Real Time Market Operator

Entergy • The Woodlands, TX

33d • Onsite

About The Position

This position provides 24x7 Real-Time Operations support and manages the status of Entergy’s generation fleet in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) in compliance with the MISO Energy and Operating Reserves Market Tariff and associated Business Practice Manuals (BPMs) with frequent communication with generating plant personnel, MISO, fossil fuel supply group, day ahead market operations, Transmission Control Center (TCC), and the Local Balancing Authority (LBA). Specific duties include submitting generation facilities overrides and offers in the MISO Energy and Operating Reserve Markets. Additionally, the incumbent will manage gas contract flows and Demand Response (DR) products and identify additional opportunities to maximize the economic benefit of the system to benefit Entergy’s stakeholders.

Requirements

• Market Resource Operator I - Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• Market Resource Operator II - Bachelor's degree and/or 2+ years equivalent experience in real-time operations, power system dispatching, or power plant operations.
• Market Resource Operator Sr. - Bachelor's degree and/or 4+ years equivalent experience in real-time operations, power system dispatching, or power plant operations.
• Market Resource Operator Sr. Lead - Bachelor's degree and/or 6+ years equivalent experience in real-time operations, power system dispatching, or power plant operations.
• Minimum experience required for this position 0-2 years – Market Resource Operator, I
• 2-4 years – Market Resource Operator, II
• 4-6 years – Market Resource Operator, Sr.
• 6+ years – Market Resource Operator, Sr. Lead
• Proven analytical and creative problem-solving abilities
• Strong organization skills and attention to details
• Ability to communicate complex matters in a clear and logical manner
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships at all levels of the organization
• Strong collaboration, interpersonal, and teamwork skills
• NERC System Operator Certified preferred
• Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position.
• Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.

Responsibilities

• Manage real-time operations of Entergy’s generation portfolio by submitting real-time overrides, updating resource offers, and determining when to add or remove equipment to respond to changing market conditions while maintaining internal setpoint compliance measures.
• Coordinate resource availability, testing, outage schedules, resource startup and shutdown times, and communicate all necessary information to generating plant personnel, market operations, fuel supply personnel, MISO, and TCC, as applicable.
• Manage gas contract flows for our Little Gypsy, Ninemile, and Waterford plant sites 24/7 to balance the flows and daily nominations of natural gas.
• Manage and deploy Demand Response (DR) products such as LMRs, DRR Type I & II resources and utilize a backup generator management system in the MISO Energy and Operating Reserve Markets.
• Manage long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) generations facilities in real-time.
• Communicate resource status updates to stakeholders using Entergy’s internal notification system.
• Reserving Transmission using the Open Access Same Time Information System (OASIS) and submitting energy transactions using the Electronic Tagging (E-Tag) system.
• Alarm monitoring and dispatch of solar assets.
• Train other Market Resource Operators; review, maintain, create, and update procedures and situational guides as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level