Manitoba Hydro Looking for WHOLESALE POWER MARKETING SECTION HEAD at Winnipeg, MB Full Time

Wholesale Power Marketing Section Head

Winnipeg, MB

Manitoba Hydro is consistently recognized as one of Manitoba’s Top Employers!

Great Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Defined-benefit pension plan.
• Nine-day work cycle which normally results in every other Monday off, providing for a balanced approach to work, family life

of work, operational requirements and work location.

Manitoba Hydro is a leader among energy companies in North America, recognized for providing highly reliable service and
exceptional customer satisfaction. Join our team of Manitoba’s best as we continue to build a company that supports innovation,
commitment and customer service.

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Wholesale Power Marketing Section Head, who, under the general direction of the
Manager, Energy Market Strategies & Wholesale Power Marketing, will lead a senior professional team responsible for identifying
and pursuing wholesale power sale opportunities with existing and new customers in the US and Canada and negotiating wholesale
power contracts. Provide leadership and oversight of Canadian and US regulatory and governmental affairs as it relates to
Manitoba’s wholesale power business to ensure unfettered market access.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the development and implementation of a Wholesale Power Marketing Strategy in collaboration with Wholesale

Power Trading.

• Provide leadership and expertise in identifying and securing new mid to long-term wholesale power opportunities with existing

and new customers including the development of sales evaluations and customer proposals.

• Collaborate with the Wholesale Power Trading Department on opportunities in the short-term time frame.
• Lead detailed supply and pricing analyses of proposed opportunities and contracts under various scenarios and sensitivities

export portfolio. Identify long-term wholesale purchase opportunities to cost-effectively add capacity and energy to Manitoba’s
overall supply.

• Oversee the development and implementation of strategies for maintaining and enhancing Manitoba Hydro’s access to its

export markets. Participate in the resolution of US and Canadian regulatory issues and developments which impact Manitoba
Hydro’s wholesale power marketing business.

• Oversee the administration of contracts originating in the Energy Market Strategies & Wholesale Power Marketing Department

and the Wholesale Power Trading Department.

• Represent Manitoba Hydro as the company representative and expert at wholesale power industry working groups and

forums dealing with wholesale marketing and associated policy and regulatory issues. Actively promote Manitoba Hydro’s
clean and renewable waterpower within the US and Canada.

MANITOBA HYDRO IS COMMITTED TO DIVERSITY AND EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

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• Provide oversight and direction to the teams assessing market trends as well as future power requirements and alternatives of

potential customers in the US and Canada.

• Lead and direct the section including staffing, performance management, development planning and supervision. Set

priorities, assign work and allocate section resources as appropriate and secure additional resources for special projects as
required.

Qualifications:

• Completion of a four-year bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering or other relevant discipline from an institute of

recognized standing with a minimum of eight years of directly related experience, of which includes three years in a
supervisory/leadership capacity.
OR

• An equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience working with wholesale power customers with demonstrated skill sets to strategically and financially evaluate new

opportunities, negotiate and administer wholesale power contracts, and lead junior team members within a large, complex
organization.

• Understanding of Manitoba Hydro’s generation system operations including hydro system capabilities and limitations and

Manitoba Hydro’s transmission interconnections into the export marketplaces.

• Excellent understanding of the international wholesale power marketing business and evolving energy landscape including

market drivers, industry trends, transmission tariffs and related business practices and ability to identify opportunities and risks
at early states.

• Proven analytical skills and capable of adapting to rapidly changing conditions both within Manitoba Hydro and the energy

marketplace.

• Demonstrated strong leadership and interpersonal skills as well as a proven record as a team player.
• Possess a broad range of wholesale power and energy market contacts.
• Demonstrated high degree of initiative, mature judgment and ability to carry out assigned duties with a minimum of direction

activities.

Salary Range

Starting salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. The range for the classification is $51.31-$70.29
Hourly,$98,318.48-$134,697.16 Annually.

Apply Now!

Visit www.hydro.mb.ca/careers to learn more about this position and to apply online. The deadline for applications is December 2,
2022.

We thank you for your interest and will contact you if you are selected for an interview.

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during the recruitment process.