Macquarie Bank

Senior ERCOT Power Trader

Macquarie Bank • $130K — $160K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Extensive experience trading ERCOT power markets with a proven record of generating risk-adjusted returns.
  • Deep understanding of ERCOT market dynamics, including congestion, nodal pricing, generation economics, ancillary services, and transmission constraints.
  • Ability to develop market views through analysis of power fundamentals, weather, fuel markets, and regulatory developments.
  • Strong risk management discipline and experience managing complex trading portfolios.
  • Excellent quantitative, analytical, and decision-making skills in fast-paced market environments.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute short and long-term trading strategies across ERCOT power markets.
  • Analyze market fundamentals such as load, weather, generation, fuel markets, and transmission constraints.
  • Identify and capitalize on trading opportunities in day-ahead, real-time, congestion, and ancillary service products.
  • Collaborate with analytics, quantitative, technology, and risk management teams to leverage data-driven insights.
  • Maintain a deep understanding of evolving ERCOT market dynamics while ensuring alignment with risk management frameworks.

Benefits

  • 1 wellbeing leave day per year and a minimum of 25 days of annual leave.
  • 20 weeks' paid parental leave for primary caregivers and 12 days of paid transition leave.
  • 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching.
  • Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability.
  • 401(k) plan and support for short/long term disability needs.
  • Employee Assistance Program with counseling and coaching services.
  • Learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional memberships.
  • Recognition and service awards available to employees.
  • Flexible and hybrid working arrangements based on role.
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Join Macquarie's North Americas Gas and Power team as a Senior ERCOT Power Trader in either our Houston or Minneapolis office. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and executing proprietary and risk management trading strategies across the ERCOT power markets. You will leverage a deep understanding of power fundamentals, transmission dynamics, generation economics, weather impacts, and market structure to identify and capture trading opportunities. The role requires close collaboration with originators, analysts, quantitative teams, risk managers, and other traders to develop differentiated market views and generate risk-adjusted returns.

What role will you play?

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As a Senior ERCOT Power Trader, you will develop and execute both short term and long-term trading strategies across ERCOT power markets, including day-ahead, real-time, congestion and ancillary service products. You will analyze market fundamentals such as load, weather, generation, fuel markets, transmission constraints, and regulatory developments to identify and capitalize on trading opportunities. Working closely with analytics, quantitative, technology, and risk management teams, you will leverage data-driven insights to develop market views, enhance forecasting capabilities, and optimize risk-adjusted returns. You will maintain a deep understanding of evolving ERCOT market dynamics while ensuring all trading activities remain aligned with established risk management frameworks and approved limits.

What you offer

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  • Extensive experience trading ERCOT power markets with a proven record of generating risk-adjusted returns.
  • Deep understanding of ERCOT market dynamics, including congestion, nodal pricing, generation economics, ancillary services, and transmission constraints.
  • Ability to develop market views through analysis of power fundamentals, weather, fuel markets, and regulatory developments.
  • Strong risk management discipline and experience managing complex trading portfolios.
  • Excellent quantitative, analytical, and decision-making skills in fast-paced market environments.


We love hearing from anyone inspired to build a better future with us, if you're excited about the role or working at Macquarie we encourage you to apply.

What we offer

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At Macquarie, you're empowered to shape a career that's rewarding in all the ways that matter most to you. Macquarie employees can access a wide range of benefits which, depending on eligibility criteria, include:

  • 1 wellbeing leave day per year and a minimum of 25 days of annual leave
  • 20 weeks' paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of paid transition leave upon return to work and 6 weeks' paid leave for secondary caregivers
  • 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
  • Benefits and initiatives to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing such as medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account and dependent day care savings account; life insurance, disability, and other insurance plans; 401(k) and short/long term disability
  • Access to our Employee Assistance Program, a robust behavioural health network with counselling and coaching services
  • Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscription
  • Recognition and service awards
  • Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role
  • Reimbursement for work from home equipment


About Macquarie Bank

Macquarie Bank is a global financial services provider that offers banking, financial advisory, investment and funds management services. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia. Macquarie Bank operates in 31 countries and has a strong presence in Australia, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. The company has a diversified business model, with operations in areas such as infrastructure, real estate, and commodities. Macquarie Bank is committed to sustainability and has implemented several initiatives to reduce its environmental impact, such as reducing its carbon footprint and investing in renewable energy.
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18,133 employees
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Founded
1969
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