Power & Gas Trading Specialist I

NV Energy is seeking a full-time Power & Gas Trading Specialist I in Las Vegas, NV. The role involves developing trading analytics, pricing for transactions, and optimizing energy resources. Candidates should have a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, with skills in energy marketing and system operations. The position requires compliance with regulations and involves some travel (5-10%). The salary ranges from $78,500 to $92,300 annually.
NV Energy

Position Title: Power & Gas Trading Specialist I

Job ID: 107501

Location: Las Vegas, NV

Posting Close Date: 04/21/2025

Facility: Pearson Building

Department: Resource Optimization

Full/Part Time: Full-Time

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Travel Percentage: 5 - 10%

Description:

Responsibilities

Basic Purpose

Develops daily and forward trading analytics for energy marketing. Establishes pricing for wholesale sales and purchase transactions. Identifies excess generation available for power trading activities. Trends and projects forward energy demand. Evaluates and determines optimal utilization of available energy resources in response to changing operating conditions. Assesses the performance of system operations and power/gas trading activities. Works under close supervision with regular review of completed assignments.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Assists in the identification of day-ahead energy marketing opportunities to meet demand obligations while optimizing available resources.
• Prices commodities and evaluates the economic benefits of potential transactions for day-ahead gas and electric products. Develops energy bid curves for transacting in organized energy markets.
• Utilizes modeling tools to create transaction grids and operational plans, interprets results and identifies modeling errors.
• Utilizes load and weather forecasting tools to trend and project hourly load forecasts for up to one week in duration.
• Interfaces with plant personnel on scheduling of unit testing and near-term outages. Utilizes production cost models to post-evaluate operational efficiency.

Interfaces on a regular basis with internal staff to assess abnormal operating conditions and near term outages that impact operational planning activities.

Maintains detailed records and other related documentation as required. Produces reports as needed.

Ensures all compliance aspects of position are known and followed; understands and complies with all policies, codes and regulations applicable to position and company.

Performs related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Essential Education, Skills, and Environment
Education and Work Experience
Bachelor’s degree in the area of specialty from an accredited school.

Candidates that do not possess a bachelor’s degree must have a minimum of 4 years of related work experience.

Specialized Knowledge and Skills
Demonstrated knowledge of energy marketing activities in bilateral and organized markets. Demonstrated skills in understanding reliability requirements affecting system operations including WECC and NERC standards. Demonstrated knowledge of power system economics, economic dispatch, generator efficiency and energy trading. Demonstrated skills in working and concentrating in a fast-paced environment with short-decision time frame. Demonstrated skills in communicating and presenting facts.

Equipment and Applications
PCs, word processing, spreadsheet and database software.

Work Environment and Physical Demands
Supports 24x7 operations which includes nights, weekends and holidays. General office environment. Requires color vision and ability to lift up to 10 pounds.

Compensation

Annual Salary: $78,500 (Min) to $92,300 (Mid); Up to 12% Short Term Incentive Plan target opportunity at the discretion of the company. This is a non-represented position.

Benefits

We offer the following benefits for non-represented employees. For represented employees, we offer many similar benefits plans and programs with specific terms negotiated in the collective bargaining agreement.
• Medical
• Pharmacy
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance & AD&D
• Wellness
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) fixed contribution – company contributes 4% regardless of employee’s contribution
• 401(k) match – company matches 100% of the employee’s first 6% contribution; immediate vesting
• Adoption assistance
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 12 paid holidays
• Parental leave
• Military leave
• Bereavement leave
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Identity Theft Protection – company paid
• Visit our Corporate website for detailed information and other benefits offered

EOE/Veteran/Disability

At NV Energy, we celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion. NV Energy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law.

If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar law, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at our company, please contact Human Resources via email at HumanResources@nvenergy.com or call our HR Help Desk at (702) 402-5500 and select '0' or Fax your request at (702) 402-0031. TTY Sensory Impaired - 711

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