Director, Research - Power Markets - 26149D 2 Locations

Description

The Director, Research – Power Markets role at Enverus supports the analytical validation and QA/QC process for long-term forecasting efforts. This is a client-facing role within the Power and Energy Transition Intelligence organization, collaborating with product management and leadership.

Performance Objectives

• Own and maintain the QA/QC and analytical validation process for long-term price outputs and ensure it is executed as a required step before shipment.
• Act as a market-informed, constructive skeptic on assumptions, scenarios, outputs, and interpretation.
• Ensure relevant internal expertise is engaged at the right points in the cycle and that key input is incorporated or explicitly considered.
• Define the review cadence, validation checklist, issue-tracking approach, and criteria for surfacing material concerns.
• Advise senior leadership on forecast validity risks and areas that need sharper judgment or stronger process discipline.
• Operate effectively in a remote environment by influencing through structure, written clarity, trusted working relationships, and a strong external presence with clients and prospects.
• Contribute directly to research production and interpretation so that published views are analytically rigorous and commercially supportable.
• Represent Enverus on customer calls, prospect discussions, and selected market-facing presentations as a senior individual contributor.

Competitive Candidate Profile

• Deep North American power-market experience, ideally including direct participation in trading, portfolio management, asset optimization, commercial strategy, or market analysis.
• Experience using, challenging, or governing power-market forecasts in real commercial settings.
• Strong judgment about the difference between a meaningful issue and background noise.
• Ability to build and run disciplined review processes, not just offer opinions on results.
• Strong written and verbal communication, especially the ability to turn disagreement into clear decision support.
• Comfort operating as a senior individual contributor in front of clients, including customer calls, travel, and presentations that explain market views and research implications.
• Comfort with and effectiveness at influencing teams and effective collaboration.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Electrical Engineering/ Economics/ Computer Science, or related field with an outstanding record of academic achievement and demonstrated aptitude for analytics.