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Analyst Transmission Trading
Job Location:
Job Location:
Irving, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
26 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
23 September 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
If you have what it takes to become part of the Vistra family and would like to start a promising career with a global leader take a look at the exciting employment opportunities that are currently available and apply online.
Job Summary
This position is responsible for assisting in managing Vistras transmission congestion risk in the annual and monthly CRR auctions as well as in DAM and RTM markets. Responsibilities consist in assisting in developing the pricing Point-Of-View to hedge the risk of delivery of power from Luminants plants to the delivery points such as Hubs or Load Zones. A Senior Analyst also participates actively in the identification and execution of speculative trades in the CRR auction and Day Ahead Market. This position interfaces with Grid Optimization ERCOT Fundamental Analysis ERCOT Operations Power Trading and Structuring and Wholesale Markets.Job Description
Education Experience & Skill Requirements
Provide electrical power transmission system congestion and price forecasting analysis to effectively hedge the Node-to-Hub delivery basis risk for Luminants nuclear coal gas and renewable generation assets.
Identify and execute speculative CRR and DAM Point-to-Point trading opportunities by assessing transmission congestion patterns generation and load developments and the performance of the electric grid in both near-term and long-term horizons.
Provide transmission market and congestion risk viewpoints to Trading Origination Development Commercial Operations and Regulatory Affairs to support asset optimization commercial decision-making and market design initiatives.
Develop maintain and enhance production cost and transmission models used to forecast power prices congestion patterns asset values and the impacts of generation transmission and load changes across organized electricity markets.
Perform transmission planning and power system studies using industry-standard tools and ISO/RTO planning data to evaluate the impacts of new transmission projects generation additions and retirements large load developments and network topology changes.
Design and maintain quantitative analytics databases and software tools that transform large volumes of market transmission and operational data into actionable insights for trading and risk management activities.
Education Experience & Skill Requirements
Bachelors degree in Power Systems Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mathematics or a related quantitative field required. Advanced degree preferred.
1-3 years of relevant experience in power markets transmission planning production cost modeling congestion analysis power system analysis or optimization. Relevant Ph.D. research in power systems electricity markets or optimization may be considered equivalent to 12 years of industry experience.
Hands-on experience with production cost modeling tools (e.g. PROMOD PLEXOS UPLAN Dayzer) and a strong understanding of nodal theory including Locational Marginal Pricing (LMP) shadow prices shift factors and binding transmission constraints.
Strong understanding of transmission systems and ISO/RTO market operations including power flow and contingency analysis using industry-standard tools such as PowerWorld or PSSE
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to derive actionable insights from large datasets.
Self-motivated adaptable and capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Demonstrated commitment to high ethical standards regulatory compliance and risk management.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
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Luminant Energy Company LLCLocations
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