Director, Origination and Trading – Power and Renewables

Director, Origination and Trading, Heartland Generation Ltd.

Heartland Generation is an affiliate of Energy Capital Partners and was created on September 30, 2019 through the acquisition of power generation facilities in Alberta and British Columbia. Heartland Generation’s portfolio includes ten facilities with an aggregate generating capacity of 2,650 megawatts. These facilities provide reliable, affordable energy to customers across Western Canada. With integrity, agility and a deep dedication to building trust, Heartland Generation powers and empowers the lives of their customers and the communities where they live and work.

Based in Calgary and reporting to the Chief Commercial Officer, the Director, Origination & Trading will play a key role in leading the Heartland wholesale teams with a customer and middle market focus. This leadership role is responsible for the development and execution of forward financial strategies and commodity price management as well as overseeing the optimization and trading functions.

As the ideal candidate for this role, you have a proven history of originating and trading Alberta based energy commodities with a keen understanding of the Alberta power generation market. You have established relationships with a large customer base and wholesale counterparties. Your pragmatic approach is underpinned by well-developed communications skills that foster collaboration. As this role is a leadership position, experience leveraging the diverse expertise of talented teams is essential. A driven professional with a desire to shape strategy and enhance functions in a dynamic hands-on environment will thrive in this lynchpin role. Ideally, you have a related post-secondary degree with fifteen plus years of corporate experience gained in the Western Canadian power industry.

Heartland Generation is seeking Powerplayers to enhance their elite team; leverage your experience and elevate your career in this critical leadership position.