Employment at FMPA

At FMPA

Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA) is a not-for-profit utility dedicated to service that supports the prosperity of community-owned electric utilities. We are a company big enough to provide real challenges, yet small enough that each employee plays an important, meaningful role. We offer market-based compensation, merit pay opportunities and a comprehensive benefits package. Everyday brings new challenges and opportunities for career development. A career at FMPA means working on a team that helps keep the lights on in the communities of Florida.

To apply for a job, please send resume and cover letter to hr@fmpa.com

ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE SPECIALIST
Programmer - Financial Systems
Regulatory Compliance Officer
Contract Compliance Auditor II
Transmission Planning Engineer
Records Management Technician - Part Time
Generation Planning Engineer

JOB CODE: E-161-13
DEPARTMENT: FLEET OPERATIONS
JOB TITLE: ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE SPECIALIST

SCOPE:
Perform functions to maintain current knowledge of state and federal environmental regulations and guidelines related to power generation facilities, monitor operating compliance of FMPA facilities, and train generation staff, guided by precedent and working within the limits of established policies.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Monitor state and federal regulations and guidelines regarding environmental legislation. Ensure that FMPA has programs in place to ensure compliance. Monitor activity and recommend agency participation in federal actions and other governmental proceedings.
2. Review operating compliance data provided by each generating location and complete and file applicable reports for management. Develop analytics and trends for use by management and members in making future decisions regarding power generation and compliance with environmental regulations.
3. Coordinate the day to day environmental compliance issues at FMPA owned generating facilities related to air, water, hazardous waste, fuel tanks and wetlands. Conduct regular inspections of facilities to ensure compliance with environmental regulations. Make recommendations for changes to procedures to incorporate environmental compliance.
4. Train generation staff on environmental compliance issues and track individual performance. Recommend management intervention when compliance issues continue to be problematic. Develop reports for management related to plant inspections, findings, and training.
5. Represent FMPA and members in environmental related groups, task forces, or committees.

OTHER DUTIES MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
1. Perform or assist with any Agency business functions, as required to maintain workflow and to meet schedules and quality requirements.
2. Maintain safe work area and comply with safety procedures and equipment operating rules keeping work area in a clean and orderly condition.
3. Participate in any variety of meetings and task force groups to integrate activities, communicate issues, obtain approvals, resolve problems and maintain specified level of knowledge pertaining to new developments, requirements, and policies.
4. Perform other related duties as assigned.

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED:
Computer, usual peripherals and office software and standard office equipment.

JOB NO.: E191-03
DIVISION: INFORMATION SYSTEMS
JOB TITLE: PROGRAMMER, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS

SCOPE:
Perform functions to design, develop, support, and document any range of computer applications and database systems relating to the organizations financial or operations requirements, including VB.Net, SQL and various reporting systems working within the limits of established policy.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Work with end users to determine requirements for applications and design responsive programs to provide information management, processing, and reporting functions suited to the stated need. Design new or modify existing applications that create efficiencies and interface effectively with existing applications.
2. Develop or modify current custom application system screens and follow up to ensure proper interface.
3. Maintain and secure FMPA’s various database systems, including MS SQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle and MySQL.
4. Maintain project status as a project manger for the various applications and system improvements.
5. Create and/or modify reports for various applications using Crystal Reports, BIRT or other similar reporting applications.
6. Act as resource to user to resolve problems with accounting or operations system software.
7. Prepare and maintain system documentation. Install new systems applications and databases, distribute to users, and train users, providing subsequent support as required.
8. Analyze system operation and recommend improvements to procedures to maximize efficiency. Provide technical guidance in the resolution of complex operating problems.
9. Assist in the installation of technological upgrades and ensure system integrity.

OTHER DUTIES MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
1. Perform or assist with any operations, as required to maintain workflow and to meet schedules and quality requirements.
2. Maintain safe work area and comply with safety procedures and equipment operating rules keeping work area in a clean and orderly condition.
3. Participate in any variety of meetings and task force groups to integrate activities, communicate issues, obtain approvals, resolve problems and maintain specified level of knowledge pertaining to new developments, requirements, and policies.
4. Perform other related duties as assigned.

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED:
Computer, usual peripherals and office software, standard office equipment, development tools, applications software, and platforms including VB.Net, MSSQL, PostgreSQL, Maximo and other client server based applications

JOB NO.: E230-04
DEPARTMENT: POWER SOURCES - POWER SUPPLY
JOB TITLE: MANAGER, REGULATORY COMPLIANCE

SCOPE:
Perform difficult, highly skilled, and results-oriented functions to manage the organization’s Regulatory Compliance Program to ensure its programs, practices, and procedures, and those of its All-Requirement cities are in strict compliance with the regulations, standards, and best practices applicable to the electrical industry (the “Standards”), guided by laws, precedent, regulations, practices and working within the limits of established policies. Ensure strict compliance with the new electric reliability standards of the North American Electric Reliability Company (NERC) and Florida Reliability Coordinating Council (FRCC).

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Develop, communicate, implement and oversee policies and procedures to ensure that FMPA staff is compliant with the applicable Standards. Track changes in laws, regulations, standards, requirements, and procedures which are applicable to the electric industry. Recommend modified policies and procedures to maintain compliance. Communicate changes to FMPA staff and ARP members.
2. Develop and implement strategies and procedures to assure training and certification in NERC/FRCC compliance requirements with applicable Standards. Oversee the maintenance of records of training and certification activities.
3. Direct the development of agreements between FMPA, ARP member cities and appropriate third parties to designate roles and responsibilities to ensure that all parties are in compliance with the Standards. Develop, maintain, implement, and communicate policies and procedures, and train staff to fulfill requirements and duties under the terms of the agreements.
4. Manage the FMPA preparatory audit service offered to its ARP members to identify problem areas prior to official Reliability Council audits. Oversee regulatory audit staff and track audit schedules. Coordinate the participation by staff of FMPA and ARP member cities in third-party audits, as necessary.
5. Oversee the documentation and archival system and ensure that FMPA and its ARP members are, at all times, compliant and “audit ready”. Oversee self-certification procedures and report to FMPA and ARP member management on compliance status of FMPA and its ARP members.
6. Establish an internal FMPA reporting procedure involving FMPA’s GM, consistent with applicable NERC/FRCC requirements, to ensure complete independence of the Agency’s reliability compliance audit responsibilities.
7. Participate in, lead, or assign representation to various compliance groups and/or established committees and maintain awareness of compliance related developments at the local, regional, state, and national level.
8. Hire, train, develop, assign and monitor the performance of employees within the Regulatory Compliance Department. Define job duties and responsibilities, recommend and authorize job related training, provide counseling and coaching to employees, monitor and evaluate job performance, recommend adjustments to pay and employment status and maintain harmonious employee / employer relations.

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED:
Computer, usual peripherals and office software, and standard office equipment.

CONTRACT COMPLIANCE AUDITOR II

SCOPE:
Perform functions to assist Contract Compliance Department to audit compliance with contract terms between FMPA and its plant operators and power supply providers to ensure members are being properly charged for their share of power and to assist external auditors in the performance of the audit of Agency financial statements, making decisions based on conclusions for which there is little precedent

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Execute activities necessary to evaluate and determine the compliance of third parties with contract terms and to ensure accurate invoicing for costs from third parties associated with FMPA’s ownership interest in power plants and electric services from other power supply providers.
Interpret contract language and obtain support from service providers and FMPA’s engineering department to interpret and analyze current billings. Communicate with accounting and engineering staff regarding any current billing concerns. Verify costs are being billed in compliance with underlying contracts.
Create and maintain spreadsheets used to interpret and analyze billings from service providers. Confirm bill components to supporting documentation and alternate source documents. Make certain audit adjustments and billing corrections are properly implemented by service providers.
Correspond with service providers on intent to audit. Research prior audits and concerns and prepare audit programs for scope of work.
Gather and interpret supporting documentation and records from service provider to execute audit. Analyze details of financial and accounting data and materials for conformity to contract.
Communicate audit results to Contract Compliance Manager. Issue a formal audit report to service provider and FMPA Board of Directors. Work cooperatively with service provider to resolve billing issues and audit concerns and to resolve disputed adjustments.
Monitor accounting and electric utility industry developments, such as pronouncements of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and evaluate the possible impact on the associated provider costs and the impact on member billings.
Provide assistance to FMPA’s external auditors. Provide worksheets, supporting data and necessary procedures for auditors making certain to facilitate understanding of areas of confusion.
Fulfill management requests for information and perform any range of special projects as assigned.

OTHER DUTIES MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
Perform or assist with any operations, as required to maintain workflow and to meet schedules and quality requirements.
Maintain safe work area and comply with safety procedures and equipment operating rules keeping work area in a clean and orderly condition.
Participate in any variety of meetings and task force groups to integrate activities, communicate issues, obtain approvals, resolve problems and maintain specified level of knowledge pertaining to new developments, requirements, and policies.
Perform other related duties as assigned.

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED:
Computer and usual peripherals, word processing and operational software programs, and standard office equipment.

JOB NO.: E162-07
DIVISION: POWER RESOURCES - PLANNING
JOB TITLE: TRANSMISSION PLANNING ENGINEER

SCOPE:
Assist in all functions to conduct a broad range of load flow, transmission, system reliability, capability and interconnection studies and evaluations in response to member requirements. Work with staff to develop long term cost of power and rate projections. Assist with network stability and short circuit models, and transmission maps in support of member power generating and distribution activities, working within the limits of established policy.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Work with internal sources to determine study requirements, forecasting and reporting requirements. Assist in the development of criteria and base data and conduct simulations or use other analytical techniques to determine required results. Review and analyze results; provide conclusions and recommendations to management to meet study objectives. Report to management on inquiries regarding studies and related issues by consultants or members, as required.
Assist in the development and maintenance of members’ transmission network load flow, short circuit models and transmission maps for inclusion in statewide database and to meet a range of other federal and state reporting requirements. May assist in gathering information required for any range of forms and reports for reporting to federal and state entities for the Agency and for members.
Review and report to internal sources on annual power cost projections for All-Requirements Project five year plan budget model, involving forecasting energy and fuel costs, utilization, capacity, production, operating and maintenance costs. Distribute information as directed.
Assist internal staff in the preparation on frequency load-shedding schemes for All-Requirements Project members.
Assist other Agency departments as requested by performing transmission analyses involving contingency load flow simulations. Analyze results, draw conclusions and make suggestions to internal sources regarding the reliable delivery of power resources to load centers.
Assist in following regulatory developments at FERC, NERC, NAESB, FRCC and the FPSC that affect FMPA and members. Track FMPA and member issues and report activities, ballots and comments."
OTHER DUTIES MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
Perform or assist with any Agency business functions, as required to maintain workflow and to meet schedules and quality requirements.
Maintain safe work area and comply with safety procedures and equipment operating rules keeping work area in a clean and orderly condition.
Participate in any variety of meetings and task force groups to integrate activities, communicate issues, obtain approvals, resolve problems and maintain specified level of knowledge pertaining to new developments, requirements, and policies.
Perform other related duties as assigned.

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED:
Computer, usual peripherals and standard office equipment. MSOffice, transmission simulation, and database software.

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JOB NO.: N191-07
UNIT II: ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT
JOB TITLE: RECORDS MANAGEMENT TECHNICIAN

SCOPE:
Perform duties to maintain the computerized central filing system for Agency files, project files and related documentation in compliance with mandated requirements and provide secretarial and clerical support for management, working within the limits of standard or accepted practices.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Categorize files for projects. Check for duplicate files and determine placement of document in corporate software system.

2. Prepare and scan document into system. Analyze document to determine adequate identification to facilitate search and retrieval. Determine retention schedule for item and enter into system and inventory files to make certain all-physical files shelved coincide with public directory.

3. Categorize files and search and retrieve files at staff request.

4. Convert existing historical files into electronic version and transfer documents to archive file storage or execute disposal of agreement/contracts based upon retention schedule.

5. Prepare, compose and type correspondence to support management as directed. Transcribe, compose, and type minutes as required.

6. Assist with various clerical duties as needed for back up to Administrative Department.

OTHER DUTIES MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
1. Perform or assist with any operations, as required to maintain workflow and to meet schedules and quality requirements.

2. Maintain safe work area and comply with safety procedures and equipment operating rules keeping work area in a clean and orderly condition.

3. Participate in any variety of meetings and task force groups to integrate
activities, communicate issues, obtain approvals, resolve problems and maintain specified level of knowledge pertaining to new developments, requirements, and policies.

4. Perform other related duties as assigned.

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED:
Use computer, word processing and related software, facsimile machines, and other common office equipment.

JOB NO.: E162-06
DIVISION: POWER RESOURCES - PLANNING
JOB TITLE: ENGINEER – GENERATION PLANNING

SCOPE:
Perform functions to conduct a broad range of power supply cost and cost recovery studies and evaluations, demand and energy requirements forecasts, capacity and fuel planning, and production cost modeling in support of member requirements, working within the limits of established policy.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Calculate and prepare power cost analyses comparing costs achieved through membership in All-Requirements Project and through purchases from alternative suppliers. Review results with Agency management. Assist in the preparation of presentations related to power supply proposals. Experience with generation dispatch, project evaluation, and load forecasting simulation software is a plus.

2. Perform a range of studies in support of other Engineering Department functions. Participate in ten year site plan studies and assist with analysis and modeling of future power requirements involving production cost simulations. Assist with analysis of contract disputes, Florida Municipal Power Pool benefits, power purchase and ownership opportunities, and fuel utilization and requirements. Assist with capacity planning studies to analyze future additional power requirements.

3. Conduct service rate reviews in response to member requests. Work with member representatives or internal sources to determine study requirements. Develop criteria, request data and assist member with data collection. Use defined load forecast, power supply cost and power cost adjustment factors, construct proforma budget for defined period. Analyze results in consideration of various factors, draw conclusions, make recommendations and write report. Submit results for review by Agency management.

4. Provide consultative services related to budgets and tariffs as requested by members. Define requirements, gather data and materials and use analytical methods to evaluate problem and develop strategy. Make recommendations to Agency management and review final results with member representative. Prepare documentation and provide follow-up support as required.

5. Prepare load forecasts for All-Requirements Project members. Analyze and model a range of complex factors and assumptions to project demand and energy sales, conducting multiple studies to reach reasonable conclusions.

OTHER DUTIES MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
1. Participate in any variety of meetings and task force groups to integrate activities, communicate issues, obtain approvals, resolve problems and maintain specified level of knowledge pertaining to new developments, requirements, and policies.

2. Maintain safe work area and comply with safety procedures and equipment operating rules keeping work area in a clean and orderly condition.

3. Perform or assist with any Agency business functions, as required to maintain workflow and to meet schedules and quality requirements.

4. Performs other related duties as assigned.

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED:
Computer, usual peripherals and office software and standard office equipment.