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We offer competitive benefits and opportunities to grow. Review the opportunities below, and continue to visit this site for future job openings.

Irving, TX Office Openings:

Retail Markets

Sr. Load Forecast Analyst
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Position will be responsible for all demand forecasting activities in each of Commerce’s gas markets. This position will be the lead analyst on all methodology enhancements, model development, system/process refinements, use acceptance testing, and regression testing. The position may require supervisory role over junior level analysts and assist in the future state planning of the load forecast team.

Requirements:

• B. S. in Mathematics, Statistics, or similar discipline required
• 3 to 5 years work experience in a load forecasting environment, preferably a natural gas utility or gas retailer company
• Familiar with standard statistical packages and/or load forecast applications such as Retail Office, Lodestar, MetrixND

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Marketing

Marketing Analyst
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The Marketing Analyst would be responsible for systematically gathering, recording and analyzing data and information about customers, competitors and the market to help create a business plan for a new project, new sales channel, partner relationships, etc. launch a new product or service, fine tune existing products and services, and/or expand into new markets. The Marketing Analyst will help determine business assumptions, develop financial models and present both results and recommendations.

Requirements and Duties:

• 4 year degree in Marketing or related field
• 2 years experience in Marketing
• Weekly posting of rate updates for customers
• Weekly updating of rate related documents
• Responsible for implementation of changes to customer enrollment kits as needed
• Weekly compilation and distribution of competitive updates and analysis
• Compilation and distribution of articles of interest related to current markets, industry, competitive initiatives, etc.
• Financial modeling of current and new marketing opportunities, marketing campaigns, sales channels, partnerships, products and services, markets, etc.
• Data gathering and analysis of past and current marketing campaigns, sales channels, partnerships, products and services, markets, customer base, etc.
• Presentation of data and analysis for past, current, and new marketing opportunities, marketing campaigns, sales channels, partnerships, products and services, markets, customer base, etc.
• Manage daily interaction and relationship with sales channel partners
• Manage Marketing collateral: gather orders, place orders, ensure delivery
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Products particularly MS Excel, MS Word and MS PowerPoint
• Good presentation development and presentation skills

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Costa Mesa, CA Office Openings:

Energy Supply

Energy Trader/Scheduler
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It is the responsibility of a Gas Scheduler to buy monthly base load natural gas and buy/sell daily spot natural gas to the residential, commercial and industrial customer books. The incumbent is also responsible for scheduling gas on multiple pipeline systems including nominations, confirmations, system and pool balancing, imbalance trading and reconciliation of receipt and delivery volumes.

Job Duties:

• Maintain multiple spreadsheets containing information regarding scheduled volumes, usage, supply, storage plans and profit and losses from gas trading activity
• Read multiple daily industry publications and market reports to stay informed about conditions currently impacting the energy market
• Determine volume and price requirements for monthly base load gas and execute trades to acquire supply
• Schedule gas on multiple pipeline systems including nominations, confirmations, system and pool balancing, imbalance trading and reconciliation of receipt and delivery volumes
• Communicate with counterparty traders and schedulers to exchange information relating to pricing, volume, delivery points, upstream and downstream contracts and scheduled volumes
• Communicate with Energy Supply Director and other gas and power traders/schedulers to discuss trading strategies, market opportunities, physical and financial constraints and profit and loss metrics

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Engineering or Finance preferred
• Persistence and tenacity to engage willingly in problem solving
• Must be a fast learner and desire working in a team environment
• Ability to communicate effectively internally and with external contacts
• Minimum 1 year experience in energy related field, preferably in energy scheduling, finance, accounting or engineering
• Strong computer skills required - advanced Excel
• Strong analytical skills required

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Information Technology

Programmer
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Position is responsible for assisting in the technical activities that support the efforts of the corporate Webmaster to update, manage, and maintain the company’s Web sites, both internal and external. This role, as a technical expert, requires a deep knowledge of the various Web coding methodologies and design techniques to support departmental and business group requirements. It demands technical proficiency, design and usability sense, attention to detail, dealing with personnel at various levels within the organization, managing multiple tasks and deadlines simultaneously, as well as helping to drive the integration of modern techniques and technologies into the company’s Web presences.

Requirements:

• Excellent technical skills in Web technologies for both Internet and Intranet applications
• Strong written and verbal skills
• Strong people and team player skills
• Excellent Web design and usability experience, including the application of techniques using Photoshop for the Web
• Strong knowledge of database applications for Web sites
• Excellent Web coding and programming skills, particularly in HTML, CSS, and Javascript, as well as the MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Strong knowledge of server-based technologies, including SQL server, Active Server pages, server-side-includes (SSI)

Project Manager
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Serves as a senior-level analyst, developer, architect, or project manager for a variety of cross-functional IT activities and/or projects. Duties include: advanced system investigation, design, and development; implementation and management of architectural standards; and/or creating and managing project management processes. May also lead software support/maintenance for multiple teams or a broad scope of applications. Serves as the lead mentor within his/her area of expertise.

Requirements:

• BA/BS degree in appropriate field of study, or comparable work experience
• Advanced degree in appropriate field of study, or comparable work experience
• 12+ years of systems development, technical architecture, and/or project management leadership
within an IT department

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