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Day Ahead Power Trader

Chicago, IL💼 Full-time💰 $98,000–$113,000🗓 2026-07-20 → 2026-07-31

Core

Optimizing returns for Invenergy's portfolio of renewable and natural gas-fired power plants through strategic energy purchases and sales in Day Ahead markets.

Role type

Day Ahead Power Trader

Builds

Energy trading strategies for renewable and natural gas power plants

Domain

Energy trading / Power markets

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure

Required skills

Strategic energy purchasing and sales, fuel requirement forecasting, Day Ahead market bidding, transmission data analysis, stakeholder relationship management, critical pricing decisions

Preferred skills

PJM/ERCOT/MISO/CAISO/ISO-NE/SPP nodal market experience, thermal generation and electric transmission knowledge, SQL, Python, bid-to-bill software proficiency

Responsibilities

Maximize generation resource value via strategic energy trading, collaborate with gas traders on fuel forecasts, determine Day Ahead market bid/offer prices, monitor asset dispatch and assist Real-Time Traders, establish relationships with internal and external marketers, make critical pricing decisions, analyze transmission data and models, deliver monthly progress presentations

Seniority

Individual Contributor, mid-level specialist

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