Hourly Trader

Duties and Responsibilities

• Work rotating shifts for 24-hour coverage.
• Participate in daily trading floor operations.
• Gain understanding of industry practices and entities, as well as Market Structure of ISO/RTO’s, as applicable.
• Fill native load requirements for participating members.
• Manage market of generation or contract resources for participating Members and Clients.
• 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.
• Coordinate Demand Side Management activities.
• Assists in the gathering of power marketing intelligence.
• Interface and manage requests and projects involving ACES Members and Clients and various ACES departments, including Traders, Portfolio Strategy, Portfolio Modeling, Information Technology, Settlements, Regulatory and other departments.
• Maintain awareness of market conditions and analyze transactions to help identify and execute energy trades.
• Manage optimization opportunities of client portfolios.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field or an Associate’s degree with applicable power trading experience from an institution accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the US Department of Education.
• Previous business experience preferred to include price negotiation, data analysis and customer service.
• Demonstrated proficiency in computers, specifically Microsoft Excel.
• Competence with mathematics and technical concepts.
• A high degree of analytical, attention to detail and organization skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Familiarity with ACES systems.
• Application and use of critical thinking skills.