Power & Load Optimization Trader

Intersect

6d • $217,500 - $240,000 • Remote

About The Position

As part of Intersect’s Power & Load Optimization team, you’ll help shape how large-scale flexible load participates in the ERCOT market—translating real-time signals into trading, demand response, and load-shaping decisions that directly impact power cost and portfolio performance. This role sits at the intersection of trading and operations, where market opportunities are captured through coordinated execution of load flexibility, including demand response and load shed strategies.
You’ll develop and execute strategies across the Day-Ahead and Real-Time Markets, leveraging congestion signals, nodal pricing, and volatility to inform positioning. Success requires close collaboration with QSE/LSE, operators, and internal stakeholders to ensure strategies reflect both market dynamics and operational constraints while maintaining reliability.
This role is planned to start approximately 6 months prior to the desired productivity date, with a training period of 9 weeks and an expectation to reach full productivity within 6 months of your start date.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field
• 2–5 years of experience in ERCOT power markets, with exposure to trading, load optimization, demand response, or market operations
• Working knowledge of ERCOT market structure, including DAM/RTM, nodal pricing, congestion, and volatility drivers
• Familiarity with ERCOT load frameworks, including SLF, PUN, Large Load procedures, and SB6 implications
• Understanding of demand response programs and practical application of load shed optimization strategies
• Ability to connect market signals to load behavior and translate insights into cost and positioning outcomes
• Experience with load optimization, demand response, and load shedding strategies
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail in fast-paced, high-stakes environments
• Ability to communicate effectively across trading, operations, and external partners
• A highly analytical and commercially driven mindset, with the ability to balance structured optimization and real-time decision-making
• A composed, disciplined approach under pressure, with sound judgment in uncertain and rapidly changing conditions
• A collaborative, growth-oriented mindset with a strong sense of accountability and continuous learning

Nice To Haves

• Experience within energy trading firms, retail energy providers, utilities, or large commercial/industrial load environments will help you succeed
• Familiarity with Yes Energy, IRR, Hitachi Energy systems, or similar market analytics and trading/EMS platforms
• Strong Excel modeling skills; Python or SQL will help you succeed
• Understanding of QSE/LSE processes and how load is represented in market participation
• Developing network within ERCOT market participants and understanding of how market information flows

Responsibilities

• Drive Load Optimization and Demand Response Strategy
• Develop and execute trading strategies across ERCOT DAM and RTM to optimize large-scale load positions and reduce realized power costs
• Translate nodal pricing, congestion dynamics, and real-time conditions into actionable demand response and load-shaping decisions
• Identify and capture value through load flexibility, including strategic curtailment and demand response participation
• Integrate Trading with Load Operations
• Align trading strategies with physical load capabilities, incorporating demand response and load shed strategies into execution
• Coordinate closely with QSE/LSEs and operations teams to ensure positions reflect real-world constraints and reliability requirements
• Balance commercial opportunities with operational integrity in fast-moving market conditions
• Analyze Market Dynamics and Risk
• Monitor ERCOT fundamentals including congestion, volatility drivers, and pricing behavior across nodes and hubs
• Evaluate basis risk and nodal exposure to improve positioning and cost outcomes
• Leverage analytics tools and data models to inform real-time and forward decisions
• Collaborate Across Stakeholders
• Partner with internal teams and external market participants to align on strategy, execution, and performance
• Communicate market insights and operational implications clearly across trading and operations
• Contribute to a high-performing, learning-oriented team environment with shared accountability

Benefits

• 100% premium coverage for you and your dependents on medical, dental, and vision
• Unlimited PTO, plus two company-wide breaks (Fourth of July & end of year)
• Up to 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave, plus 6 additional weeks for birth parents; access to family planning support via Carrot and Maven
• Free access to Spring Health which includes 5 free Therapy & psychiatry sessions, plus a Headspace account for mindfulness and meditation through our physical health vendor, Wellhub+
• 3% non-elective employer contribution to your 401k or RRSP, ensuring your financial future is on the right track
• $150 monthly food stipend, $150 monthly reimbursement for cell phone/ internet, pet insurance allowance, full home office setup and free access to UrbanSitter with $625 in quarterly paid company credits, ActiveHero, and One Medical

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees