Live Energy Dispatch Specialist

NRG Energy; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

NRG Energy is hiring a Real-Time Dispatcher to operate within our NERC-qualified environment, coordinating real-time market responses, unit dispatch, and short-horizon decisions across PJM, NYISO, and ISO-NE. You will liaison with Day-Ahead traders, plant personnel, and control centers to ensure reliable, compliant, and financially sound operations.

This role requires monitoring market conditions, communicating clearly with multiple authorities, and maintaining logs and compliance records while

Qualifications

• Strong situational awareness to identify abnormal operating, reliability, or market conditions.
• Ability to make independent decisions under time pressure and ambiguity.
• Clear, accurate communication by phone, email, or shift logs.

Responsibilities

• Dispatch or adjust generating units based on unit capability, status, market conditions, ISO instructions, and reliability needs.
• Monitor unit status, market prices, bid curves, operating limits, weather, and transmission constraints.
• Communicate with PJM, NYISO, ISO-NE, and internal teams using disciplined communication practices.
• Own current-day and intraday operational updates including outages, derates, and returns to service.

Skills

Situational awareness

Decision making

Communication

Teamwork

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

NRG Energy is hiring a Real-Time Dispatcher to operate within our NERC-qualified environment, coordinating real-time market responses, unit dispatch, and short-horizon decisions across PJM, NYISO, and ISO-NE. You will liaison with Day-Ahead traders, plant personnel, and control centers to ensure reliable, compliant, and financially sound operations.

This role requires monitoring market conditions, communicating clearly with multiple authorities, and maintaining logs and compliance records while