The Hourly Trader position is responsible for managing the generation and native load requirements of participating members or clients, ensuring efficient energy transactions and market interaction.
Requirements
- Demonstrated proficiency in computers, specifically Microsoft Excel.
- Competence with mathematics and technical concepts.
- Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint and familiarity with ACES systems
- Application and use of critical thinking skills.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for generation and load scheduling, demand side management, transmission purchases, energy transactions, market interaction, hourly sales of member’s generation or contract resources and purchasing as required.
- Manage market of generation or contract resources for participating Members and Clients.
- Manages market exposure with regards to open book positions.
- Handle market and/or reliability communications between Reliability Entities and Generation Plants or Member Operators.
- Accurately input data into ACES’ software systems.
- Optimize basic generation by utilizing economic decision making abilities.
- Monitors market conditions and analyzes transactions to help identify and execute energy trades.
Other
- Candidate will be required to work rotating shift to provide 24-hour coverage of the business as well as participation in daily trading floor operations.
- Gain understanding of industry practices and entities, as well as Market Structure of ISO/RTO’s, as applicable.
- Excellent customer relationship management skills and ability to build business relationships with other companies
- Ability to travel.
- Adheres to and is supportive of all ACES corporate policies and complies with all regulatory requirements including but not limited to NERC, FERC and relevant state regulations as applicable to the position.
