Hiring: Real Time Trader/Dispatcher I Company: NRG Energy Location: Houston, TX Job Posted Time: 2026-09-15 10:28:04 About the job Required Skills: •Comply with applicable NERC Reliability Standards, ISO rules and tariffs, and NRG policies and procedures while supporting reliable Bulk Electric System operations. •Start, stop, dispatch, or adjust generating units based on unit capability, plant status, market conditions, ISO instructions, fuel constraints, reliability needs, and commercial opportunity. •Monitor unit status, market prices, bid curves, operating limits, weather, transmission constraints, outages, fuel conditions, and short-horizon system outlooks. •Communicate with PJM, NYISO, ISO-NE, Balancing Authorities, Reliability Coordinators, Transmission Operators, plants, field personnel, and internal commercial teams using clear and disciplined communication practices. •Own current-day and intraday operational updates, including forced outages, derates, returns to service, operating limitations, emergency tickets, and material asset status changes in approved ISO and internal tools. •Support Distributed Generation assets by maintaining awareness of unit availability, testing schedules, alarms, fuel constraints, and expected run conditions. •Execute documented Day-Ahead handoff instructions, after-hours reoffers, OATI tagging support, gas scheduling actions, and related tasks when authorized and supported by clear instructions. •Maintain accurate shift logs, document decisions and notifications, provide structured shift turnover, and escalate compliance, reliability, operational, contractual, or risk concerns as appropriate. Qualifications: •High School Diploma or GED equivalent, relevant experience, or equivalent military experience. •Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite. •Demonstrated capacity to work a rotating 12-hour shift schedule, including days, nights, weekends, holidays, and required event coverage. •Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. •Previous energy industry, generation dispatch, power operations, scheduling, control-room, or market operations experience. •Operational familiarity with PJM, NYISO, ISO-NE, eDART, Markets Gateway, ISO market systems, unit dispatch tools, or gas scheduling processes. •Strong situational awareness and ability to identify abnormal operating, reliability, or market conditions. •Demonstrated capacity to make independent decisions, exercise sound judgment, and act confidently under time pressure and ambiguity. •Clear, accurate, and professional communication by phone, email, Teams, and shift logs. •Demonstrated capacity to manage multiple tasks while maintaining accuracy, attention to detail, and compliance discipline. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!