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Trader – Ld/Sr – Market

Trader – Ld/Sr – Market

CompanyIberdrola Group
LocationPortland, OR, USA
Salary$145590 – $181988
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • 5+ years of work experience power trading including 3 years in the West markets.
  • Ability to model intra-day and next day pricing and load to devise strategies.
  • Familiarity with LIM or other price data warehouse.
  • Ability to solve problems and explain the ideas that underlie them.
  • Quick learning curve with the ability to receive, process, and transact on information.
  • Proven ability to understand market conditions and to identify arbitrage opportunities.
  • PC proficiency, especially with Excel, and experience with automated tools to support trading activity.
  • Ability to travel as needed for the position.

Responsibilities

  • Trade physical and financial power and gas in the medium term and forward markets.
  • Develop and manage hedging strategies for corporate assets.
  • Develop and manage hedging strategies for corporate long term fixed price contracts.
  • Manage Individual Proprietary Trading book.
  • Evaluate market conditions to optimize corporate asset book in the medium term and forward markets.
  • Provide leadership to Cash Desk and Support Personnel in Power Trading group.
  • Assist Business Development, Structuring and Origination with deal evaluation.
  • Trade short-term physical and financial power focusing on the Midwest & Northeast.
  • Lend commercial leadership to the Company’s development and origination activities to expand the company’s power portfolio.
  • Develop and manage hedging strategies for corporate assets.
  • Manage individual proprietary trading book.
  • Provides back-up trading support to the NE Power Cash Trading Desk.
  • Assist Real Time Desk and support personnel in power trading group.
  • Adhere to internal controls.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Business, Finance, Economics, or Engineering.
  • Experience with PJM & MISO market.
  • Ability to navigate and succeed in a highly matrixed reporting structure, preferably at an international company.
  • Self-starter with demonstrated performance leading initiatives and building consensus at all levels of a matrixed global organization.
  • Ability to work effectively in an environment where consensus between diverse work streams is often required before projects can proceed.
  • Ability to efficiently manage multiple, concurrent, timesensitive projects and priorities.
  • Effectively provides and receives information orally in individual and group situations. Written expression is clear, concise, and conveys the desired message.