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Job Summary:

This role provides Client access to the physical and financial energy markets. The Portfolio Optimization Trader will assure accurate strategy development and execution to optimize Client portfolios. The Portfolio Optimization Trader must assure Client’s market positions and strategies remain confidential. The Portfolio Optimization Trader must have the ability to act independently to analyze and execute responses to emerging market conditions. The Portfolio Optimization Trader must have the ability to work non-standard business hours.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Develop strategies and execute trades to achieve targets.
• Assure adherence to all Company credit, compliance, and risk policies.
• Perform advanced technical and analytical modelling.
• Responsible for capturing all relevant trade data in the appropriate systems.
• Create operational and financial reports as required.
• Ensure compliance with ISO tariffs.
• Communicate directly with brokers, traders, operations, accounting, middle office, fuel departments, system operators, transmission owners, generation owners, and other counterparties as required for assurance of operational excellence.

Working Conditions:

• Moderate travel required.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• Market experience with PJM, NYISO, ISONE, ERCOT or CAISO required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Generation modeling, hedging and optimization experience
• Understanding of Heat Rates, Spark Spreads, Physical and Financials
• Experience trading power, capacity, FTR and/or fuels

Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Be able to work in a fast paced and stressful environment, where organizational skills are essential to handle a multitude of tasks and interruptions while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Superior oral, written, and negotiation skills with the ability to effectively communicate with various levels of internal and external stakeholders.
• Advanced experience in Microsoft Excel.

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Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills.

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