About the role
Remote | Technical | Full time
Work From Anywhere in the Philippines
Work Schedule: Mountain Time (Alberta) | 6:00 PM – 6:00 AM MT, 12.5-hour shifts on a seven-day rotation (three on, three off or similar). These hours fall during daytime in the Philippines.
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About the Client:
A Canadian energy operations company managing generation assets in Alberta's electricity market is looking for an Electricity Power Dispatcher to run daily operational planning and real-time grid coordination for a 24/7 operations center.
About the Role:
Morenings run on a hard deadline: between 6:30 AM and 10:00 AM Alberta time you build and submit the daily operational plan, determine what each asset will do today and tomorrow, and get that plan accepted by the system operator before the market window closes. After 10:00 AM the work shifts to monitoring web-based portals, holding compliance against the accepted plan, and responding to system operator notifications within a two-minute window while coordinating on-site operators and internal teams.
Core Responsibilities:
Build and submit the daily operational plan between 6:30 AM and 10:00 AM Alberta time
Submit asset offers to the Independent System Operator ahead of market deadlines
Monitor operations against the accepted plan for the remainder of the shift
Track web-based portals and communication systems for alerts, notifications, and system operator messages
Respond to system operator notifications within two minutes
Act as the communication hub between on-site generation asset operators, system operators, and internal teams
Apply documented operating procedures when alerts trigger
Run direct operational communication with external operators by internet-routed phone and digital channels
Complete a 15-minute handover at both ends of each shift
Requirements:
2+ years currently working as a Power Dispatcher, System Operator, Grid Operator, or Control Center Operator in the Philippine utility or energy sector
Hands-on Independent System Operator (ISO) coordination experience
Energy trading or generation asset dispatch experience
24/7 operations center experience with documented response-time requirements under five minutes
External-facing operational communication with on-site operators, system operators, or regulatory bodies
Availability for 12.5-hour shifts covering 6:00 PM – 6:00 AM Mountain Time on a seven-day rotation including holidays
C1+ English (CEFR) for real-time phone coordination with external operators and system operators