Jobs · Information Technology · Texas

Market Analyst, Commercial Markets & Data Analytics

Priority Power · Greater Houston · 1 mo ago
Information TechnologyFull-time

About the role

Priority Power is the energy partner delivering the systems, expertise, and execution, required to power enterprise growth. Through our integrated multi-service offering spanning strategy, supply, infrastructure, and operations, we develop and operate mission critical energy solutions for organizations navigating today's complex energy landscape.

The Market Analyst supports power and natural gas forward curve marking, data analytics, and customer-facing market communication, with a focus on ERCOT and PJM. This role is flexible in level, from junior analyst to a more experienced hire, depending on the candidate's background. Prior experience with ERCOT, PJM, or other ISOs is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

  • Mark and maintain forward price curves for ERCOT and PJM power products.
  • Pull, clean, and manipulate data from Databricks, PostgreSQL, and Amazon Athena/S3, and build ad hoc and permanent visualizations and dashboards in Tableau.
  • Write SQL queries and manage data pulls across multiple database environments in support of recurring and one-off analysis.
  • Maintain and analyze large Excel workbooks; perform ad hoc analysis in Excel as needed.
  • Apply analytical methods, including basic statistical analysis, to identify pricing trends across power markets.
  • Help build and deliver customer-facing market update decks; present market moves and analysis directly to customers and to internal sales teams.
  • Write and publish quarterly market recaps and outlooks covering ERCOT and PJM fundamentals.
  • Identify opportunities to improve or automate existing analytics and reporting processes and build the tools to implement them.
  • Partner with Commercial Markets leadership and internal teams to align market commentary and analysis with broader company messaging.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in quantitative field (Finance, Economics, Statistics, or related), or equivalent experience.
  • Comfort working with data in Excel, with a willingness to develop skills in SQL, Python, and Tableau on the job.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present analysis clearly to non-technical audiences.
  • High attention to detail, particularly in customer-facing materials.
  • Genuine interest in power and natural gas markets, and a desire to build deep market expertise over time.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Working knowledge of ERCOT and/or PJM power market structure, natural gas fundamentals, and forward curve marking.
  • Prior experience in energy trading, risk management, or market analytics.
  • Experience producing recurring market commentary or research publications.
  • Comfort using AI tools to support drafting market summaries, building presentations, and analyzing data.
  • Proficiency in SQL, Tableau, and/or Python, including experience pulling and managing data from relational databases (PostgreSQL and/or Databricks/Athena).
  • Experience building or maintaining automated data pipelines (Python, Databricks, AWS).
  • Familiarity with ancillary services markets, 4CP, and related ERCOT-specific market mechanics.

Why Choose Priority Power?

At Priority Power, we’re more than just an energy company—we’re a purpose-driven team dedicated to transforming the future of energy through meaningful work, empowered people, and enduring partnerships.

We invite mission-minded professionals to grow with us in a culture defined by trust, collaboration, and real outcomes. Our culture is rooted in doing what’s right for our clients, our communities, and each other.

We offer a flexible work environment, and we are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity in our workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability.

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