Manager of Wholesale Operations

Organization
Rochester Public Utilities - City of Rochester
Organization Summary

Rochester, Minnesota's 3rd-largest and rapidly growing city.  It is home to Mayo Clinic where visitors from all over the world come to receive exemplary care.

RPU, a division of the City of Rochester, MN, is the largest municipal utility in the State of Minnesota.  RPU serves over 57,000 electric customers and 42,000 water customers in a 60 square mile service area and has revenues nearing $161 million annually.
Vision- "We Will Set the Standard for Service"

Our vision is based on six core values which are Safety, Integrity, Service, Stewardship, Accountability, and Skill.

Posting Date
Closing Date
Location in MN
Southeast
Job type
full-time
Salary

2025 starting salary is $128,856.00 - $189,494.00.
A dynamic benefit package is offered and includes

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • PERA Pension & 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plans with multiple vendors
  • Life Insurance as well as both long-and short-term disability insurance
  • Paid Time Off (vacation, sick)
  • 12 Paid Holidays
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)Professional development and training support

Relocation
Employees, whose new position with the City requires they relocate are eligible for reimbursement of relocation and housing search expenses, pursuant to City policy.

Hours

This is a full-time, exempt role with standard hours of work Monday-Friday with some flexibility

Primary Duties

The Manager of Wholesale Operations is responsible for overseeing, implementing and providing strategic direction in the marketing of electric capacity, energy and environmental attributes in the competitive wholesale market.  This position provides business management of a portfolio by developing and implementing strategies that maximize the margin on sales and purchases out of and into the wholesale power market and from RPU's joint action agency as well as assuring compliance with federal, state and local regulatory agencies. This position also manages and directs market participants in the daily and long-range execution of strategies that provide the maximum amount of return on the City's investment in power generation assets and that effectively utilizes demand side management assets to reduce purchased power. This position also involves medium term planning and analysis to ensure sufficient power contracts to meet the safety, environmental, financial and reliability goals of the City.  Work requires the use of independent judgment.

Experience

The Manager of Wholesale Operations is responsible for overseeing, implementing and providing strategic direction in the marketing of electric capacity, energy and environmental attributes in the competitive wholesale market.  This position provides business management of a portfolio by developing and implementing strategies that maximize the margin on sales and purchases out of and into the wholesale power market and from RPU's joint action agency as well as assuring compliance with federal, state and local regulatory agencies. This position also manages and directs market participants in the daily and long-range execution of strategies that provide the maximum amount of return on the City's investment in power generation assets and that effectively utilizes demand side management assets to reduce purchased power. This position also involves medium term planning and analysis to ensure sufficient power contracts to meet the safety, environmental, financial and reliability goals of the City.  Work requires the use of independent judgment.

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