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Energy Management Director - Build Trading Operations for Utility-Scale Storage Leader
A well-capitalized energy storage company backed by institutional infrastructure capital is hiring a Director of Energy Management to architect and lead their Qualified Scheduling Entity (QSE) trading desk operations. This is a front-office role with direct P&L impact, managing 1,995MWh of operating battery assets across multiple ISOs.
The incoming Director will build trading infrastructure from the ground up. The company operates utility-scale storage projects with a 11,000 MW development pipeline and is establishing scalable market operations to maximize asset returns. This is not a support or coordination role. You'll own market strategy implementation, regulatory compliance, and trading desk operations with direct executive visibility.
What We're Looking For
- 2+ years in ERCOT power market operations including control room operations, power trading, generation scheduling, or asset management. Direct BESS experience preferred.
- Degree in finance, economics, math, electrical engineering, or related field
- Working knowledge of multiple ISOs (ERCOT required; CAISO, PJM, MISO, NYISO, ISONE preferred)
- Proven ability to navigate complex market rules, manage vendor relationships, and ensure regulatory compliance across evolving market structures
- Strong communication skills for high-stress environments and cross-functional collaboration with trading, regulatory, and technical team
Nice to Have
- Experience with Real-Time Co-Optimization implementation
- Background in MMS systems, SCADA operations, or asset commissioning
- QSE desk operations or ISO client relationship management
- Risk management and performance optimization experience
Why This Role Stands Out
Build Something from Scratch You'll architect the trading operations for a growing storage portfolio. No hand-offs to legacy systems or processes.
Quantifiable P&L Impact Direct visibility into how your market strategies affect asset returns. Your optimization work directly impacts company performance.
Proprietary Technology Platform Work with cutting-edge dispatch optimization applications designed specifically for storage assets.
Multi-Market Expansion Start in ERCOT, then scale operations across CAISO, PJM, MISO, NYISO, and NEPOOL as the portfolio grows.
Front Office Environment Work alongside traders, analysts, regulatory staff, and data science teams. Technical depth meets commercial strategy.
Institutional Backing Well-funded growth trajectory with the resources to build best-in-class operations.
About the Role You'll report into the front office and collaborate directly with trading teams, regulatory staff, and technical operations. This position is central to the company's market participation strategy as they scale from current operations toward their extensive development pipeline.
If you're ready to build trading infrastructure that maximizes returns on utility-scale storage assets while shaping the future of grid-scale energy management, this is the role. Reach out directly for more details.
Seniority level
Seniority level
Director
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Employment type
Full-time
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Job function
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