Power & Gas Analyst

Energy Edge Consulting, LLC provides energy consulting and advisory services to commercial, industrial and institutional consumers of energy as well as energy providers and producers and other organizations involved in the energy industry in North America and Europe and is seeking a Power & Gas Analyst.

The successful candidate will be highly self-motivated and work well within a close-knit, dynamic team of bright, driven energy consulting professionals. This is an in-office position where the individual will be in the Houston office, along with the firm’s Operations & Analytics Team, Director of Analytics & Advisory Services, and one of the Principal/Founding Partners. As mentioned further in the posting, experience in the energy industry is preferred but not required.

Position Overview

Ideally, the candidate will possess the skills to perform the following duties:

- Provide direct analytical support to existing and/or prospective clients

- Perform various analyses on energy market issues for client deliverables

- Develop and prepare reports and statistical information for client reporting requirements

- Develop reporting dashboards and visualizations that can enhance current client-specific and internal reporting

- Perform modeling studies using specialized software for short- and long-range forecasts directly and indirectly related to natural gas, renewables, and energy contracts

- Monitor industry activities and trends and keep current on regulatory developments.

- Generate analysis for ISO-specific market opportunities and make recommendations to the Client Manager

- Fulfill fundamental and technical data requests from market sources, including requesting usage/spend data from utilities, retail suppliers, billing portals, and other platforms

- Model electricity and natural gas tariff rates

- Generate client-facing reports in Microsoft Excel

- Develop and run complex models to support structured energy products, including renewables, wholesale transactions, swaps, and demand response

- Audit monthly invoices for complex billing structures

- Hedge gas and electricity on behalf of our clients

- Perform evaluations on distributed generation (solar PV, prime electricity, backup electricity, microturbines, etc.) and demand response opportunities on behalf of clients in regulated and deregulated regions

- Perform evaluations of solar, wind, and battery storage opportunities at the hourly or sub-hourly level to determine optimal project selection, generation, and dispatch profiles for clients

- Once hired, the analyst is expected to develop basic understanding and implementation of Python, R, or some other analytical or statistical programming language to support the firm’s existing reporting and create efficiencies in new analysis

Qualifications

A. Education and Experience

- Education:

 Bachelor’s Degree (accredited) in Business or other related fields (Business, Economics, Finance, Engineering, etc.)

- Experience (preferred but not required):

 Minimum of 2 years of experience in a role within the electricity or natural gas industry (preferred), or alternatively finance or consulting industries.

- Experience in risk management and/or energy modeling

- High degree of familiarity with retail electricity and natural gas markets (product types, contract terms, etc.)

- Understanding of differences and basic market constructs of ERCOT, PJM, CAISO, MISO, etc.

- Knowledge of principles of risk management and general knowledge of electricity/natural gas markets and hedging

B. Competencies and Skills

- Demonstrated proficiency in MS Office Suite, including being highly proficient in MS Excel and PowerPoint

- Strong ability to analyze large data sets in MS Excel, utilizing advanced functions, formulas, pivot tables and VBA script effectively and efficiently.

- Familiarity with Python, R, or some other analytical or statistical programming language and/or ability to leverage AI platforms to develop solutions using these resources

- Strong mathematical, statistics, analytical skills and ability to implement in a commercial environment

- Strong interpersonal and communication skills; experience in effectively communicating key data, including presentations to senior management, outside partners, and clients

- High-level of attention to detail with the critical thinking skills to validate his/her own work independently to ensure accuracy

- Ability and desire to communicate commercial concepts and information about electricity and natural gas markets to colleagues and clients at all levels of the management structure

- Ability to prioritize, track, and complete multiple projects within deadlines and competing demands

- Ability to work under general supervision and to think independently to deal with potentially stressful situations requiring critical time-sensitive responses to challenges so that appropriate solutions can be executed within a limited time frame

- Business problem-solving skills and judgment to analyze and solve issues and provide solutions for resolution

- Ability to communicate effectively and concisely, both orally and in writing

- Appreciation for time-sensitive deadlines and the importance of tracking and meeting these deadlines

Benefits

- Benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Company-provided 401k contribution; employees also receive Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days