OxyChem Real Time Power Trader

CEU Carbon Engineering ULC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CEU Carbon Engineering ULC is seeking a Real Time Trader for their Houston office. This role involves operating in a high-intensity market environment, utilizing strong analytical and decision-making skills to optimize trading schedules and manage financial exposure effectively.

The successful candidate will work rotating 12-hour shifts and will be responsible for monitoring and implementing power trading while ensuring compliance with market regulations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical or accounting field preferred.
• At least two years of experience in real-time trading or operations.
• Ability to work a rotating schedule of 12-hour shifts.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and manage trading of physical power/ancillaries.
• Implement scheduling and dispatch for OxyChem’s assets.
• Communicate effectively with colleagues and asset operators.

Skills

Analytical skills

Risk management

Decision-making

Collaborative mindset

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Engineering, or related field

NERC certification

Tools

Excel

MS Teams

API Integration

Power BI

ETRM (OATI)

Job description

Real Time Trader

Operating in a high‑intensity market setting, the incumbent will deploy sophisticated analytical, decision‑making, and risk‑management skills to optimize schedules, react to rapidly changing conditions, and manage financial exposure in real time.

The candidate will work rotating 12‑hour shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays, to manage all of OxyChem’s power generation and load in the ERCOT and MISO markets.

Job Responsibilities

• Monitor, evaluate, and implement scheduling, dispatch, and trading of physical power/ancillaries around OxyChem’s assets to optimize performance and profitability.
• Continuously monitor the status of all IT systems and models used to submit asset parameters to the markets (Gen Models for Taft, Ingleside, and Battleground); identify issues such as loss of telemetry or visibility to markets, and direct Oxy IT or plant personnel to resolve them promptly, while keeping grid operators informed.
• Serve as OxyChem’s primary real‑time contact during critical electrical grid events — including directing assets to adjust load during high‑price events or ensuring cogen facilities follow grid operator dispatch set points.
• Maintain situational awareness of market conditions and monitor asset parameters, ancillary services, telemetry, and outages to ensure compliance with market rules while ensuring optimal profitability.
• Communicate effectively with asset operators, asset managers, and real‑time trading colleagues on market events and analysis, fostering a consistent flow of information and ensuring strong decision‑making.
• Provide timely, clear communication to ISOs regarding deviations from normal operations to maintain compliance with all rules, regulations, and protocols.
• Ensure compliance with ISO dispatch instructions, ancillary service deployments, and directives consistent with applicable regulatory standards, protocols, guides, business practice manuals, and tariffs.
• Build and maintain strong industry relationships in key trading regions to cover shortages caused by unexpected load or generation outages.
• Maintain required training levels to ensure effectiveness and readiness for market rule changes in relevant NERC regions and ISOs.
• Manage multiple P/L spreadsheets to capture gains/losses.
• Complete fast‑paced training to achieve required competency levels within specified timelines.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Engineering, or related technical/accounting field preferred.
• NERC certification, RC/TO.
• Willingness to work a rotating schedule of 12‑hour shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Strong collaborative mindset and ability to work effectively with shift partners.
• At least two years of experience in real‑time trading or operations (preferred), or a strong analytical/quantitative background with knowledge of energy trading.
• Ability to quickly grasp the power scheduling and optimization process across front‑office, mid‑office, and back‑office functions.
• Procedural and process‑improvement mindset with strong analytical skills.
• Superior attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to work under pressure while managing multiple tasks.
• Tech skills: Excel, MS Teams, API Integration, Power BI, ETRM (OATI).

Preferred Qualifications

• Commercial competency in U.S. energy markets with direct P/L responsibility.
• Highly detailed and willing to learn with accountability in a team environment.
• Understanding of system and ETRM (Energy Trading and Risk Management) enhancements.
• Basic knowledge of market products in ERCOT and MISO.
• Basic knowledge of NERC requirements, market protocols, BPMs, and tariffs.