**Work Place Flexibility:** Onsite **Legal Entity:** Entergy Services, LLC _*This position will be filled as a Market Resource Operator I or II, depending on experience level.*_ **Job Summary/Purpose** This position provides 24x7 Real-Time Operations support and manages the status of Entergy’s generation fleet in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) in compliance with the MISO Energy and Operating Reserves Market Tariff and associated Business Practice Manuals (BPMs) with frequent communication with generating plant personnel, MISO, fossil fuel supply group, day ahead market operations, Transmission Control Center (TCC), and the Local Balancing Authority (LBA). Specific duties include submitting generation facilities overrides and offers in the MISO Energy and Operating Reserve Markets. Additionally, the incumbent will manage gas contract flows and Demand Response (DR) products and identify additional opportunities to maximize the economic benefit of the system to benefit Entergy’s stakeholders. **Job Duties/Responsibilities** 1. Manage real-time operations of Entergy’s generation portfolio by submitting real-time overrides, updating resource offers, and determining when to add or remove equipment to respond to changing market conditions while maintaining internal setpoint compliance measures. 2. Coordinate resource availability, testing, outage schedules, resource startup and shutdown times, and communicate all necessary information to generating plant personnel, market operations, fuel supply personnel, MISO, and TCC, as applicable. 3. Manage gas contract flows for our Little Gypsy, Ninemile, and Waterford plant sites 24/7 to balance the flows and daily nominations of natural gas. 4. Manage and deploy Demand Response (DR) products such as LMRs, DRR Type I & II resources and utilize a backup generator management system in the MISO Energy and Operating Reserve Markets. 5. Manage long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) generations facilities in real-time. 6. Communicate resource status updates to stakeholders using Entergy’s internal notification system. 7. Reserving Transmission using the Open Access Same Time Information System (OASIS) and submitting energy transactions using the Electronic Tagging (E-Tag) system. 8. Alarm monitoring and dispatch of solar assets. 9. Train other Market Resource Operators; review, maintain, create, and update procedures and situational guides as assigned. **Minimum Requirements** Market Resource Operator I - Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience. Market Resource Operator II - Bachelor's degree and/or 2+ years equivalent experience in real-time operations, power system dispatching, or power plant operations. **Minimum experience required for this position** 0-2 years – Market Resource Operator, I 2-4 years – Market Resource Operator, II **Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position** + Proven analytical and creative problem-solving abilities + Strong organization skills and attention to details + Ability to communicate complex matters in a clear and logical manner + Excellent verbal and written communications skills + Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships at all levels of the organization + Strong collaboration, interpersonal, and teamwork skills **Working Conditions/Essential Functions/Physical Requirements** Work a 12-hour shift schedule as part of a 24 hour, 7 days a week operation. As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties. Any **certificates, licenses, etc.** required of the position NERC System Operator Certified preferred \#LI-CH1 **Primary Location:** Texas-The Woodlands Texas : The Woodlands **Job Function** : Professional **FLSA Status** : Professional **Relocation Option:** No Relocation Offered **Union description/code** : NON BARGAINING UNIT **Number of Openings** : 1 **Req ID:** 116085 **Travel Percentage** :Up to 25% An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. 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Employee Services will contact you regarding your request. **Additional Responsibilities:** As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties. **Entergy Pay Transparency Policy Statement:** The Entergy System of Companies (the Company) will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c). **Equal Opportunity (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/manual/fccm/2l-equal-opportunity-clauses-and-other-requirements/2l00-equal-opportunity)** and **Pay Transparency (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp\_%20English\_formattedESQA508c.pdf)** . **Pay Transparency Notice:** Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision (dol.gov) (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp\_%20English\_formattedESQA508c.pdf) The non-confidential portions of the affirmative action program for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans shall be available for inspection upon request by any employee or applicant for employment. Please contact HRCompliance@entergy.com to schedule a time to review the affirmative action plan during regular office hours. **WORKING CONDITIONS:** As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties. **Please note:** Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position. **Job Segment:** Power Plant Operator, Power Plant, Power Systems, Compliance, Inspector, Energy, Legal, Quality