Calpine

Director Risk Analysis

LocationHouston, TX
Job TypeFull-time

About This Job

Calpine Corporation is America's largest generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources with operations in competitive power markets. Its fleet of 77 power plants in operation represents over 27,000 megawatts of generation capacity. Through wholesale power operations and its retail businesses, Calpine serves customers in 22 states and Canada. Its clean, efficient, modern and flexible fleet uses advanced technologies to generate power in a low-carbon and environmentally responsible manner.

The company was established on the premise that a strong commitment to the environment is inextricably linked to excellence in power generation and corporate responsibility. Since its founding in 1984, Calpine has led the power industry in its unwavering commitment to environmental stewardship. In addition, its renewable geothermal plants use steam generated deep below the earth's surface to produce clean, renewable electricity.

Job Summary: (includes but is not limited to the following, other duties may be assigned):

Responsible for assessing and managing market risk exposure related to energy markets, including electricity, fuel, and other commodities. Utilize and build analytical tools and reports to create and distribute market risk information to various users within Calpine, including members of the front office, senior management, and accounting, among others.


Responsibilities include:

Communicates risk exposures to the CRO and other members of management
Develop risk models and reports that accurately capture material risks specific to market/asset/region and trading strategy.
Assist with ongoing monitoring of portfolio risk including providing commentary on new activity, market events and liquidity.
Collaborates with internal stakeholders to formulate Calpine’s risk management policies.
Adherence to risk management policies with focus on maintaining effective controls for trading and business processes, including review of valuation methodologies.
Interact with traders, originators, accounting staff, and management to understand and answer questions about portfolio positions, changes, and risk factors.
Collaborate with IT organization to improve the underlying risk system infrastructure (models, calculations, data flows, reports, etc.).
Preparation of materials for Risk Management Committee meetings
Other duties as assigned


Education & Experience

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent
Previous work leadership or senior level contributor experience including understanding of energy markets and identifying risks in energy transactions.
Typically requires minimum of 10+ years in area of specialization.


Job Scope and Span of Control

Accomplishes work through others; defines functional objectives.
Partners with peers within across the organization to achieved business objectives


Decision Making & Impact

Decisions typically related to resources, project approach, and tactical operations.
Results have significant impact on costs and the achievement of department objectives or project-based goals.
Identifies opportunities which make a significant difference to the performance of multiple department functions and possibly organization-wide impact.


Work Complexity & Independent

Receives assignments in the form of objectives and determines tactical approach, resources, schedules and goals.
Works within general guidelines; applies advanced technical knowledge to solve moderately complex problems for a function.
Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals
Ability to analyze large volumes of data and present results in a clear, concise written and oral form
Strong model-building skills; experienced with analytical and data manipulation applications such as Excel, SQL, Visual Basic, R, and other programming languages preferred.


Additional Calpine Information

Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities.
Calpine is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment and need special assistance or an accommodation to use our website or to apply for a position, please send an e-mail with your request to hrrecruitment@calpine.com. Determination on requests for reasonable accommodation are made on case-by-case basis.

Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP here

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

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