Sestertii inc -- Energized Careers

Regional Electric Generation Dispatcher (Relocation Required)

2011-12-12T08:56:00.001-05:00

Do you dream of moving to the Midwest? --Four full seasons of weather, unbelievable cost of living, and perhaps most importantly charming Midwestern communities.

If you have that dream, and we're willing to bet that you do, and you currently work in an electric transmission or generation control center, we'd love to hear from you.

SESTERTii inc has been retained to identify two Regional Generation Dispatchers for opportunities in a Midwestern control room. NERC Certification is preferred, but, if you are capable of picking up the certification within 6 months of starting in the role, that will suffice the requirement.

Day-in and out, this dispatchers will comminicate with local balancing authorities and generation operators to ensure safe and reliable operation of the electric grid. This is a 7-day per week support role in real-time operations (shift bonus!). Salary shall be commensurate to experience, and can be discussed via phone. Relocation package specifics can also be discussed.

Call or email Antony Rhine, arhine@sestertii.com || (317) 841-3940 x103.

OPERATIONS or PLANNING ENGINEER, (PROMOD // ECONOMIC STUDIES)

2011-12-02T19:30:00.000-05:00

SESTERTii has been retained to identify two engineers with experience utilizing the Ventyx PROMOD database for economic studies--either via an operations engineer or planning engineering role.

The two positions are distinct, but serve as members of the same contribution team. We are seeking a minimum of one (1) year of experience or at least a professional understanding of the principals of economic dispatch, LMP/FTR market dynamics for the engineering role, and a minimum of 4 years of experience for the Sr. level opportunity; Bachelors degree required, Masters preferred.

Relocation covered, Solid Pay range. Bonus (corporate + individual performance).

Location: Upper Midwest. Cold weather town, but beautiful city!

Call Antony Rhine, (317) 841.3940 x103, or email arhine@sestertii.com

2011-12-02T15:30:00.000-05:00

Operations Engineer(s) - Multiple Openings, Multiple Opportunities (ALL MIDWEST!)

SESTERTii has been retained by a Midwestern utility to identify a handful of operations engineers to augment the current control room staff in a major control room talent expansion. Positions will vary, shift- and non-shift, studies and support roles, to procedures or compliance related roles. Specifically, we have been charged with identifying engineers with the backgrounds identified below; if you fit the bill, please call to discuss. Salary ranges commensurate to experience, but we'll guarantee that offers will exceed current packages. Relocation assistance available.

Shift-Operations Engineer: Seeking a minimum 2 years control room, shift ops engineering experience. Exposure to EMS Network application, operations support, on-call support, PSS/e a plus. Shift bonus available for rotation. BA/BSEE required.

Operations Engineer (Procedures-focused): BA/BSEE Required. This can be an on-call position, if the engineer is open to that, there is a bonus opportunity (on-call not required). Two years of market operations, reliability coordination, gen dispatch, balancing authority operations; knowledge of NERC Regional reliability standards is a plus.

Sr. Operations Engineer (Procedures-focused): As the ops engineer above, but we are seeking four or more years of relevant experience!

There are multiple entry points here, and multiple opportunites. Please contact Antony Rhine, arhine@sestertii.com for more detail on the position, the salary and benefits, etc.

For more information on SESTERTii, pelase visist: www.sestertii.com.

2011-12-02T13:00:00.000-05:00

Advisor, Transmisison Infrastructure (Policy and Market Development)

A west coast opportunity, SESTERTii has been retained to identify a subject matter expert in regulatory affiairs or policy, as it relates to the expansion/enhancements of transmission and generation infrastructures.

Most critically, the right candidate must be capable of designing and proposing policy for our client's market-side matters. Facilitation of the process of moving policy through local, state and federal regulatory entities is pivotal to succeed in this position. Experience in working in and around transmission issues, market design principals and renewable integration issues is highly desirable; but required is a basic understanding ofwholesale market design, market operations and monitoring within the electric utility industry.

For more information on this opportunity, please contact Richard Witka, rwitka@sestertii.com.

For details about SESTERTii, inc. please visit: www.sestertii.com.

2011-12-02T12:56:00.001-05:00

First Annual: Ugly Christmas Sweat Interview
A National Competition for Human Resource Professionals, sponsored by SESTERTii inc.

(Thanks to Google Image Search for this priceless Vin Diesel priceless Christmas Sweater).

First Prize: Starbucks Gift Card, valued at $30
Second Prize: There is no second prize. Sorry. You either win, or you lose. There is no inbetween.

Dates: The competition will run from Monday December 5th through Friday December 16th, 2011.

The rules are simple:

You, Mr. or Ms. HR Representative or subsequent Hiring Manager, are challenged to conduct an interview in the ugliest, itchiest and gaudiest Christmas sweater you can drag from you closet this month. You are required to submit to us a photograph of prior to going in to the interview along with any details regarding a candidates reaction to the sweater interview itself.

Obviously, we will not ask you to break any official internal rules, by taking photographs with candidates (though that crossed our mind)! We simply ask that you take the above board approach, and truly honestly wear the sweater to the interview.

By submitted your photo to info@sestertii.com along with your details about the ugly sweter interview, you will automatically be enrolled to receive the $30 starbucks gift card. Also, by submitting your photo you are giving @SESTERTii permission to re-post your photograph through our twitter feed. The winner will be determined by the MGMT team at SESTERTii. Only one winner this year folks, so make your submissions early!

The winner will be announced via twitter on Monday morning, December 19th and the prize will be mailed out no later than that afternoon!

2011-12-02T10:15:00.000-05:00

Analyst (Key Strategic Planning- Business)

In a rare business-side opportunity for the SESTERTii candidate base, we have been retained to identify a seasoned analyst, holding minimally two industry years of experience, with four total years of business exposure. This position will require relocation (covered by our client) to the Midwest.

This impactful opportunity will focus on performing analysis on our clients business model and strategy; specifically, preparing value propositions for client customers by identifying, analyzing and reporting on emerging issues relevant in the industry and affecting the customer base. The analyst will assist in the overarching scheme of short- and long-range benchmarking for our client as well.

Dou you have experience analyzing a major utilities business model or strategy? Do you have specific planning experience beyond that? If so, contact Antony Rhine, arhine@sestertii.com for more information on this opportunity.

For more information about SESTERTii please visit: www.sestertii.com.

2011-12-02T08:12:00.001-05:00

Control Center Support Engineer (24x7)

SESTERTii has been retained to identify two (2) engineers capable of 24x7 support rotations in a transmission control room. Base Pay + Shift Bonus + Corp. Bonus (averaging 10.5%). Paid relocation covers anything you can think of, except for housing buy-back.

To succeed in this position we are seeking an electrical engineer, minimally two years in the control room environment with the ability to pointedly support an Areva EMS, energy management, system and with a keen eye for detail and customer service support.

Please contact Antony Rhine, arhine@sestertii.com for more detail including: job description, specific and expected salary packages, etc.

For more information about SESTERTii visit: www.sestertii.com.

2011-12-01T16:28:00.001-05:00

Long Time!

It has been a few months since our last job post on here, but believe me, SESTERTii has been rocking and rolling. The majority of our current opportunities have been retained incognito, and we haven't been able to advertise the searches.

Time's are changing! Jobs wil be posted over the coming days. Please keep subscribing to the feed, and looking forward to speaking with you soon!

--SESTERTii, MGMT.

Outage Coordinator (Team Lead, Advisor & Staff)

2011-08-26T11:01:00.000-04:00

SESTERTii inc has been retained to identify a handful of successful candidates with a background in operations engineering, system operations outage coordination more specifically, for a positions based in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. We are seeking anywhere from 3-7 years relevant experience.

Please contact Richard Witka, rwitka@sestertii.com ((317) 841.3940 x101) for more information, including salary figures, relocation, etc.

Chemicals & Fuels, Regulatory Manager

2011-08-26T10:59:00.000-04:00

LOCATION: (Bay Area, CA)
SALARY: $120-150,000.00

SEEKING:
An individual, technically strong and having experience pursuing chemical regulatory approvals with eco-labeling activities. The candidate must be a highly motivated individual and who is a strong team player.
·         BS, MS, PhD in chemical or environmental engineering
·         Demonstrated proficiency with chemical registration and approval
·         Experience with EPA TSCA and EC REACh
·         5-10 years relevant work experience
·         Demonstrated project management experience
·         Capability to form, develop, and manage internal teams

It will be the responsible for pursuing approvals from and/or interacting with the Environmental Protection Agency, European Commission REACH and other chemical regulatory agencies, and industry stakeholders as required facilitating acceptance and approval of the company's portfolio of renewable chemical products. The position will frequently collaborate with the commercial development team to ensure regulatory compliance coordination.

Further, this manager will be expected to work closely with legal, commercial, and engineering staff as well as with external consultants in executing these activities and may be required to form and manage coalitions with industry stakeholders.   The position will provide strategic input with respect to regulatory requirements and government policy-based opportunities or limitations.

This manager shall specifically be charged to develop and implement the programs and processes that ensure products comply with national/regional/global regulations and meet industrial customer expectations. The successful candidate will determine and develop approaches to assignments, lead projects in liaison with other functions, industrial customers and third parties, and deliver solutions that enable regulatory process improvement.   The focus is on the chemical regulations, as well as supplying information pertaining to chemical product eco-labeling. The successful candidate will have the responsibility to ensure that documented evidence to support compliance and environmental sustainability claims are maintained to ensure conformance to internal and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities
·         Interpreting regulatory requirements, coordinating testing programs, and analyzing test results, preparing documents related to regulatory approval in accordance with industry best practices, and meeting with regulatory agencies.
·         Review and interpret chemical and physical analysis
·         Evaluate regulatory compliance risks due to new and/or emerging regulations
·         Lead cross-functional working groups to develop regulatory implementation plans
·         Support overall compliance strategy
·         Develop and monitor/manage project plans ensure completion of tasks to timelines
·         Responsible for individual product compliance as well as product portfolio compliance
·         Develop compliance assurance system for chemical products
·         Facilitate position statements for identified regulatory topics

On a product specific basis, regulatory tasks will include:
·         Classification, listing, registration and eco-labeling, (e.g. TSCA, REACH, GHS, and CLP) Chemical notification and reporting in markets (e.g. countries) where required
·         On an overall product portfolio basis, regulatory tasks will include:
·         Registration and notification of substances (often volume dependant), e.g. substance volume
·         Tracking under REACH, chemical restrictions and authorization industry liaison role: contact for regulatory industry issues topics and support implementation of chemical regulations

CONTACT: Antony Rhine, arhine@sestertii.com ((317) 841.3940 x103) for more information.

Transmission Planning Engineer // Sr. Engineer (Northeast Coast)

2011-08-26T10:50:00.000-04:00

A northeastern regional utility has asked SESTERTii to identify a Transmission Planning Engineer, or Sr. Engineer, capable of conducting and evaluating contingency analysis and powerflow studies (ranging from steady-state thermal and voltage to stability studies) for the long range expansion of their transmission system, and to support the annual revision of the developing 10-year transmission plan.

Responsibilities, will include, but will not be limited to:
- Determination of the transmission facility changes, and additions, required to meet ISO-NE and NPCC planning criteria.
- Recommendations of capital projects in a cost-effective and consistent manner, in consideration of regional plans, reliability standards, planning criteria and system requirements.
- Participation in regional working groups and trask forces to develop coordinated area-wide solutions for interconnected system problems...

We are seeking, minimally, a bachelors degree (EE) and three years transmission planning engineering experience.

Please call or email Antony Rhine, (317) 841.3940 x103 or arhine@sestertii.com for salary/relocation information.