Sr Contracts Negotiator Remote

Under the direction of the Manager responsible for drafting negotiating and supporting the implementation of contracts and amendments of contracts related to the California ISOs markets services operations and interconnections of generating facilities and transmission assets to the ISO controlled grid.  Drafts and provides subject matter expertise for ISO Tariff amendments and implementation.  Regularly interfaces and manages ISO interactions with a wide variety of stakeholders ranging from individual generators to regulatory commissions at various organizational levels. Demonstrates ability to collaborate with and lead crossfunctional teams comprising of technical business and legal experts. Acts as subject matter expert in specific service areas affected by ISO regulatory contracts. Demonstrates a significant technical commercial and regulatory expertise in negotiating and implementing various ISO contracts.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Drafts negotiates and supports implementation of a wide variety of contracts and amendments related to market and/or program participants utilities balancing authorities and generator and transmission entities interconnecting to the ISOs controlled grid.  Builds and maintains relationships with stakeholders and develops creative approaches to address specific utility or market participant circumstances in relation to ISO Tariff and ISO internal system requirements.
• Responsible for drafting reviewing and providing subject matter expertise on FERC filings regarding ISO agreements data responses and ISO Tariff.
• Provides direction to other ISO departments regarding implementation of provisions of ISO agreements and the ISO Tariff.
• Provides subject matter expertise and guidance on ISO policies and procedures and their relationships to ISO agreements and regulatory proceedings to other ISO business units representatives of other organizations and members of the public.
• Prepares and presents both verbal and written reports to ISO management and stakeholders including public presentations to large groups of stakeholders.
• Facilitates advises and participates in projects that support ISO strategies and goals.

Qualifications :

Level of Education and Discipline: 

A Bachelors degree (BA BS) or equivalent education training or experience in Business Administration Engineering Economics or a closely related field. Masters Degree preferred.

Amount of Experience:

Equivalent years of education and training plus five 5 or more years related experience.

Type of Experience: 

• Significant experience related to electric utility industry contracts including engineering legal and/or business experience.
• Experience with ISO markets scheduling operations contracts or ISO Tariff provisions.
• Significant subject matter expertise in the generator interconnection process with experience in managing or participating in the interconnection process. Should have experience with the different stages of the interconnection process include application studies interconnection agreements and implementation activities.  Strong understanding of the transmission upgrade categories and complex interconnection scenarios.  Experience in understanding the generator developers and participating transmission owners perspective during the contract negotiation process.
• Significant experience with evaluating FERC regulations related to generation transmission and wholesale markets demonstrated by supporting the development of FERC filings participating in FERC settlement and hearing processes and preparation.
• Understanding of the transmission planning process is required.
• Experience with ISO market scheduling dispatch and settlements processes is preferred.
• Direct experience with implementing new contracts and tariff provisions including participation in development of policy business requirements software requirements and workflows.
• Experience in managing crossfunctional teams in complex and critical contract negotiations representing the ISO.
• Experience drafting negotiating and administering electric utility industry contracts is preferred. Detailed knowledge of the ISO Tariff and the ISOs pro forma and non pro forma contracts is also preferred.

Additonal Skills and Abilities:

Must be able to work effectively in a team environment as facilitator and team member. Excellent analytical verbal and written communication and documentation skills required with a demonstrated attention to detail. Ability to use deductive reasoning and analytical thinking with sound judgement and decision making skills. Excellent interpersonal and conflict resolution skills are also essential. Must be selfstarting and willing and able to work independently in a dynamic corporate organization under pressure of tight deadlines and aggressive expectations. Self motivated problem solving skills and the ability to influence others without direct authority.

Must have the ability to express technical concepts in a nontechnical manner. 

Additional Information :

The pay range for the Sr Contracts Negotiator position is $97350 $162250 / annually.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Fulltime