Vice President of Energy Supply Management

Closing Date to Apply: This position is open until filled. Applications will be reviewed as they are received. The position may close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified candidates has been established.

Salary: $244,228 - $444,408 annually
Midpoint: $344,318 annually

Grant PUD posts the full salary range for each position. The midpoint is provided as a reference point and is not a guaranteed starting pay. Starting pay is based on job-related factors such as qualifications, experience, skills, internal alignment, and organizational needs. Most new hires are typically placed between the minimum and midpoint of the range.

Benefits: This link below will provide you with Grant PUD’s benefit that may be available if hired, different employee types are eligible for different benefits.

Grant PUD — Unified Insurance Program (uip-wa.org)

Grant County PUD will administer a background check as part of the hiring process, if selected for this position.

Applicants meeting minimum qualifications may be further evaluated based on preferred qualifications and job-related criteria. Only the most qualified candidates will be referred for further consideration.

The District may use the applicant pool and results from this recruitment to fill additional vacancies in the same classification for up to six (6) months following the recruitment closing date, consistent with District policy and applicable law.

Position Summary

The Vice President of Energy Supply Management is an executive leadership role accountable for the strategy, execution, and measurable outcomes of Grant PUD’s energy supply, wholesale market, portfolio management, resource planning, and commercial operations capabilities. Reporting to the Senior Vice President of Power and Market Operations and serving as part of Grant PUD’s executive leadership structure, this role provides enterprise stewardship for power portfolio strategy, commercial and trading operations, resource adequacy, organized market participation, power supply risk management, and long-term resource evaluation. The position is intentionally designed to strengthen and mature Grant PUD’s Energy Supply Management capability during a period of load growth, clean-energy requirements, resource adequacy obligations, regional market evolution, wholesale market complexity, and constrained firm energy resources. Success is attained through disciplined decision-making, transparent risk management, measurable portfolio performance, reliable resource planning, and long-term value creation for customer owners.

Essential Functions

Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the following representative duties, knowledge, and skills. This is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and duties performed by incumbents of this class; employees may be assigned duties which are not listed below; reasonable accommodations will be made as required. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement and is subject to change at any time by the employer. Essential duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Ability to reliably travel between District facilities, regional meetings, industry forums, partner locations, and stakeholder engagements to effectively lead and support Energy Supply Management staff and responsibilities.
• Establish and lead an enterprise-wide Energy Supply Management strategy and governance model by synthesizing load forecasts, market conditions, resource planning assumptions, operational performance, risk exposure, and strategic priorities into a multi-year roadmap with defined outcomes, performance measures, decision rights, and governance aligned with Grant PUD’s strategic plan.
• Drive disciplined execution across energy supply, wholesale market, portfolio management, commercial operations, resource planning, and risk coordination activities through performance standards, operational controls, decision frameworks, and continuous improvement practices that strengthen reliability, responsiveness, and customer-owner outcomes.
• Lead the continued development and maturity of Grant PUD’s merchant operations capability, including portfolio optimization, energy procurement and sales, market participation, scheduling, settlement awareness, and integration of analytic, commercial, operational, and risk-informed decision-making across planning horizons.
• Oversee strategies that support reliable and cost-effective service to customer owners while managing exposure to wholesale energy-market volatility, resource adequacy requirements, regional market changes, load growth, and evolving clean-energy obligations.
• Provide leadership for power supply planning and resource evaluation, including implementation of Integrated Resource Plan activities, capacity and resource-acquisition strategies, and evaluation of future resources such as solar, battery storage, enhanced geothermal systems, small modular reactors, natural gas resources, and other generation technologies.
• Oversee commercial and trading operations to ensure disciplined decision-making, appropriate controls, alignment with delegated authorities, documented decision frameworks, exposure limits, escalation protocols, and compliance with applicable energy risk policies, contracts, market rules, regulatory requirements, and confidential market information protocols.
• Coordinate with The Energy Authority and other external partners to strengthen Grant PUD’s energy trading, portfolio management, market analytics, and market-risk capabilities while ensuring external support is integrated effectively with internal business processes and decision-making.
• Provide executive oversight of Grant PUD’s participation in regional market and resource-adequacy programs, and related regional coordination efforts that affect power supply, reliability, and customer owner value.
• Develop, monitor, and communicate financial, operational, market, and risk performance indicators for Energy Supply Management, including portfolio performance, exposure trends, market conditions, resource planning assumptions, and decision-quality metrics that support executive leadership, Commission decision-making, and enterprise performance expectations.
• Partner with Power Production, Transmission Strategy and Development, Power Delivery, Finance, Legal, Enterprise Risk Management, Large Power Solutions, and other business units to evaluate operational impacts, commercial opportunities, transmission dependencies, resource integration requirements, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Provide timely, clear, and strategic recommendations to the Senior Vice President of Power and Market Operations, General Manager/CEO, executive leadership, and Board of Commissioners on power supply, market, resource planning, and commercial matters, translating complex issues into practical tradeoffs involving cost, reliability, risk, timing, optionality, compliance, and customer-owner value.
• Attend Board of Commissioners meetings as requested, providing necessary information, reporting, and counsel to support Commission understanding and decision-making.
• Represent Grant PUD externally with public power organizations, regional market entities, utility partners, industry groups, regulators, and other stakeholders on energy supply, market, resource adequacy, and portfolio management matters.
• Lead managers and professional staff by setting clear expectations, developing talent, developing succession plans, supporting strong analytical and operational discipline, and fostering a high performance, collaborative, and accountable team culture.
• Ensure Energy Supply Management work products, decisions, and recommendations reflect sound analysis, customer-owner value, prudent risk management, financial stewardship, operational reliability, and alignment with Grant PUD’s mission, vision, values, and strategic plan.
• Develop and administer Energy Supply Management budgets and oversee the negotiation, execution, administration, and performance of power supply, market participation, and related commercial agreements, exercising delegated authority in accordance with applicable Commission-approved policies, energy-risk limits, and approval requirements.
• This position requires NERC CIP access, and incumbents must meet and maintain eligibility with the established criteria in the Grant PUD Personnel Risk Assessment Procedure. Pursuant to NERC standards, Grant PUD conducts background screening of personnel who have access to the District’s critical physical and/or cyber assets.
• Translates long-term vision into clear enterprise priorities and measurable outcomes, and aligns financial, corporate, and network strategies. (Translating)
• Establishes enterprise-wide performance expectations, monitors balanced scorecard results, anticipates and mitigates strategic, operational, financial, and reputational risks, and ensures long-term sustainability. (Sustaining)
• Aligns enterprise resources, organizational structure, governance, and major change initiatives to advance the business. (Aligning)
• Establishes and models cultural and leadership expectations, ensuring a strong leadership pipeline and reinforces accountability, safety, service, and continuous improvement across the organization. (Anchoring)
• In this position, if needed to operate a GPUD vehicle for business purposes, please refer to Vehicle/Asset Usage Policy, IS-TA-POL-001.
• Conducts work in a manner consistent with Grant PUD's mission, vision, values, strategic plan, and the Grant PUD/IBEW Local 77 Code of Excellence, demonstrating behaviors that support these organizational priorities.
• Maintain knowledge of and adhere to applicable laws, regulations, security requirements, and Grant PUD policies and procedures required for the position.
• Actively support and participate in all aspects of our safety program, including but not limited to:
  • Following all safety policies and procedures.
  • Alerting supervisors and coworkers to unsafe or hazardous working conditions.
  • Reporting any unsafe incidents or close calls within 24 hours to your supervisor; and
  • Accepting feedback from supervisors and coworkers regarding your own safety performance
• Demonstrate leadership in promoting a culture of safety by:
  • Integrating safety into department communications and business discussions, including incorporating safety moments into meetings as appropriate.
  • Recognizing and reinforcing safe work practices and positive safety performance.
  • Ensuring middle managers actively support safety initiatives, including continuous improvement efforts, hazard identification, safety metrics, and compliance activities.

Key Competencies

• Strategic Energy Leadership: Ability to define and execute long-term energy supply, resource, and market strategies that support reliability, affordability, and customer-owner value.
• Market and Portfolio Expertise: Strong understanding of wholesale energy markets, portfolio management, commercial operations, resource adequacy, market analytics, and energy risk management.
• Analytical Decision-Making: Ability to translate complex market, operational, financial, regulatory, and technical information into clear recommendations and sound executive decisions.
• Financial and Risk Acumen: Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, power supply cost drivers, hedging strategies, financial exposure, and enterprise risk considerations.
• Leadership and Influence: Ability to lead managers and professional teams, influence cross-functional partners, and foster a high-performance culture grounded in accountability, collaboration, and trust.
• Commission and Stakeholder Communication: Ability to present complex energy supply and market issues clearly and credibly to executive leadership, Commissioners, industry partners, and other stakeholders.
• Change and Capability Development: Ability to build emerging business capabilities, improve business processes, integrate external expertise, and lead teams through market, technology, and organizational change.

Specific Functions:

• This position provides executive leadership for Energy Supply Management and is responsible for aligning wholesale energy-market activities, power portfolio strategy, commercial operations, industry
  and market research, business intelligence, analytics, resource planning, and risk coordination with Grant PUD’s strategic direction.
• The position works across divisions and with external partners to support reliable, affordable, riskinformed, and forward-looking power supply decisions.
• The role provides recommendations and decision support to the Senior Vice President of Power and Market Operations, General Manager/CEO, executive leadership, and Board of Commissioners.

Required Qualifications: (Education and Experience, License, and/or Certification)

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, economics, finance, engineering, energy management, public administration, or a closely related field; or two additional years of directly applicable experience
  in lieu of degree.
• Ten or more years of progressively responsible leadership experience in electric utility operations, wholesale energy markets, power supply, resource planning, commercial operations, portfolio management, energy trading, market analytics, or a closely related field.
• At least five years of experience leading people at the senior manager, director or equivalent level, programs, projects, or cross-functional teams, including experience leading managers, senior professionals, or technical subject matter experts.
• Demonstrated experience leading and advising on strategic decisions involving power supply, market participation, resource adequacy, energy risk, financial analysis, or long-term resource planning, including oversight of complex energy transactions or contracts
• Strong understanding of electric utility operations, wholesale power markets, energy contracts, resource planning, and the financial and operational drivers of power supply decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex issues clearly to executive leadership, governing bodies, technical teams, external partners, and other stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications: (Education and Experience, License, and/or Certification)

• Advanced degree in business administration, economics, finance, engineering, energy management, public administration, or a related graduate-level degree.
• Executive-level leadership experience in a public power utility, electric utility, regional market organization, power marketing entity, generation owner/operator, or energy trading and portfolio management organization.
• Experience with organized wholesale markets, resource adequacy programs, market settlements, scheduling, hedging, energy risk governance, or market-rule compliance.
• Experience leading or supporting Integrated Resource Plan implementation, capacity acquisition, renewable or storage procurement, emerging resource evaluation, commercial readiness, or long-term
  power supply strategy.
• Experience working with executive leadership, elected or appointed boards, commissioners, regulators, public power organizations, regional energy partners, or external counterparties.
• Experience with Pacific Northwest public power and regional energy institutions, markets, or regulatory requirements, such as BPA, WRAP, Markets+, CETA, or the Climate Commitment Act.
• Successful completion of GPUD’s designated succession planning program.

Other Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Advanced knowledge of wholesale energy markets, merchant operations, power portfolio management, commercial operations, resource adequacy, market analytics, and utility resource planning.
• Strong understanding of how load growth, clean-energy policy, regional market evolution, transmission availability, resource adequacy obligations, and generation performance affect power supply strategy.
• Ability to evaluate and communicate tradeoffs related to cost, reliability, risk, timing, market exposure, regulatory requirements, and customer-owner value.
• Ability to lead complex cross-functional initiatives involving technical, financial, legal, operational, market, and policy considerations.
• Ability to develop and maintain productive relationships with internal teams, external counterparties, industry organizations, consultants, regulators, and regional market partners.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, maintain confidentiality, and make recommendations in high-impact, time-sensitive, and ambiguous situations.
• Ability to build trust, provide clear direction, develop employees, and foster collaboration across teams with differing technical perspectives and business priorities.

Physical Requirements

• Position may be eligible for hybrid work arrangement: ☒Yes ☐No
• Majority of work is performed in a standard office setting.
• Will perform work onsite at the locations of the assigned Business Units.
• Typical shift of employees in this position: ☒8 hours ☐9 hours ☐10 hours ☐12 hours

*applicant/incumbent should refer to the Physical Capacity Evaluation (PCE)

The statements contained herein reflect general details as necessary to describe the principal functions for this job, the level of knowledge and skill typically required, and the scope of responsibility, but should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Individuals may perform other duties as assigned, including work in other functional areas.