Real Time Scheduling Analyst

About the role

SENA’s Real Time (RT) Desk manages and optimizes short-tenor (Day-Ahead and Real-Time) power and gas positions in markets throughout the United States and Canada. The Real Time Scheduling Analyst provides dedicated support to real-time power traders, including hourly scheduling, data analytics, hourly reconciliations, trade entries, post analysis, data requests, and customer reporting. The role also supports Real Time Traders, Asset Optimization Traders, and front office commercial staff within a high-pressure, fast-paced environment. The primary objective is to minimize operational risk and maximize stakeholder value in real-time North American electric power markets.

Responsibilities

• Work a continuous 12-hour shift alongside a real-time power trader for up to 7 days in a row, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Procure hourly transmission reservations and create electronic tags under the guidance of a real-time power trader.
• Upload power market bids, offers, and schedules to the appropriate ISOs under the guidance of a real-time power trader.
• Work with counterparties to set up paths and schedules, ensuring tags and transmission are properly implemented.
• Analyze complex data to help traders and customers make decisions.
• Provide real-time support to traders and trade floor personnel, resolving operational issues quickly to minimize business impact.
• Work with Power Settlements and Risk to reconcile customer and Shell Energy's trade activity to invoices and trade capture systems for accurate PNL reporting and cash flow processing.
• Maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders, including trading business users, IT partners, management, suppliers, vendors, and customers.
• Coordinate with the real-time trading team and IT operational teams to resolve operational issues effectively.
• Develop and improve data handling, report generation, and IT processes on Shell’s Azure framework.
• Ensure compliance with all required processes and procedures, facilitating policy and procedure changes as needed.
• Develop tools to leverage and analyze archived market data meaningfully.
• Utilize ETRM systems and applications to simplify energy and ancillary reporting for stakeholders.
• Standardize and distribute daily reports internally.
• Interface with in-house Trading Software to develop real-time asset and trader performance metrics.
• Collaborate on performance management, root-cause analysis, and strategy reviews.
• Manage large datasets to extract insights and develop actionable commercial strategies, including coding assistance for data inference and process automation (VBA, SQL, Python, R, or other advanced languages preferred).
• Collaborate with functional groups such as Accounting, Customer Support, Risk Control, and Power Scheduling to facilitate tie-out and settlement processes for daily P/L and exposure reporting.
• Perform contract administration to verify and reconcile information, including physical power delivery language.
• Contribute to and align with SENA's overall goals and strategies.

Requirements

• Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Economics, Business, Finance, Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or an equivalent combination of experience and education. Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a Technical Field is preferred.
• 2 or more years of professional work experience.
• Highly available and dependable for a 12-hour shift for up to 7 days in a row, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Thrives in a high-pressure, multi-tasking environment where time-sensitive tasks must be delivered with high quality.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with time-sensitive deadlines.
• Ability to make quick and well-reasoned decisions is critical.
• Demonstrated grasp of economic reasoning skills.
• High level of attention to detail and accuracy.
• Self-motivated individual who functions well in an operational team environment.

Benefits

• Base salary range: $86,000 - $128,000 per year, with individual pay based on experience, education, certifications, skill level, seniority, and internal equity.
• Insurance coverage options: medical, dental, vision, life, Business Travel Accident Insurance, and Occupational Accidental Death Benefit programs.
• Company pension plan and 401(k) participation.
• Paid leave: up to 6 weeks of paid vacation, up to 11 paid holidays, and parental leave (16 weeks for birthing parents, 8 weeks for non-birthing parents).
• Short-term disability leave for up to 26 weeks at 100% or 50% of base pay, and Long-Term Disability insurance.
• Additional benefits: financial reimbursement for adoption, wellness, education, and personal learning expenses; some roles eligible for discretionary long-term incentives.
• For interns: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, Business Travel Accident Insurance, 401(k) participation, and up to 11 paid holidays.

Schedule

Continuous 12-hour shifts for up to 7 days in a row, including nights, weekends, and holidays.