Director of Trading

REV Renewables

Director of Trading overseeing REV’s East power trading function across PJM. Managing asset optimization, trading, and portfolio risk for renewable energy projects.

Posted 4/24/2026full-timeHouston • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonSQLVBA

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead REV’s East power trading function across the PJM footprint, with full commercial responsibility for trading, asset optimization, and portfolio risk management.
Oversee nodal bidding strategies in Day‑Ahead and Real‑Time markets, capacity and congestion hedging, and structured transactions supporting renewable and energy storage assets.
Develop, evaluate, and execute trading and asset optimization strategies across all PJM revenue streams, including Energy, Capacity, Ancillary Services, and congestion.
Execute bilateral and exchange-cleared trades to hedge commodity, basis, and congestion exposure, from prompt through multi‑year forwards.
Manage and develop Power Analysts and Traders responsible for daily market execution, analytics, and asset offers.
Ensure full compliance with Risk Policy, PJM Tariff, FERC, and NERC requirements.
Build, enhance, and maintain analytical, valuation, fundamental, and statistical models to support trading, hedging, and investment decisions.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree in a numerate discipline (e.g., Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science).
8–10+ years of hands-on power trading and/or asset optimization experience, with deep PJM market expertise (or other major US ISO experience with demonstrated PJM exposure).
Strong understanding of PJM market design, including LMP formation, congestion, FTRs, capacity markets, and ancillary services.
Demonstrated experience leading trading teams and coordinating across multiple internal stakeholders.
Advanced analytical skills (e.g. Python, SQL, Excel/VBA); experience writing or modifying code preferred but not required.
Experience with energy storage, renewable generation, congestion management, and structured power products strongly preferred.
Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, market-driven environment, including extended hours during critical market events.
Strategic, analytical thinker with excellent communication skills and strong commercial judgment.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Employer-sponsored Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents.
Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).
Company-paid Life, AD&D, and Long-Term Disability Insurance.
401(k) with employer contributions.
Generous Time Away policies.
Educational Reimbursement for professional development.

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Hard Skills & Tools

power tradingasset optimizationtrading strategiesanalytical modelsPythonSQLExcelVBAcongestion managementstructured power products

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationanalytical thinkingstrategic thinkingcommercial judgmentteam coordinationtime managementproblem-solvinginterpersonal skillsadaptability