Real Time Energy Trader

Closes: June 19, 2025 Starting Range: $52.79 to $69.42 per hour Full Range: $52.79 to $86.05 per hour Job Description The Real Time Trader is responsible for optimizing Avista's resources to serve all obligations in the most economical and reliable manner while integrating current system and market conditions.

This position purchases and sells energy and transmission on an hourly/daily basis to meet fluctuations in supply and demand; ensures that pricing and terms are favorable and consistent with company risk management guidelines.

Optimize Avista's system in Organized Markets, Real Time and future time horizons.

Responsibilities * Manage the hourly schedule of power purchases, power sales, and schedule internal generation to meet physical and financial positions.

Ensure that all customers have a continuous supply of energy available and reduce the net cost of energy delivered by adjusting the hourly pre-schedule and generation output on real time.

* Performs complex analysis and reports to assist internal stakeholders to support ongoing energy portfolio decisions.

* Produce an hourly record of power sales, power purchases, generation, and transmission interchange energy transactions; the record must be complete and accurate.

* Performs transmission and generation analysis.

Strategically manage transmission and generation to extract value from markets.

Researches the current and expected price and availability of electric energy within the interconnected system.

Uses this information to adjust the pre-schedule in a manner which decreases the net cost of energy delivered to the customers and/or creates value for the company.

* Assists System Operations in meeting established NERC and WECC operating standards.

* Creates the economic and reliable dispatch plan of Avista's generation resources.

* Manage real time generation derates/re-rates and coordinates unit outages.

* Manage river flows and operations to ensure optimization of hydro assets and pond storage.

Adhere to FERC requirements.

* Participate in wholesale contract negotiations and portfolio strategies.

* Use, maintain and analyze data from optimization and modeling tools to make operational and transactional decisions and/or recommendations.

Manage optimization modeling applications to assist in determining economic position strategies and to perform data submissions to applicable reliability and market authorities.

Requirements * 4 years' experience in energy trading, derivatives, marketing or bulk electric and gas system management.

* Bachelor's degree in mathematics, finance, business, economics or other related field or equivalent experience.

* This person must be able to perform while working rotating shifts.

* Excellent math, Excel, communication, sales and negotiating skills are required.

Other combinations of education and experience may be considered.

The successful candidate will be required to work at our Spokane, Washington headquarters and participate in 12-hour rotating shifts.

To Apply We encourage you to apply as many of our positions have step progressions to account for an incoming employee's various levels of knowledge, skills, and experience.

Complete an online application and attach your resume and cover letter to your profile.

All documents must be attached to your application at the time of submitting your application for review.

No documents can be attached after you click "Submit". Benefits At Avista, we believe our employees are essential.

Through them we deliver value to our customers and the communities we serve.

The physical, mental, and financial health and well-being of our employees and their families are important to us.

We are committed to offering a comprehensive total rewards program comprised of an externally competitive, internally equitable compensation structure and a benefits package that allows us to retain and attract a diverse, engaged, and skilled workforce.

Our benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage, retirement benefits, incentive plans, wellness resources, time-off programs and much more.

In addition to our total rewards program, the Pacific Northwest offers abundant outdoor recreation, four distinct seasons, and all the amenities and activities an individual or family might be interested in.

To learn more, please visit our benefits website at Pre-employment screening requirements Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a drug test, background check and motor vehicle records review.

Avista's Commitment to Equal Opportunity Avista is a safe, inclusive workplace for people of all backgrounds, and we are committed to Equal Opportunity Employment.

All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, age, sensory, mental or physical disability (unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification), Veteran status or any other classification protected by nondiscrimination laws.

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Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you require any special accommodations to participate fully in our recruitment process.

Avista will make reasonable accommodation to assist a qualified person with a disability in the job application, interview process, and to perform the essential functions of the job whenever possible, where undue hardship would not be created for Avista.

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