Real Time Trader/Dispatcher I

NRG Energy
Houston
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Capital Markets, Trading & QuantEducation: high_schoolSkills: ["Situational awareness","Independent decision-making","Sound judgment","Communication","Attention to detail"]

Operate in NRG’s NERC-qualified control environment to execute real-time dispatch and market response across PJM, NYISO, and ISO-NE. Coordinate with day-ahead traders and plant/field personnel while monitoring unit status, prices, bid curves, limits, outages, and fuel and weather conditions. Maintain operational updates, shift logs, and handoffs, support distributed generation, complete authorized tagging and scheduling actions, and meet required PJM and NERC certification timelines.

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NRG Energy
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Real Time Trader/Dispatcher I

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Job Summary

Operate in NRG’s NERC-qualified control environment to execute real-time dispatch and market response across PJM, NYISO, and ISO-NE. Coordinate with day-ahead traders and plant/field personnel while monitoring unit status, prices, bid curves, limits, outages, and fuel and weather conditions. Maintain operational updates, shift logs, and handoffs, support distributed generation, complete authorized tagging and scheduling actions, and meet required PJM and NERC certification timelines.
Location: Houston
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Capital Markets, Trading & Quant

Key Responsibilities

  • •Comply with applicable NERC Reliability Standards, ISO rules and tariffs, and NRG policies while supporting reliable Bulk Electric System operations.
  • •Start, stop, dispatch, or adjust generating units based on capability, plant status, market conditions, ISO instructions, fuel constraints, reliability needs, and commercial opportunity.
  • •Monitor unit status, market prices, bid curves, operating limits, weather, transmission constraints, outages, fuel conditions, and short-horizon system outlooks.
  • •Communicate with PJM/NYISO/ISO-NE, Balancing Authorities, Reliability Coordinators, Transmission Operators, plants, field personnel, and internal commercial teams using disciplined communication practices.
  • •Own current-day and intraday operational updates (e.g., forced outages, derates, returns to service, limitations, emergency tickets, and material asset status changes) and maintain shift logs with proper escalation of concerns.

Key Requirements

  • •High School Diploma or GED equivalent, relevant experience, or equivalent military experience.
  • •Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
  • •Ability to work a rotating 12-hour shift schedule, including days, nights, weekends, holidays, and required event coverage.
  • •Strong situational awareness to identify abnormal operating, reliability, or market conditions.
  • •Complete required training and obtain PJM certification within 6 months and NERC certification within 18 months of hire.
Experience:EnergyPower operationsMarket operations
Education:High School
Skills:Situational awarenessIndependent decision-makingSound judgmentCommunicationAttention to detail
Certifications:PJM certificationNERC certification
Tech Stack:Microsoft Office SuitePJMNYISOISO-NENERCPJM certificationNERC certificationOATIEDARTMarkets GatewayISO market systemsUnit dispatch toolsGas scheduling processesTeamsPhoneEmail

Company Brief

NRG Energy
NRG Energy is a large integrated power company that owns and operates a diverse fleet of power generation assets and provides retail electricity services, energy solutions, and distributed energy resources to residential and commercial customers.
Industry: Utilities
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Houston, United States
Founded: 1989
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