Real Time Operations Associate
Real Time Operations Associate
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Job Description
At NRG were 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 . Connect with NRG on Facebook LinkedIn and follow us on Twitter @nrgenergy.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
- Coordinating the operation and implementation of the NRG/Direct Energys asset portfolio
- Managing the portfolio power positions in real time
- Respond to any deviations from the dayahead schedule.
- Design development and maintenance of forms phone logs bidding and operating procedures which will be used as tools in support of energy trading and dispatch
- Maintain status logs and keep an up to date picture of the portfolio positions.
- Work closely with other traders to maximize opportunities on the cash and term trading desks.
- Have a complete understanding of the ERCOT and CAISO market rules and operations to include Oasis Transmission and ETagging
- Utilize specialized power generation system dispatch software on a realtime basis to dispatch plants based on changing plant conditions power and gas markets and contractual obligations.
- Acquire a complete understanding of the computer systems and programs in place necessary for managing the trading scheduling and bidding into the market(s).
Working Conditions:
- Ability to work a rotating 12hour shift is required.
- Coverage when needed for training vacationing or sick coworkers may be required or as Company needs dictate to include holiday and weekend coverage.
- Some travel maybe required for training and operations at our backup facilities
- Meet all requirements for training and complete NERC Certification within the first year.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university OR energy industry experience related to energy dispatch and/or hourly trading
Additional Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
- The candidate must be able to work in a fast paced and stressful environment where organizational skills are essential in handling a multitude of tasks and interruptions without losing track of the details while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
- The candidate must have superior oral and written communication skills and the ability to effectively communicate with various levels of internal and external customers of the organization.
- The candidate should have computerrelated experience in the Windows environment and have knowledge of various windowsbased applications such as Excel and Word.
- Maintain a good working relationship with fellow associates and external customers.
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 postaccident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Protected Veteran Status/Disability
EEO is the Law Poster(The poster can be found at Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicants experience or skills.
Official description on file with Human Resources
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full Time
