Senior Short Term Trader

Location:

Tempe, AZ, US

Date:
Sep 24, 2026

Requisition : 20554

Join us in building a better future for Arizona!

SRP is one of the largest public power and water utilities in the U.S. providing electricity to approximately one million customers in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. Since its founding in 1903, SRP has fostered a culture of stewardship and customer service consistently ranking as an industry leader in customer service according to J.D. Power and named one of Arizona's best employers by Forbes.

SRP continues to adapt to its changing business environment by seeking innovative ways to reimagine utility service and the provision of critical resources essential to the life and economy of Arizona.

Why Work at SRP

At SRP, we foster an inclusive work environment and believe everyone should have a fair chance to work, regardless of who they are. That’s why we value teams with diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds to help SRP deliver on its mission of providing reliable, affordable and sustainable water and power.

SRP's success is rooted in our employees' happiness, health, and safety. That's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees and enhance their well-being. In addition to competitive pay and performance incentives, eligible employees can take advantage of the following benefits:

• Pension Plan (at no cost to the employee)
• 401(k) plan with employer matching
• Available your first day:
  Medical, vision, dental, and life insurance
• Over 200+ hours of PTO (includes vacation days, holidays, floating holidays, and sick leave)
• Parental leave (up to 4 weeks) and adoption assistance
• Wellness programs (including access to a recreation and fitness facility)
• Short and long-term disability plans
• Tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate programs
• 10 Employee Resource Groups for career development, community service, and networking

Develop, evaluate, and submit SRP's day-ahead market position to meet retail customer demand, maintain reliability, and maximize the value of SRP's generation, transmission, fuel, and market portfolio. Responsibilities include load forecasting, generation planning, market bidding, transmission and fuel coordination, wholesale transactions, and development of strategies that optimize portfolio performance.

As SRP participates in SPP Markets+, the Day-Ahead Trader is responsible for the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of daily market submissions and for maintaining an accurate position for Real-Time Trading and Generation Dispatch. The position collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to support reliable, economic, and compliant market operations.

• Develop, review, and submit SRP's day-ahead market position, including bids, offers, self-schedules, flexibility products, and other market submissions.
• Develop load forecasts, generation plans, and resource commitment recommendations that support the reliable and economic operation of SRP's portfolio.
• Incorporate market conditions, fuel costs, Variable Energy Resource (VER) forecasts, operating constraints, reserve requirements, and transmission availability into market strategies.
• Develop bidding and offer strategies for thermal, renewable, hydro, pumped storage, battery storage, and other energy-limited resources.
• Review market awards and communicate risks, obligations, and operating strategies to Real-Time Trading and Generation Dispatch.
• Coordinate natural gas requirements, transmission arrangements, outage schedules, and resource availability with internal and external stakeholders.
• Negotiate wholesale purchases, sales, exchanges, displacement transactions, and approved arbitrage opportunities within established authorities and risk limits.
• Manage transmission utilization, congestion exposure, and market risk across bilateral and organized market structures.
• Support settlement validation, profit-and-loss analysis, and market performance assessments.
• Participate in market testing, process improvements, operating-procedure development, tool enhancements, and training activities.
• Collaborate with Market Operations Strategy, Operations Planning, Real-Time Trading, Gas Trading, Generation Dispatch, and other stakeholders to optimize SRP's portfolio while maintaining reliability.
• Provide desk coverage, including weekends, holidays, and special operating conditions, and perform other duties as assigned.

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