Senior ERCOT Power Trader - Hybrid, High-Impact Trading

Macquarie Group; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing leave day

Parental leave (20 weeks)

Volunteer leave and donation matching

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) and disability coverage

Hybrid and flexible working

Work from home equipment reimbursement

Job summary

Macquarie Group in Houston (and Minneapolis) seeks a Senior ERCOT Power Trader to develop and execute proprietary trading strategies across ERCOT power markets. You will analyze load, weather, generation, and transmission factors to uncover opportunities and work with analytics, risk, and technology teams.

Join a global financial services group with a broad benefits program and a hybrid work model. You will contribute to market views, forecasting improvements, and risk-adjusted returns while

Qualifications

• Extensive experience trading ERCOT power markets with a proven record of generating risk-adjusted returns.
• Deep understanding of ERCOT market dynamics, including congestion, nodal pricing, generation economics, ancillary services, and transmission constraints.
• Excellent quantitative, analytical, and decision-making skills in fast-paced market environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute short term and long-term trading strategies across ERCOT power markets.
• Analyze market fundamentals such as load, weather, generation, fuel markets, and transmission constraints to identify opportunities.
• Collaborate with analytics, risk management, and technology teams to enhance forecasting and risk-adjusted returns.

Skills

ERCOT trading

Market analysis

Risk management

Quantitative skills

Decision making

Job description

Macquarie Group in Houston (and Minneapolis) seeks a Senior ERCOT Power Trader to develop and execute proprietary trading strategies across ERCOT power markets. You will analyze load, weather, generation, and transmission factors to uncover opportunities and work with analytics, risk, and technology teams.

Join a global financial services group with a broad benefits program and a hybrid work model. You will contribute to market views, forecasting improvements, and risk-adjusted returns while