Power Market Engineer

Description

• Conduct technical and business-related risk assessments that evaluate impacts associated with rules implemented by regulatory agencies.
• Researching about the US power markets (PJM, MISO, NEISO, SPP, CAISO, WECC, SERC, ERCOT, NYISO) and assisting for the production cost & capacity expansion models development which can be utilized for the power price forecasting and congestion & curtailment risk evaluation.
• Developing presentation materials that communicate clearly the analyses performed and conveying insights that help developers better serve their utility customers.
• Support multiple ad hoc projects inclusive of those above, completing them in a timely manner.
• Perform forecasts and evaluations utilizing power supply planning software such as capacity optimization and hourly dispatch software models.
• Extracting key operational characteristics and market assumptions from internal sources and third-party databases like S&P Global and Velocity Suite.
• Analyze life-cycle costs by developing and incorporating technical assumptions regarding capital costs, operation and maintenance costs, performance estimates, and economic assumptions and forecasts.
• Perform a broad range of studies and other consulting services to support electric utilities and asset developers to make decisions backed by business and engineering analysis regarding their investments and power supply requirements, such as integrated resource planning, market assessments, valuations, and power supply RFP evaluations.

Requirements

• Excellent written and oral communications skills.
• A willingness to learn new service offerings as client needs and the market requires changes to the service offerings provided by our group.
• Knowledge of the US power market is preferred.
• Strong data management, analysis, and presentation skills (Excel, PowerPoint)
• Master's degree in Power / Energy systems is preferred or bachelor’s in electrical engineering is must.
• 2-3 years of experience in production cost modeling, and/or power market economics analysis using industry-standard models such as PROMOD or PLEXOS.
• Strong understanding of US power market economics.
• Strong attention to detail, facilitation, team building, collaboration, organization and problem-solving skills.
• Prior experience associated with electric utility operations, planning, or consulting is preferred.
• Sophisticated data management and statistical analysis skills using Excel VBA, Power BI, R and Python
• Strong understanding of the economics underlying electric power generation and background in power sector modeling, resource cost-benefit analysis, or related complex system modeling.
• Experience with production cost models (PLEXOS, PROMOD, etc.) is preferred.
• Ability to work methodically and analytically in a quantitative problem-solving environment.
• Experience in evaluating complex technical and financial issues independently, developing recommendations, action plans, and managing multiple complex assignments simultaneously.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance