Help drive energy reliability in tomorrow’s market—today. As a Day Ahead Energy Trader at Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc., you’ll play a critical role in optimizing our power and natural gas resources, ensuring reliability, and identifying value in a fast-moving energy landscape. If you’re energized by high-stakes decisions, evolving gas markets, and collaborative strategy—this role is built for you.

What you'll do:

• Manage Day Ahead load forecasting and generation schedules with a focus on securing fuel for a fleet of natural gas resources; includes trading and scheduling natural gas across multiple pipelines.
• Optimize natural gas and power purchases and sales across bilateral markets, exchanges, and RTO platforms—from next day through balance of the month.
• Execute gas trading strategies that align with operational dispatch and hedging goals.
• Collaborate with Marketing team members to support position management, dispatch strategy, and dynamic gas pipeline operations.
• Analyze market fundamentals to identify opportunities in both gas and power markets.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements including NERC, FERC, SERC, and natural gas pipeline tariffs.
• Present clear, data-driven trading strategies to internal stakeholders and leadership.

What you’ll need:

• A technical degree (engineering, economics, finance, etc.) or 5+ years of relevant experience in wholesale gas and/or power trading.
• Deep understanding of gas market mechanics—including supply and demand fundamentals, pipeline capacity, storage, and nomination cycles.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills for evaluating complex market scenarios.
• Proven multitasking skills in a time-sensitive, detail-oriented environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for interfacing with counterparties, schedulers, and internal teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; Power BI experience is a plus.
• Working knowledge of RTO operations, virtual transactions, ARRs/FTRs, and hedging strategies.