Hourly Trader

ACES • Benson, AZ

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About The Position

The Hourly Trader manages generation and native load requirements for participating members or clients. The role is accountable for generation and load scheduling, demand-side management, transmission purchases, energy transactions, market interaction, hourly sales of member generation or contract resources, and purchases as required. The position works rotating shifts to provide 24-hour business coverage and participates in daily trading floor operations. The role also involves monitoring market conditions, analyzing and executing energy transactions, managing portfolio optimization opportunities and market exposure, and coordinating with members, clients, reliability entities, generation plants, operators, and internal departments. The Hourly Trader must comply with applicable corporate policies and regulatory requirements, including NERC, FERC, and relevant state regulations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or associate’s degree in a related field, or 5+ years of professional work experience in place of a degree.
• Demonstrated proficiency with computers, particularly Microsoft Excel.
• Competence with mathematics and technical concepts.
• Strong analytical, attention-to-detail, and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, and familiarity with ACES systems.
• Ability to apply critical-thinking skills.
• Ability to work rotating shifts for 24-hour coverage.
• Ability to travel.

Nice To Haves

• Previous business experience, preferably including price negotiation, data analysis, and customer service.

Responsibilities

• Work rotating shifts to provide 24-hour business coverage and participate in daily trading floor operations.
• Develop an understanding of industry practices, entities, and applicable ISO/RTO market structures.
• Fill native load requirements for participating members.
• Manage markets for generation or contract resources for participating members and clients.
• Manage market exposure related to open book positions.
• Handle market and reliability communications between reliability entities and generation plants or member operators.
• Accurately enter data into ACES software systems.
• Optimize basic generation using economic decision-making.
• Coordinate demand-side management activities.
• Assist in gathering power marketing intelligence.
• Coordinate requests and projects involving ACES members and clients and internal departments, including Traders, Portfolio Strategy, Portfolio Modeling, Information Technology, Settlements, and Regulatory.
• Monitor market conditions and analyze transactions to help identify and execute energy trades.
• Manage optimization opportunities for client portfolios.
• Build business relationships with other companies and manage customer relationships.
• Travel as required.
• Follow ACES corporate policies and comply with applicable regulatory requirements, including NERC, FERC, and relevant state regulations.
• Perform additional responsibilities assigned by management.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree