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Grid Operator Careers

7 employers have 15 open grid operator roles on Verde Talent right now. About 7% are advertised as entry level. Below is what those postings ask for, where they are, and what they pay.

15roles open now
7employers hiring
7%entry level

What grid operator roles involve

Grid Operator roles sit on transmission and distribution infrastructure. Operators run the plant day to day - monitoring output, switching and isolating equipment, responding to alarms and faults, and logging performance. Shift work, including nights and weekends, is common at sites that run continuously.

What the postings show today

Employers have 15 open grid operator roles listed from 7 companies, the most in Indiana, Connecticut and New Hampshire. About 7% are advertised as entry level. The skills named most often in these postings are SCADA, Excel and NERC.

Getting into the role

Employers look for process or control-room experience, often from conventional power, industrial plants or the Navy, and train on their own systems. Some postings require NERC certification for grid-connected operations.

What employers are asking for

SCADA
4
Excel
3
NERC
3
PPA
1
FERC
1
load flow
1

Counted from the skills and certifications named in current postings for this role.

Where the roles are

Indiana3
Connecticut3
New Hampshire2
Utah1
North Carolina1
Florida1

Who is hiring

Eversource Energy5
Mortenson4
AES Corporation2
Duke Energy1
NextEra Energy1
Commonwealth Fusion Systems1

What nearby roles pay

Wind Legal$134,850Hydrogen Engineering$134,500Grid Project & Program Management$122,700Wind Project & Program Management$118,000Grid Construction & Field$117,146

Common questions

What does a grid operator do?

Operators run the plant day to day - monitoring output, switching and isolating equipment, responding to alarms and faults, and logging performance. Shift work, including nights and weekends, is common at sites that run continuously.

Do you need experience to get a grid operator job?

Employers look for process or control-room experience, often from conventional power, industrial plants or the Navy, and train on their own systems. Some postings require NERC certification for grid-connected operations. About 7% of current postings are advertised as entry level.

Where are most grid operator jobs?

Right now the most grid operator postings are in Indiana (3), Connecticut (3) and New Hampshire (2), counting open roles listed on Verde Talent today.

Which employers are hiring grid operators?

The employers with the most open grid operator roles today are Eversource Energy (5), Mortenson (4) and AES Corporation (2). The full list, with every open posting, is on the grid operator jobs page.

See 15 open rolesFull pay breakdown

Built from live postings on Verde Talent and updated daily. Counts reflect roles open right now, and pay figures are what employers advertise rather than offers made.

Data updated September 18, 2026