Hourly Trader

Alliance For Cooperativ; Benson (AZ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Alliance For Cooperativ in Benson, AZ seeks an Hourly Trader to manage generation and native load requirements for participating members or clients. The role covers generation and load scheduling, energy transactions, market interaction, and hourly sales of resources, with 24-hour operations on a rotating shift.

The trader will interface with ACES systems, coordinate Demand Side Management, and optimize client portfolios.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in a related field; 5+ years of professional work experience may substitute.
• Experience negotiating prices, performing data analysis, and delivering customer service.
• Proficiency with computers, especially Microsoft Excel.
• Strong mathematical and technical aptitude.
• High analytical ability, attention to detail, and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; proficient with Excel, Word, PowerPoint; familiarity with ACES systems.
• Application of critical thinking skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage generation and native load scheduling for participating Members and Clients.
• Monitor market conditions and analyze transactions to identify energy trades.
• Coordinate Demand Side Management activities and optimize portfolios.
• Input data into ACES software accurately.
• Interface with ACES Members, Clients, and internal departments.
• Travel as required and comply with NERC, FERC and state regulations.
• Adhere to corporate policies and participate in 24-hour trading floor operations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Organization skills

Written and verbal communication

Customer service

Education

Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in a related field

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

ACES systems

Job description

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Hourly Trader

Trading: WRTC Professional West RTC - AZ, Benson, AZ, US

Hourly Trader

This position will be responsible for the management of generation and native load requirements of any participating member or client. This position will be accountable for generation and load scheduling, demand side management, transmission purchases, energy transactions, market interaction, hourly sales of member’s generation or contract resources and purchasing as required.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Candidate will be required to work rotating shift to provide 24-hour coverage of the business as well as participation in daily trading floor operations.
• Gain understanding of industry practices and entities, as well as Market Structure of ISO/RTO’s, as applicable.
• Responsible for filling native load requirements for participating members.
• Manage market of generation or contract resources for participating Members and Clients.
• Manages market exposure with regards to open book positions.
• Handle market and/or reliability communications between Reliability Entities and Generation Plants or Member Operators.
• Accurately input data into ACES’ software systems.
• Optimize basic generation by utilizing economic decision making abilities.
• Coordination of Demand Side Management activities.
• Assists in the gathering of power marketing intelligence.
• Interface and manage requests and projects involving ACES Members and Clients and various ACES departments, including Traders, Portfolio Strategy, Portfolio Modeling, Information Technology, Settlements, Regulatory and other departments.
• Monitors market conditions and analyzes transactions to help identify and execute energy trades.
• Manages optimization opportunities of client portfolios.
• Excellent customer relationship management skills and ability to build business relationships with other companies
• Ability to travel.
• Adheres to and is supportive of all ACES corporate policies and complies with all regulatory requirements including but not limited to NERC, FERC and relevant state regulations as applicable to the position.
• Any additional responsibilities assigned by management.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in a related field. 5+ years of professional work experience may be substituted for a degree.
• Previous business experience preferred to include price negotiation, data analysis and customer service.
• Demonstrated proficiency in computers, specifically Microsoft Excel.
• Competence with mathematics and technical concepts.
• High degree of analytical, attention to detail and organization skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint and familiarity with ACES systems
• Application and use of critical thinking skills.