Buys and sells energy and performs associated activities such as scheduling and nominating, as well as marketing and trading with other suppliers to maximize utilization of City-owned resources and minimize costs to the Citys rate payers; forecasts near term energy needs and market prices taking into account weather data and other variable factors affecting consumption and market prices, retrieving historical statistics, commodity markets, analyzing reports relating to fuel and equipment efficiencies and economy of operation, and mathematically calculating predicted demands; arranges for the purchase, sale, or transfer of energy for whole energy transactions with other suppliers or marketers in an economical manner; arranges and executes short-term (month or less) contracts on behalf of the City involving the purchase, sale or transfer of energy as directed; directs and apprises dispatching personnel on matters pertaining to energy contracts, and scheduling/nominating, transmission/transportation curtailments, availability of energy resources and energy pricing both verbally and in writing; does end-of-month energy accounting, checks and verifies energy billings, and approves them for payment; prepares reports and submissions to regulatory agencies and other organizations as required; represents the Power Resource Manager at meetings and appears on his/her behalf as directed before commissions, boards, and other agencies as assigned; assists in resource planning, project development, contract negotiations, and resource management and performs other related duties as required; may require rotating shiftwork, some travel, and overtime; drives on City business. high school equivalent and three years of increasingly responsible subprofessional technical experience, power system operation dispatch experience, power plant operating experience, or other relevant experience in the electrical utility field or similar energy management experience with a gas utility.