Senior Manager CRR & FTR Trading, Market Optimization & Trading

About the role

The Senior Manager of CRR & FTR Trading, Market Optimization & Trading reports to the Senior Director, Market Optimization & Trading. This role is responsible for developing, executing, and optimizing Clearway's congestion management strategies through active participation in ERCOT and CAISO's Congestion Revenue Rights (CRR) and Day-Ahead markets and the PJM Financial Transmission Right (FTR).

Responsibilities

• CRR / FTR Trading & Position Management
• Develop and execute CRR, FTR, and congestion trading strategies to hedge and optimize portfolio congestion risk across ERCOT, CAISO, and PJM.
• Analyze historical and forecasted congestion patterns to identify trading opportunities in monthly and annual CRR auctions.
• Manage portfolio-level exposure to nodal price risk through CRR / FTR acquisitions, sales, and virtual positions.
• Support the Real-Time and Day-Ahead MOT team with congestion insights and locational pricing forecasts.
• Collaborate with Market Fundamentals, Asset Management, and Origination to align CRR strategies with commercial hedging and offtake structures.
• Monitor project-level financial performance tied to congestion costs, basis exposure, and hedge efficiency.
• Maintain dashboards and reporting tools to track CRR positions, portfolio exposure, and P&L attribution.
• Analytics & Modeling
• Utilize power flow and production cost modeling software (e.g., Dayzer and PROMOD) to forecast congestion and simulate transmission constraints.
• Coordinate with Fundamentals and Analytics teams to enhance modeling of nodal prices, transmission outages, and topology changes.
• Leverage programming tools such as Python, R, SQL, and Power BI to automate congestion analytics and scenario back-testing.
• Research regulatory filings, transmission plans, and outage schedules to anticipate market shifts.
• Market Fundamentals
• Conduct in-depth analysis of ERCOT, PJM, and CAISO’s transmission topology, load growth, and renewable generation trends.
• Monitor weather, outage, and project interconnection developments that impact congestion patterns.
• Communicate congestion forecasts and market insights to internal stakeholders, including senior management and trading desks.
• Risk & Energy Market Strategy
• Develop portfolio risk limits and maintain portfolio-level risk metrics accounting for cross-market correlations in energy, congestion, and REC prices.
• Review forward market price volatility curves and correlation assumptions for stochastic risk modeling.
• Facilitate trading strategy performance benchmarking and establish risk limits.
• Develop and apply portfolio optimization techniques to drive hedge strategy decisions while balancing the risk-adjusted revenue of Clearway’s renewable assets. Hedging strategies include DART optimization, CRR/FTRs, term hedge, and PPA transactions. Perform daily and weekly portfolio assessments to identify opportunities to maximize portfolio profit opportunities and identify risks.
• Governance, Compliance & Risk
• Ensure CRR/FTR trading activities comply with corporate and project-level risk policies, market rules, and Market protocols.
• Work closely with Risk, Accounting, and Settlements to reconcile positions, P&L, and collateral management.
• Maintain compliance documentation and participate in periodic audits.
• Collaboration & Commercial Support
• Partner with Market Fundamentals, Origination, Development, and Asset Management teams to incorporate CRR/FTR and congestion considerations into project siting and contracting decisions.
• Provide market intelligence and due diligence support for M&A transactions, new developments, and repower evaluations.
• May impact departmental budgeting, strategic planning, and procedural change.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Economics, Finance, or related field.
• 6-10 years of power market experience, with at least 2+ years directly in CRR, FTR, nodal, or virtual trading.
• Experience using ERCOT and CAISO CRR auction tools, Dayzer, UPLAN, or similar transmission models.
• Prior experience in energy trading, asset optimization, or market analytics required.
• Ability to construct power fundamental models for pricing, load, generation, flow, and outages using various methodologies.
• Ability to build Quant Lib utilizing stochastic calculus and Option Models for deal valuation.
• Deep understanding of ERCOT, CAISO, and PJM market design, CRR/FTR auction processes, transmission planning, and nodal pricing. Dayzer experience is required.
• Strong quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication skills to translate technical results into commercial strategy.
• Proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI.
• Familiarity with congestion and risk management strategies for renewable and storage assets.
• Highly proficient in developing predictive models using mathematical and statistical methods to identify, analyze, and mitigate energy market risks with an understanding of option valuation and Greeks.