Director/Manager, Energy Strategy & Economics

About the role

The Director/Manager, Energy Strategy & Economics serves as the analytical engine behind Aligned’s commercial energy decisions. This role develops and owns enterprise energy economic models to evaluate and compare power supply strategies—including utility supply, third-party generation, energy storage (BESS), and hybrid solutions—and translates technical, market, and commercial inputs into bankable financial analyses.

Responsibilities

• Develop, own, and continuously improve enterprise energy economic and financial models to evaluate power supply alternatives (utility service, third-party generation/PPAs, BESS, and hybrid solutions) across U.S. markets.
• Translate technical, market, and commercial inputs into investment-grade lifecycle economics, including cash flow modeling, LCOE/LCOE-like comparisons, risk-adjusted costs, and key sensitivities (shape, basis, congestion, curtailment, escalation, and policy/change-in-law).
• Build scenario and Monte Carlo/sensitivity frameworks (as appropriate) to quantify market exposure and uncertainty across competing supply strategies and contract structures.
• Develop price forecasts and forward views (energy, capacity/RA, basis/congestion and ancillary services where relevant), integrating market fundamentals, tariff/rule impacts, and vendor/third-party intelligence to support long-term procurement strategy.
• Provide analytical support for energy transactions and negotiations (RFP evaluation, bid leveling, term sheet analytics, and contract value drivers), including clear articulation of risks, mitigants, and recommended positions.
• Partner cross-functionally with Development, Utility Infrastructure, Operations, Finance, and Legal to align model assumptions with site constraints, interconnection/energization schedules, load profiles, and commercial priorities.
• Maintain portfolio models that consolidate load, contracted supply, and market exposures; quantify hedge effectiveness and recommend optimization actions across volume, shape, basis, congestion, capacity/RA, and renewable attributes.
• Create decision-quality materials (investment memos, approval packages, and executive summaries) that translate complex analytics into clear recommendations, including economics, sensitivities, and key commercial terms.
• Establish modeling standards, documentation, and controls to ensure transparency, auditability, and consistent treatment of inputs/assumptions across markets and deal types; manage internal and third-party data sources.
• Monitor market, regulatory, and policy developments (utility tariffs, ISO/RTO rules, state programs, FERC actions) and quantify impacts to portfolio economics and future procurement optionality.
• Present market outlooks, model results, and procurement recommendations to senior leadership; support Board-level updates and investment committee discussions as needed.
• Support negotiations by developing scenario-based pricing guardrails, counterparty comparisons, and “what has to be true” thresholds; quantify value of flexibility, optionality, and risk transfer provisions.
• Lead or mentor analysts (as applicable) and coordinate with external consultants to scale modeling capacity and ensure high-quality, timely delivery of analyses supporting active deals and long-range planning.
• Able to travel up to 20%.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience building and owning energy market and project finance models, including lifecycle cash flow analysis, scenario/sensitivity analysis, and evaluation of utility vs. competitive supply, generation, and storage options.
• 10+ years’ experience in energy economics, power markets, commercial analytics, strategy, procurement, trading/portfolio analytics, or related roles, with strong understanding of ISO/RTO and bilateral market structures, utility tariffs, and regulatory/policy drivers impacting long-term supply economics.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proficiency in Excel, Python, and SQL.

Skills

• Energy economics
• Power markets
• Commercial analytics
• Strategy
• Procurement
• Trading
• Portfolio analytics

Benefits

• Health Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts: HSA with employer contribution for eligible participants. FSA's offered for health and dependent care to increase tax savings
• Retirement Savings: 401(k) plan with company match
• Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay: Includes sick and safe leave as required by Maryland law
• Company-Sponsored Insurance: Short-Term Disability, Life Insurance, and Long-Term Disability (with medical election)
• Optional Benefits: Voluntary life, critical illness, legal, and additional disability coverage
• Wellness Programs: Employee assistance program (EAP), Wellhub gym membership, and other wellness initiatives

Pay

Competitive salary commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Full-time position.