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NRG Energy

Day Ahead Coordinator

NRG Energy, Houston, Texas, United States, 77246

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Support and assist NRG’s day-ahead and real-time traders, through position management, data analysis, reporting, deal checkouts, and settlement reconciliation. Perform power or commodity scheduling duties for NRG’s generation and load assets.

Responsibilities

Schedule and confirm all day-ahead physical, financial, and ancillary transactions in a timely and accurate manner in accordance with management and ISO requirements

Create and submit Current Operating Plans (COP) accurately communicating resource commitments and availability with ERCOT, and coordinate these plans with Trading and Asset Management

Understand the basics of load resources and schedule them appropriately according to company contracts and market requirements

Assess and analyze fundamental market conditions and other variables to maximize efficiency of company portfolio and market interactions

Create and implement scheduling & trade-entry tools, data sets, and information feeds to facilitate least cost scheduling, asset optimization, and bidding

Coordinate both resource and transmission outage requests, execute submittals and monitor for ISO approval

Communicate day-ahead strategies and open scheduling items to the Real-Time desk ensuring a continuation of strategy and appropriate asset management

Complete checkouts of daily and monthly trade-entries

Assist in dispute resolution processes as needed with Real Time and/or Trading when issues arise surrounding deal entry, scheduling, billing and/or settlement errors

Analyze deviations from forecasted load and generation schedules with real-time actual data

Monitor and provide analysis of ISO settlement files as needed and work with settlement group to identify and track discrepancies and issues

Provide administrative support for Asset Managers and Portfolio Directors as needed

Operate in compliance with NRG’s Risk Management Policy, and NRG’s Code of Conduct

Education/Experience

Bachelor’s degree in economics, business, finance, or other relevant degree or direct industry or military related experience

Qualifications

Experience with deal capture and reporting applications

Experience in scheduling with ISO’s and bilateral counterparties

Knowledge of the characteristics of products bought or sold on electricity markets

Knowledge of the process to schedule exchanges between transmission providers

Broad knowledge of tagging methodologies and requirements

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Proven attention to detail

Competence in mathematics and technical concepts

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to work under timing constraints

Capable/proficient with Microsoft Suite and web based environments

Applicable experience with any of the following markets: CAISO, ERCOT, MISO, PJM, NYISO, and/or ISONE markets and/or operations

NERC and PJM certification are a plus.

If not NERC or PJM certified, candidate must complete certification within 18 months of hire.

Candidate must complete the Day Ahead Desk qualification process prior to first unsupervised shift within 12 months of hire.

Candidates must be able to work a 12-hour shift schedule as part of a 7 days a week operation.

Candidates must be able to fulfill storm/event duty requirements that requires working during hurricane, winter storms and other possible catastrophic event conditions. Persons in this role may be required to report to the storm/event duty location(s) and perform the job functions as required. This may include extended shifts as necessary until storm or event conditions reside.

Other notes

This job description reflects an assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Other duties and tasks may be assigned to this job at the Company's discretion.

Day Ahead Desk 1 Task List

Morning Call preparation – email, availability sheets, call

COP – prepare, build, update, submit accurate Day-Ahead COP

Submit EB/EOO/ASO daily – confirm in MIS

Outage Coordination with Plants

Post-DAM AS allocation & COP submittal

Day Ahead Desk 2 Task List

Energy Trade submission – NRGTX, PPA15min, NRGCI (if applicable)

Fuel forecast email/Teams message

CBY4 analysis and scheduling – submittal of EOO/TPO/CT/COP, email notification

Load Resources – all email communication with Linde, update Smart/Excel accordingly, submit to ERCOT, hand off to RT daily

Prior Day Unmatched Trade Confirmation

Monthly Checkouts

Centerpoint Outage Coordination

NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Protected Veteran Status/Disability. Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills.

EOE is the Law Poster (The poster can be found at the EEOC website). Official description on file with Talent.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Other

Industries

Oil and Gas

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