Renewable Energy Optimization Specialist

2 days ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States Adams Dearborn Full time

As a leading international Independent Power Producer (IPP), our client is seeking an experienced Senior Asset Trader to join their team in North America. This critical role will be responsible for optimizing, commercializing, and expanding the company's generation assets across the continent.

About the Role

The successful candidate will have 7-10 years of industry experience with at least 2 years in a similar role at an IPP, utility, or energy company, focusing on renewable and dispatchable energy assets. A bachelor's degree in Physics, Mathematics, Business, or Engineering, or a similar field, is required.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop hedging and optimization strategies for the merchant fleet of renewable assets.
  • Analyze grid operations, congestion, power flows, weather, generation, and transmission outages to inform forward views.
  • Support new project pipeline and M&A goals by assessing merchant and structured offtake opportunities to create the best risk-adjusted return profile.

In this role, you will partner with junior traders to create daily optimization plans, execute bidding strategies, and schedule power. You will also review portfolio exposures such as intermittency and basis risk to suggest operational/hedging strategies to mitigate market exposure.

Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Physics, Mathematics, Business, or Engineering, or a similar field.
  • 7-10 years of industry experience with at least 2 years in a similar role at an IPP, utility, or energy company, focusing on renewable and dispatchable energy assets.
What We Offer
  • Estimated salary: $120,000 - $180,000 per year.
  • A great benefits package and competitive pay.
  • A hybrid work environment with a great downtown location.

Adams Dearborn is a Chicago-based professional staffing and executive search firm specializing in Accounting and Finance, Human Resources, Engineering, and Supply Chain.



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