audit gas supply, storage, transportation, and commercial account invoices to ensure accuracy, resolve discrepancies and submit for payment.
- Prepare accounting reports of gas supply, transportation, storage, exchanges, and commercial accounts.
- Develop, provide updates, and control gas scheduling and allocation models and audit accuracy of system data.
- Perform commercial and operating analyses of gas supply contracts, exchange, and other gas transaction agreements.
- Review and evaluate SCADA data to improve system economics and/or system reliability.
- Perform planning studies to analyze Chugach’s gas supply requirements and ability of the Cook Inlet gas system to meet those requirements.
- Coordinate and conduct analyses in support of negotiations for gas purchase, transportation, exchanges, and other contracts or arrangements with gas pipeline, storage, and producers.
- Operate and maintain production costing, gas supply, and storage optimization models as required.
- Perform related duties as assigned.
Internal - Relationships
- Manager, Fuel Supply and Operations: Report to, receive direction from.
- VP, G&T System Control: Coordinate activities, provide information, and assistance.
- VP Control & Communications, SCADA: Provide information and assistance.
- Chief Strategic Officer: Coordinate planning activities, provide information and assistance.
- VP, Power Production: Coordinate activities, provide information, and assistance.
- Manager, Dispatch Operations: Coordinate activities and provide assistance.
- Power Dispatchers: Provides guidance and assistance.
External - Relationships
- Bargaining Unit Representatives
- Natural Gas Suppliers: Direct and communicate with gas suppliers.
- Natural Gas Storage: Direct and communicate with gas storage operators.
- Natural Gas Pipeline Companies: Direct and communicate gas nominations with Harvest Alaska Pipeline (KBPL pipeline), and ENSTAR (Alaska Pipeline Company).
- Commercial Customers: Communicates with, resolves issues, and adjusts commercial activities.
Competencies
- Must have knowledge of the natural gas system operations including supply, transportation, and storage.
- Ability to exercise commercial judgment and make independent decisions based on available information during routine and emergency situations.
- Must have knowledge of contract administration, accounting procedures, gas producer, and gas/electric utility energy management procedures.
- Ability to apply knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, and reporting of financial data.
- Ability to use specialized computer applications and models to manage information.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from co-workers, management, customers, and suppliers.
- Ability to maintain a high level of accuracy and meet strict deadlines in a dynamic environment.
- Ability to make decisions without supervision and determine tasks, priorities, and goals.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, supervisors, gas suppliers, utilities contacts, and system stakeholders.
- Ability to use a PC, including word processing software, spreadsheet software, mainframe energy management software, and real-time unit commitment and scheduling software.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, demanding, and constantly changing environment.
- Ability to perform on-call duties on a rotating basis.
- Willingness to work on weekends and holidays on a rotating basis.
Supervisory Responsibility: This position has the supervisory responsibility for the Dispatchers, as necessary regarding operations/plans that impact fuel supply.
Work Environment: Work is performed in a standard office environment in a secure area. Position works shifts to cover 365 days a year (including evenings/mornings, weekends, and holidays) and performs on-call duties on a rotating 24hour basis. Respond to emergency situations outside of normal working hours is required.
Equal Employment Opportunity
It is a policy of Chugach Electric Association, Inc., to recruit, hire, train, promote, and compensate persons without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, physical or mental disability, veteran's status, age, or any other classification protected by applicable, federal, state, or local law.
Chugach is also an affirmative action employer.
Minimum Qualifications and Experience
Education: Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, Computer Science, Business, Engineering, Logistics, or similar degree is required.
Experience: Five (5) years of related gas industry or gas/electrical utility experience, to include three years as a System Analyst/Scheduler for an interconnected system with thermal generation facilities is required. Related engineering, logistics, or planning experience may be substituted for the above, depending on applicability. Experience working in a union environment is preferred.
Substitution: Four (4) years of experience in gas/power production, pipeline transport nominations, in addition to that required above, may be substituted for the degree requirement on a year-for-year basis.
Fuel Supply Analyst Trainee - Minimum Qualifications and Experience
Education: Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, Computer Science, Business, Engineering, Logistics, or similar degree is required.
Experience: 1 year of related gas industry or gas/electrical utility industry, experience. Related engineering, logistics, or planning experience may be substituted for the above, depending on applicability.
Substitution: Four (4) years of experience in gas/power production, pipeline transport nominations, in addition to that required above, may be substituted for the degree requirement on a year-for-year basis.