Sr. Generation Dispatcher, Real Time Desk

Alpha Generation LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

Job summary

AlphaGen in Houston, TX is seeking a Senior Generation Dispatcher for Real Time Desk responsibilities. You will oversee real-time dispatch of AlphaGen's generation assets within the PJM Interconnection, coordinating with PJM operators, plant personnel, and transmission providers to maintain reliability and regulatory compliance.

The role requires a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field and a minimum of 10 years' experience in generation dispatch or PJM market operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related technical discipline is preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in generation dispatch or PJM market operations.
• Strong knowledge of power generation, grid operations, and real-time balancing.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and dispatch AlphaGen's real-time generation assets to meet system demand and market commitments.
• Ensure alignment with PJM dispatch instructions and market schedules.
• Execute dispatch instructions based on real-time conditions and regulatory constraints.
• Coordinate with PJM operators, plant personnel, and transmission providers to enable reliable generation operations.
• Maintain logs of dispatch activities and asset performance for compliance.
• Support post-event analyses and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

SCADA

EMS

Dispatch software

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Tools

SCADA

EMS

Dispatch software

Job description

Your ambition to be part of the evolving energy market will be fulfilled at AlphaGeneration, a company formed to help support the electrification of the energy supply mix.

With one of the largest domestic power portfolios in the U.S. and plans for further growth, in size, capabilities, and systems, we are focused on providing reliable, secure, safe, and sustainable access to power now and in the future.

POWER YOUR CAREER IN
A POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT

AlphaGen offers attractive opportunities for career mobility and advancement. As we become an employer of choice within our industry, AlphaGen maintains the cultural cornerstones that have allowed us to attract, challenge, and retain the best talent:

A welcoming and inclusive environment

Competitive compensation and rewards packages

We value diverse backgrounds and perspectives and respect the range of experiences, skills, and knowledge each individual brings to our collective endeavor. This respect for all people is essential to our long-term success.

When you become a part of the AlphaGen team, you share in the responsibility of shaping our culture and propelling our performance as we reach towards the future.

FIND YOUR
BRIGHTER FUTURE

Do you want to be part of a unique and fast-paced company that is helping to power the future?

Opportunities within AlphaGen and our affiliated companies include full-time on-site positions at our corporate offices in Houston, Texas, Stamford and Connecticut, as well as in our operating locations in New York. AlphaGen offers competitive compensation packages and bonus opportunities for eligible roles*, and excellent benefit plan options.

Explore exciting career opportunities with us

Sr. Generation Dispatcher, Real Time Desk

Houston, TX

Company Information:

Alpha Generation manages and operates power generation facilities that are well positioned to provide reliable, secure, safe, and sustainable power to meet increasing demand for electricity. Our diverse portfolio of assets is owned by ArcLight Capital Partners, a leading middle-market, value-added infrastructure investment firm that owns assets across the power, renewables, strategic gas, battery storage, and transformative infrastructure sectors. ArcLight has invested over $28 billion in equity capital across 125 transactions totaling approximately $80 billion in enterprise value.

ArcLight has assembled a best-in-class leadership team at AlphaGen to manage over 14,000 megawatts of power infrastructure across four RTO markets (PJM, NYISO, ISONE, and CAISO). This highly experienced senior management team has a proven track record of strategic, operational, and commercial success and is focused on value creation while managing risk.

AlphaGen oversees one of the largest domestic, independent power portfolios, with nearly $2 billion in annual revenue.

Position Overview:

Reporting to the Head of Real Time Desk, the Senior Generation Dispatcher, PJM is responsible for overseeing the real-time dispatch of AlphaGen's generation assets within the PJM Interconnection. The Sr. Generation Dispatcher coordinates with internal stakeholders, PJM system operators, plant personnel, and transmission providers to balance AlphaGen's generation resources with load requirements, maintaining system reliability, ensuring full regulatory compliance, and optimizing generation performance that is consistent with all PJM Interconnection market rules, and NERC standards. The Sr. Generation Dispatcher will partner effectively with PJM system operators, cross-functional AlphaGen teams, and plant operations supporting AlphaGen's delivery safe, reliable, economical delivery of energy.

Role and Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor and dispatch AlphaGen's real-time generation assets including thermal, peaking units, and renewables to meet system demand and market commitments efficiently.
• Ensure alignment with PJM dispatch instructions and market schedules.
• Execute dispatch instructions based on real-time system conditions, economic optimization strategies, and within compliance of regulatory constraints.
• Address PJM directives, responding as appropriate to PJM directives in a manner that is consistent with market requirements, conditions, and operational guidelines.
• Coordinate closely with plant operators, cross functional teams within AlphaGen, PJM operators, and transmission service providers to facilitate reliable generation operations.
• Promptly and effectively address system events, alarms, and other occurrences by initiating appropriate corrective measures that are consistent with operational guidelines.
• Perpetuate real-time awareness of AlphaGen's PJM asset availability, fuel limitations or other constraints, environmental prohibitors, performance deviations, and transmission congestion issues in real-time operational systems.
• Communicate changes in generation availability, fuel constraints, or market conditions to relevant internal stakeholders.
• Keep an accurate log of dispatch activities, asset performance data, and communication from PJM consistent with compliance requirements and AlphaGen protocols.
• Assist in the implementation of demand response or system reductions as required.
• Ensure continuous compliance with all applicable regulatory standards, including NERC reliability standards and ISO/RTO market rules.
• Take active participation in post-event analysis, operational reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Must be able to work a rotating shift schedule to ensure operational coverage 24/7.

Professional Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Energy Systems, Power Plant Technology, or a related technical discipline is preferred. Relevant experience in lieu of degree will be strongly considered.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in generation dispatch, or PJM market operations.
• Strong knowledge of power generation principles, grid operations, and real-time system balancing.
• Proficiency with SCADA, EMS, and dispatch software platforms.
• Familiarity with PJM dispatch protocols, LMP pricing, and operational compliance standards.
• Superior analytical, problem-solving, and other skills that drive excellent situational awareness.
• Possesses the demeanor to make sound decisions while potentially under pressure in a real-time operations setting.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Availability to work rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, holidays, and emergency call-ins.
• NERC System Operator Certification (or ability to obtain within a defined period) may be required based on jurisdiction.
• Must be PJM Generation certified or willing to attain this specific certification within 1 year.

AlphaGen is an equal opportunity employer.

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable.

*Some operating company employees are covered by union contractors that determine pay and benefits.

The AlphaGen wayof working

AlphaGen has assembled an industry-leading management team that has laid the foundations for a collaborative, accountable structure based on integrity and steeped in kindness. We are shaping a unifying vision which will place AlphaGen at the forefront of power generation for years to come. Within an environment that attracts and retains a talented, diverse workforce and offers the opportunity for growth, all team members have the opportunity to contribute to creating our culture and our success. Strong core principles