Company Overview: We are a leading energy trading and asset management firm with a focus on optimizing generation assets and energy storage across North America. We offer comprehensive services in asset management and optimization, as well as wholesale energy solutions to retail power and gas suppliers. Our proprietary trading team operates in competitive power markets including New England, the Midwest, and the Western U.S. With a history of over 15 years in optimizing generation assets, we have a robust foundation built from previous industry leaders. Our company is supported by investment-grade credit to back our commercial activities.
Role Summary: We are seeking a Generation Dispatcher to manage the real-time operations of our generation assets and execute strategies to optimize our real-time energy positions.
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate unit availability, outage schedules, startup and shutdown times, and communicate necessary information to plant personnel, ISOs, and day-ahead traders.
- Take or direct timely and appropriate real-time actions in accordance with ISO procedures.
- Communicate actively with the Asset Management group to maximize value and minimize risk for energy management clients.
- Maintain a thorough understanding of ISO tariffs, manuals, policies, and procedures governing generator dispatch.
- Comply with applicable NERC Reliability Standards.
- Monitor and analyze market information to identify dispatching opportunities.
- Evaluate energy transactions to ensure compliance with our Risk Management Policy, including aspects like energy price, transmission, counterparty, and contractual terms.
- Complete and maintain necessary PJM Generation Operator certification and continuing education requirements.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in economics, business, finance, or a related field/experience.
- At least 1 year of real-time generation dispatching experience, or potential to hire a candidate with limited experience as an entry-level dispatcher.
- Proficiency in mathematics and technical concepts.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to make appropriate decisions under time constraints.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Motivated self-starter with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to work a 12-hour shift schedule as part of a 24/7 operation.
