Power Markets Analyst
Job title: Power Markets Analyst
Location: New York City
Job Overview:
Our client is seeking an Analyst to support the commercial management and optimization of a diverse fleet of thermal and hydro generation assets. This individual will play a key role in asset value maximization, commercial hedging, market analysis, and strategic decision-making across North American power markets. The position offers exposure to generation portfolio management, structured transactions, asset optimization, and long-term commercial strategy.
Responsibilities
- Analyze power market fundamentals, pricing dynamics, and generation economics to support commercial decision-making.
- Evaluate and develop hedging strategies to manage revenue volatility and optimize asset performance.
- Support asset optimization activities, including bidding strategy analysis, outage economics, fuel considerations, and dispatch-related commercial decisions.
- Conduct asset valuations, forecasting, and scenario analysis for thermal and hydro generation assets.
- Assess merchant and contracted revenue opportunities across power markets.
- Monitor market trends, regulatory developments, and commodity fundamentals impacting generation assets.
- Provide analytical support for acquisitions, development projects, and strategic portfolio initiatives.
- Build and maintain quantitative models used for forecasting, valuation, and risk assessment.
- Partner with commercial, origination, development, and portfolio management teams to identify and execute value-enhancing opportunities.
- Present market insights and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, Energy Management, or a related field.
- 2-7+ years of experience in power markets, energy analytics, asset optimization, commercial strategy, energy marketing, portfolio management, or a related field.
- Strong understanding of North American power markets and generation asset economics.
- Experience supporting thermal, hydro, renewable, or broader generation portfolios.
- Knowledge of hedging strategies, risk management, and revenue optimization concepts.
- Strong analytical and quantitative skillset with experience working with large datasets.
- Proficiency in Python, SQL, VBA, or similar analytical tools preferred.
- Experience with power market modeling, forecasting, or valuation tools is a plus.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to convey market insights to technical and commercial audiences.
- Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
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