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Lead Balancing & Dispatch

MISO Default Brand
Eagan, MN Full Time
POSTED ON 7/28/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/28/2026

As our Lead Balancing and Dispatch, you will play an important role in keeping the lights on for 45 million people. Our team takes on the critical and exciting challenge of dispatching and controlling over a thousand generating units of diverse fuel mix and technology to ensure continuous balance between MISO’s load, generation, and interchange and to support the Eastern Interconnection frequency.

Our Lead Balancing and Dispatch will lead our operators, ensure they are well-positioned to successfully execute in real-time, and are provided responsive and effective support. Additionally, our Lead Balancing and Dispatch will help maintain and grow MISO’s system balancing and dispatch expertise as well as serve as an advocate and champion for our team inside and outside of the control room. The goal is to ensure reliable, efficient, and compliant execution of MISO’s Dispatch and MISO’s Balancing Authority (BA) functions, as well as positioning the functions to proactively adapt to changing operational and business landscape.

You will have the opportunity to help:

  • evaluate and implement changes to support operations of the future
  • operate the grid during normal, abnormal, and emergency conditions
  • develop and execute strategy to ensure sustainable and robust business operation
  • drive incremental and evolutionary changes to processes, practices, and tools

In one year as our Lead Balancing and Dispatch, you will know you were successful if:

  • collaborated with Shift Managers and other leaders to develop our operators and ensure they are continuing to be positioned to successfully maintain reliability in all operating conditions
  • collaborated with other Operations leaders to advance implementation of our new structure in a smooth manner
  • collaborated with leadership to identify and drive implementation of enhancements to our processes, practices, and tools
  • collaborated with leadership to develop a stable and sustainable business operations and create an atmosphere built around MISO’s core value
  • deepened your knowledge of our area and driven the growth of system balancing and dispatch expertise at MISO

We are looking for hardworking professionals who have:

  • a Bachelor’s degree or equivalency established with a combination of education, training, certifications, and directly related experience
  • demonstrated experience leading and influencing teams

We would also prefer candidates with the following:

  • five or more years of electric utility industry or RTO experience

Appropriate level will be determined based upon experience and knowledge.

See what MISO is all about!

MISO manages the electricity superhighway in the Central U.S. Through use of groundbreaking research and advanced technology, our highly skilled employees ensure power flows reliably to 45 million people. Operating the electricity grid, running a robust energy market, planning for a bright future – it’s what our immensely talented and dedicated team does every day.

The base salary compensation range being offered for this role is $133,000.00 - $148,000.00 USD annually.  Base salary range for this position is included in accordance with requirements of various state/local pay transparency legislation. Please note that salaries may vary for different individuals in the same role based on several factors, including but not limited to location of the role, individual competencies, education/professional certifications, and qualifications/experience.

Position is also eligible for an annual bonus if individual performance and company objectives are met.  At MISO we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including 401k, vacation, sick and safe time, available on your first day of employment.

For more info about MISO, check out our video 

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Apply today for this great leadership opportunity to help us keep the lights on!

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Salary : $133,000 - $148,000

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