DOD Skillbridge (Patrol to Power) - Real Time Trader / Dispatcher

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 :

Example shift schedule :

Example Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Week 1

X X X X X D D Week 2 D D X X X N N Week 3 N N N N N X X Week 4 X X D D D X X Week 5 X TR TR TR TR X X X  = Off Day D = 12 hr. N=12 hr. TR = 8hr.

Minimum Requirements :

Preferred Qualifications :

Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

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.