Senior Analyst – Energy Analytics

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Energy Analytics Analyst who is highly analytical, detail-oriented, and driven to deliver business results. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience in deregulated retail electricity and/or wholesale power markets, with a strong understanding of ERCOT and PJM market fundamentals, load forecasting, price formation, risk management, and supply portfolio optimization.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance analytical solutions supporting wholesale power, retail energy, risk management, and supply optimization activities.
• Build, maintain, and improve load, price growth margin forecasting and market intelligence models for ERCOT and PJM markets.
• Support trading, risk, supply management and marketing teams through scenario analysis, position evaluation, exposure reporting, pricing support and market research.
• Design and develop scalable data pipelines, datasets, and analytics tools using SQL and Python.
• Leverage Generative AI, large language models (LLMs), and machine learning techniques to improve business efficiency, automate workflows, and enhance forecasting capabilities.
• Create dashboards, reports, and visualizations that enable stakeholders to make informed business decisions.
• Partner with technology, commercial, risk, and operations teams to translate business requirements into analytical solutions.
• Lead analytics projects from requirements gathering through development, testing, deployment, and ongoing support.
• Communicate complex analytical findings and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve existing processes, data quality, forecasting methodologies, and business workflows.
• Perform ad hoc analysis and assist with critical business needs as required.

Required Competencies

• Analytical - Proven problem-solving capability with strong analytical skills including statistical analysis,
• Stakeholder Engagement – Understands the importance of seeking out relationships and working with others toward a shared goal.
• Effective Communication - Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Agility - Demonstrate willingness to modify position as needed to meet the needs of the business.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree Required in Finance, Economics or any other quantitative hard science.
• 5+ years of industry experience of applying the modelling techniques in successful business applications
• Strong interpersonal skills with capability to work collaboratively with technical and non-technical teams.
• Strong understanding of ERCOT market structure and fundamentals; familiarity with PJM markets preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills coupled with deep analytical capabilities.
• Hands-on experience supporting retail power and/or wholesale power businesses through load forecasting, price forecasting, market analytics, risk management, and supply portfolio optimization initiatives.
• Strong verbal and writing skills
• Ability to multitask and work under multiple deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage projects from inception through successful implementation.
• Self-motivated and ability to work in a collaborative environment where teamwork and independent work ethic is essential.
• Deadline-oriented with an ability to prioritize tasks.
• Strong decision-making skills in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong knowledge in programming (Python, SQL), visualization tools (Plotly, PowerBI)
• Self-starter with a strong work ethic, intellectual curiosity, and willingness to take ownership beyond defined responsibilities when necessary.
• Eligible to work in the USA for any employer without sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong technical knowledge on time series modelling (GBM, LSTM) and deep learning/generative AI (CNN, VAE, GAN)
• Thorough understanding of the analytical drivers of the energy industry including weather, consumption patterns, wholesale and retail prices, particularly for ERCOT and PJM markets
• Experience with ETRM systems, Dayzer, Yes Energy, Hitachi/Endur, Amperon, or similar energy market platforms.
• Working knowledge of Generative AI, large language models (LLMs), AI-assisted development tools, and practical business applications of AI.
• Experience developing AI-enabled analytics solutions, agents, copilots, or workflow automation tools.
• Knowledge of renewable generation, battery storage, natural gas markets, and power asset optimization.
• An advanced degree, preferably Ph.D, in Engineering, Math, Physics or in a related field of study

Compensation

$125,000 - $146,000 salary