New Opportunity - Fundamentals Analysis

A position has recently become available in the Fundamentals Analysis group reporting to Tim Heizenrader. Tim will be holding an information session in Mt Hood on Wednesday, 5/30/01 for anyone who is interested in learning more about this opportunity. If you are interested in being considered for this position, please let either Grace or Amy know by close of business Thursday, 5/31/01.

Qualifications
? Possess strong technical analytical, problem solving and trouble shooting skills.
? Experience in wholesale energy (or similar) trading environment.
? Excellent communication skills.
? Highly motivated.
? Work independently with minimal supervision.

Essential Job Description
? Identify, evaluate and acquire fundamentals data from commercial and public sources. Design and develop data acquisition, storage and display systems, negotiating vendor contracts as needed to accomplish project.
? Use advanced statistical analysis software, such as S-Plus, to perform exploratory data analysis on topical trading issues, including supply and demand anomalies, price movement, etc.
? Conduct longer running econometric and behavioral studies of electricity demand by state, company, customer class, etc. to identify likely structural changes emerging in the market.
? Work closely with team members to design and build a comprehensive electricity trading decision support system based on market fundamentals.
? Contribute to daily digest of fundamentals summary reports on outages, weather, snowpack, load and generator statistics, and maintain distribution via hard copy, intranet web page presentation, file server directories, and dedicated plasma screen systems.
? Design, develop and implement system of weekly, monthly and annual summary reports covering all aspects of West Power Fundamentals, and implement archive of past reports.
? Other duties as assigned.

Essential Job Requirements
Experience in power trading, scheduling, or similar environment. Proven experience in communicating with traders and scheduling team members at all levels. Strong oral, written, and organization skills. Proficiency with MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint. User experience with database software such as MS Access, MS SQL Server, Oracle, etc. Prior experience with Visual Basic, Perl or similar development tools preferred; willingness to learn required. Knowledge of proprietary Enron trading, server and decision support systems is desirable. Must be a self-starter with ability to recognize and solve problems.

Special Job Characteristics
Self-starter with ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously under pressure in a dynamic environment. Effective communication skills. Ability to identify work priorities and function with little supervision. Contact with all levels of company management and staff associates: operations, engineering, accounting, legal, contracts, planning, and administrative functions required-- must be highly organized, detail oriented and very customer focused.