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Energy Trader - Battery Storage

PlusPower
Posted June 9, 2025

The Woodlands, Texas

$120k - $120k

Full Time

Job Description

The role involves optimizing and managing battery energy storage system assets in energy markets, developing trading strategies, executing market bids, monitoring system performance, and supporting market operations to maximize asset value and ensure compliance within ERCOT and ISO-NE regions.

Responsibilities

  • Optimize battery energy storage system (BESS) assets in day-ahead and real-time markets
  • Develop virtual and PTP trading strategies based on fundamental and congestion analysis
  • Create co-optimization strategies for battery storage resources
  • Coordinate and execute energy and ancillary services bid submissions and overrides
  • Monitor and forecast market conditions, battery State of Charge and State of Health
  • Support dispatch, outage coordination, and capacity transactions for real-time operations
  • Maintain market registrations for BESS in multiple ISO RTO markets
  • Develop and execute forward hedge and financial physical transactions
  • Track market trends, pricing, fuel prices, and market rule changes
  • Provide training and support to traders on processes and procedures

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline required; Economics, Finance, or Engineering preferred.
  • Minimum of five (5) years of applicable experience in the energy sector.
  • Experience with the ERCOT power market; additional experience with ISO-NE region is preferred.
  • Experience with Trading Scheduling software such as NERC Tagging, SCADA, ISO Scheduling Portals.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills required.
  • Proficiency in Excel.
  • Analytical skills required for pricing, risk assessment, and transaction structuring.
  • Ability to work 12-hour rotating shifts in a 24/7/365 operation.
  • Familiarity with battery energy storage systems is preferred but not required.

Benefits

  • Highly competitive total compensation starting at $120,000, with potential for more based on experience and qualifications
  • Hybrid work from Plus Power's office in The Woodlands, Texas
  • Participation in an annual bonus program
  • Unlimited vacation
  • Flexible remote work options
  • Educational assistance
  • Parental leave
  • Supportive company culture with opportunities for in-person connection, learning, and growth

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