How to hire a senior power scheduler

How to hire a senior power scheduler, step by step

Here's a step-by-step senior power scheduler hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a senior power scheduler job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new senior power scheduler
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the senior power scheduler you need to hire. Certain senior power scheduler roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

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   A senior power scheduler's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, senior power schedulers from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   This list shows salaries for various types of senior power schedulers.

   Type of Senior Power Scheduler	Description	Hourly rate
   Senior Power Scheduler		$23-79
   Natural Gas Trader	A natural gas trader facilitates the buying and selling of natural gas, ensuring a safe and steady flow of supply to customers. Although the extent of their responsibilities varies upon their company of employment, it typically includes overseeing stock and market exchanges, meeting the clients to identify their short and long-term goals, monitoring natural gas prices, and conducting regular assessments to determine the losses and profits... Show more	$29-90
   Real Time Trader	The duties of a real-time trader depend on one's industry or place of employment. Typically, they must monitor markets, make purchase decisions in adherence to the company's needs and policies, perform extensive research and analysis to find new opportunities, and develop sales and purchase strategies... Show more	$28-86

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Outage
   • NERC
   • PJM
   • Critical Path
   • ISO
   • SPP
   • Oati
   • Caiso
   • Nyiso
   • Wecc
   • Scheduling Issues

   Responsibilities:

   • Manage all monthly power settlements with regulate and non-regulate customers, in all NERC regions.
   • Manage logistics activities with suppliers and carry out plans to gather, box and ship material for overseas projects.
   • Focuse on PJM and ISONE regions.
   • Schedule power within MISO and PJM guidelines.
   • Approve e-tag request make by various energy companies through OATI.
   • Trade and optimize real-time / hourly / daily positions for all NERC regions.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your senior power scheduler job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A senior power scheduler can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, senior power schedulers' average salary in hawaii is 58% less than in new york.
   • Seniority. Entry-level senior power schedulers 70% less than senior-level senior power schedulers.
   • Certifications. A senior power scheduler with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a senior power scheduler's salary.

   Average senior power scheduler salary

   $90,396yearly

   $43.46 hourly rate

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   Entry-level senior power scheduler salary

   $49,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 14, 2025

4. Writing a senior power scheduler job description

   A senior power scheduler job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. To help get you started, here's an example of a senior power scheduler job description:

   Senior power scheduler job description example

   Job DescriptionInvenergy drives innovation in energy. Powered by decades of entrepreneurial experience and unparalleled execution, we solve the energy challenges facing our customers and communities. We provide power generation and storage solutions at scale around the world to create a cleaner energy future. We develop. We build. We own. We operate. We are Invenergy.
   Job Description
   
   Position Overview
   
   As a Power Scheduler, you will be responsible for submitting/verifying bids & offers, monitoring, and providing analysis for Invenergy's wind, solar, energy storage, and natural gas generation fleet.
   
   Responsibilities
   Bidding projects into power markets and making dispatch communications to internal and external stakeholders Analyzing market data to look for opportunities in the markets and optimize project value Work closely with Day Ahead Power Traders and Gas Trading Manager to ensure proper DA (Day Ahead) to RT (Real Time) handoff Assisting others in 24-hour control center with monitoring Invenergy's Fleet, outage scheduling, and communications with power markets, off-takers, and generating sites Maintain detailed records regarding real-time desk operations to help ensure compliance. Position will be on a rotating shift that will require the person to work nights, weekends, and holidays
   Required Skills
   Bachelors Degree in a field that demonstrates strong analytical and technical skills Or Associates degree with 2 years of relevant work experience Strong oral and written communication skills Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively in a team environment. Problem solving and critical thinking Ability to become certified as a system operator in the PJM power market within 6 months of employment Ability to adapt to a changing environment and handle multiple priorities
   Preferred Skills
   Experience with Excel and writing macros a plus Experience with PowerBI and SQL a plus Experience in power markets such as ERCOT, PJM, NYISO, SPP, or MISO a plus
   Benefits
   
   Eligible for medical, dental, vision, 401(k), profit sharing, bonus, paid time off, etc.
   
   Invenergy believes inclusion drives innovation
   
   Diverse teams are better teams. The perspectives and experiences that people from different backgrounds bring to an organization drive better decisions and improved business results. Invenergy employees are inclusive and welcoming of all colleagues of all backgrounds, genders, races, sexual orientations, religions and abilities.

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find senior power schedulers for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   To find senior power scheduler candidates, you can consider the following options:

   • Post your job opening on Zippia or other job search websites.
   • Use niche websites that focus on engineering and technology jobs, such as salesjobs, salesheads, allretailjobs.com, sales trax.
   • Post your job on free job posting websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting senior power schedulers requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new senior power scheduler

   Once you have selected a candidate for the senior power scheduler position, it is time to create an offer letter. In addition to salary, the offer letter should include details about benefits and perks that are available to the employee. Ensuring your offer is competitive is vital, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and it is important to be open to discussion and reach a mutually beneficial agreement. After the offer has been accepted, it is a good idea to formalize the agreement with a contract.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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