Energy Manager & Trader

Location: (Multiple states)

• Develop and execute market participation, trading, and hedging strategies for a portfolio of hydropower assets across ISO/RTO and bilateral power markets.
• Lead short-term and forward power trading activities.
• Manage exposure to power price volatility, congestion, basis risk, counterparty risk, and hydrology-driven variability.
• Oversee energy scheduling, bidding and offering strategies, settlements, confirmations, and reconciliation processes.
• Negotiate, execute, and manage power sales agreements, hedges, and structured products.

• Coordinate closely with plant operations to optimize dispatch, outage planning, and water value across hydropower facilities.
• Integrate hydrology forecasts, reservoir constraints, and operational flexibility into market and bilateral trading decisions.
• Monitor portfolio performance versus budget, forecast, and market benchmarks; recommend and implement corrective actions.

• Monitor ISO/RTO market rules, pricing dynamics, congestion patterns, bilateral market conditions, and regulatory developments.
• Analyze historical and forward price curves to identify commercial opportunities and risk mitigation strategies.
• Build and maintain financial models to evaluate trading strategies, asset performance, bilateral contracts, and commercial transactions.
• Support development, acquisition, and financing activities through market, pricing, and revenue diligence.

• Serve as a primary commercial interface with ISOs/RTOs, bilateral counterparties, utilities, brokers, and trading partners.
• Provide clear market insights, performance reporting, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership.
• Lead continuous improvement of forecasting, analytics, and data processes supporting trading and energy management.
• Provide guidance, oversight, or mentorship to supporting staff or cross-functional teams, as applicable.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, economics, business, energy management, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in power markets, energy trading, energy management, or portfolio optimization.
• Strong understanding of wholesale electricity markets, including ISO/RTO and bilateral market structures, pricing, congestion, and settlement mechanics.
• Demonstrated experience managing market, operational, and counterparty risk and executing commercial strategies.
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills with advanced proficiency in Excel.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and senior leadership.

• Experience managing or trading asset-backed generation portfolios, particularly dispatchable resources such as hydropower.

• Familiarity with power market analytics, forecasting, and trading platforms.
• Proficiency with data and visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Python, or similar).
• Experience structuring and negotiating bilateral power transactions, PPAs, and financial hedging instruments.
• Prior experience leading projects, initiatives, or mentoring junior staff.

• Occasional evening, weekend, or holiday work
• Overtime as needed
• The schedule and work hours may be adjusted based on organizational needs and the requirements of the position

• Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA, FSA, Commuter benefits, Voluntary Life, 401(k) match
• Competitive holiday & PTO schedule, including time off for community volunteering.

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Equal Employment Opportunity

Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the application and employment process.