Real Time Trader

7 days ago

Houston, United States NRG Energy Full time

At NRG, we‘re bringing the power of energy to people and organizations by putting customers at the center of everything we do. We generate electricity and provide energy solutions and natural gas to millions of customers through our diverse portfolio of retail brands. A Fortune 500 company, operating in the United States and Canada, NRG delivers innovative solutions while advocating for competitive energy markets and customer choice, working towards a sustainable energy future. More information is available at www.nrg.com. Connect with NRG on Facebook, LinkedIn and follow us on Twitter @nrgenergy.

Job Summary:

The Real-Time Trader/Dispatcher role will work inside the NRG NERC-qualified trade floor and is responsible for the monitoring of grid conditions, dispatching & monitoring of generation resources and providing event forecasting and analytics reporting.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

  • Manage the real-time operations of NRG‘s asset portfolio, including dispatching generation based upon economic conditions and operational constraints, developing load forecasts, tracking real time load, as applicable, performing retail load portfolio optimization, and purchasing or selling energy and capacity as needed.
  • Take or direct timely and appropriate real-time actions in accordance with ISO procedures.
  • Coordinate unit availability, outage schedules, unit startup and shutdown times, and communicate all necessary information to plant personnel, ISOs, and day-ahead traders
  • As Real-Time Operations Dispatcher, have the responsibility and authority to implement real-time actions to ensure the stable and reliable operation of the Bulk Electric System.
  • Communicate with Balancing Authorities, Reliability Coordinators, Transmission Operators and ISO on continual basis, taking necessary actions and providing ancillary services to ensure system reliability.
  • Must comply with applicable NERC Reliability Standards and regional ISO rules and tariffs.
  • Monitor and analyze available market information to identify dispatching and trading opportunities
  • Manage dispatching and trading decisions with a continuous focus on balancing risk versus return to produce maximum profitability.
  • Analyze and evaluate energy transactions to ensure that all relevant aspects including energy price, transmission, counter party, and contractual terms are compliant with NRG‘s Risk Management Policy.
  • Must complete necessary NERC or ISO certification and continuing education requirements as applicable

**This job description reflects an assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.Other duties and tasks may be assigned to this job at the Company‘s discretion.**

Working Conditions:

  • The role will require working outside of normal business hours
  • Must be able to work a rotating shift on a 24-hour operational schedule (However, during the initial training phase, which may last up to 2 months, will work normal business hours, Monday through Friday.)
  • Must be available to fulfill storm/event duty requirements, which may include reporting to work during winter storms or other possible catastrophic events and working extended shifts as necessary until storm or event conditions reside

Example shift schedule:

ExampleSundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday

Week 1

XXXXXDDWeek 2DDXXXNNWeek 3NNNNNXXWeek 4XXDDDXXWeek 5XTRTRTRTRXXX= Off DayD = 12 hr.N=12 hr.TR = 8hr.

Minimum Requirements:

  • HS Diploma and 2+ years military experience
  • Intermediate proficiency of Microsoft Excel and the Microsoft Office Suite

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor‘s degree from an accredited college or university
  • Previous Energy industry experience
  • NERC or PJM certification (candidate must complete certification within 12 months of hire)
  • Prior experience working in one or more of the following markets:
  • CAISO
  • ERCOT
  • MISO
  • PJM
  • NYISO
  • IESO
  • ISONE

Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Proven ability to communicate clearly, both orally and in writing
  • Ability to work well under pressure, remaining focused and calm in a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to work without supervision while carrying out duties
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks or assignments at the same time
  • Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in a team environment
  • Excellent troubleshooting and problem resolution skill
  • Organized, task-oriented, and strong attention to detail
  • Competence in mathematics and technical concepts

NRG Energy will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.

NRG Energy will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. This includes any Agency that is an approved/engaged vendor that does not have the appropriate approvals to be engaged on a specific search.

DEML employs individuals in the Provinces of Alberta, Ontario, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan. We regret that we will be unable to hire you for this role if your regular remote work location is not within one of these listed provinces. Please reach out to if you have any questions.

NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Protected Veteran Status/Disability

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Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant‘s experience or skills.

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