Senior Manager CRR & FTR Trading, Market Optimization & Trading

Clearway Energy Group; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 176,000 - 239,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading renewable energy company based in Houston is seeking a Manager of CRR & FTR Trading to optimize congestion management strategies. The ideal candidate will have 6-10 years of power market experience, focusing on CRR and FTR trading, alongside strong analytical and risk management skills. Responsibilities include executing trading strategies, analyzing market data, and supporting team efforts in a rapidly growing renewables sector. The role offers competitive compensation and eligibility for bonuses.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years of power market experience, minimum 2 years in CRR, FTR, or virtual trading.
• Experience with ERCOT and CAISO CRR auction tools required.
• Strong proficiency in power forecasting and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute CRR and FTR trading strategies.
• Analyze congestion patterns for trading opportunities.
• Support real-time trading with market insights.

Skills

Analytical skills

Risk management

Trading skills

Communication skills

Quantitative analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Economics, Finance

Tools

Python

R

SQL

Power BI

Job description

Houston, Texas, United States

What The Role Is

Reporting to the Senior Director, Market Optimization & Trading, the Manager of CRR & FTR Trading 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). This role focuses on identifying, analyzing, and monetizing congestion opportunities while managing the company’s nodal risk and basis exposure across its generation portfolio. This role will also be tasked with developing hedging and risk management strategies across other parts of the portfolio. The position requires strong analytical, modeling, risk management, and trading skills to inform commercial decisions and support portfolio optimization within a rapidly expanding renewables platform.

What You'll Be Doing

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.
• 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 establishing 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.
• 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.

What You'll Bring

• 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.

What Would Be Nice

• Advanced degree preferred.
• Advanced skills in Python, R, or SQL strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with battery, wind, or solar congestion profiles is a plus.

Visa Requirements

Clearway will not sponsor non-immigrant visas for this position (H-1B, TN, E-3, etc.).

Employee Compensation

The pay rate for the successful candidate will depend on geographic location, skills, relevant and demonstrated experience, education, training and certifications, and other factors permitted by law. This role is eligible to earn an annual cash bonus, subject to personal and company performance goals.

Salary Range

$176,000 - $239,000 USD

About the Company

Clearway Energy Group is leading the transition to a world powered by clean energy. Along with our public affiliate Clearway Energy, Inc., our portfolio comprises approximately 11.6 GW of gross generating capacity in 26 states, including 9.1 GW of wind, solar, and battery energy storage assets, and over 2.5 GW of conventional dispatchable power generation providing critical grid reliability services. As we develop a nationwide pipeline of new energy projects for the future, Clearway’s operating fleet generates enough reliable electricity to power more than 3 million homes today. Clearway Energy Group is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Denver, Houston, Phoenix, Princeton, and San Diego. For more information, visit clearwayenergygroup.com.

Clearway Energy is strongly committed to a philosophy of equal opportunity and fully complies with equal employment laws, ordinances, and regulations for all applicants and employees. We will make reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to apply and compete for employment opportunities for which they are qualified. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e‑mail to [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.