Power Trading Analyst

Main Purpose:

- Maintain, refine, and update energy market databases and recurring reports, ensuring deliverables reflect the latest data and evolving market conditions.

- Design and implement automated workflows to streamline modelling and regular report updates.

- Support the development and maintenance of national and regional supply-demand balances for natural gas; run inputs for zonal and nodal power dispatch models, assisting commercial trading and development teams.

- Monitor, summarize, and communicate major industry news, regulatory updates, and market-moving announcements in both gas and power markets.

- Provide clear explanations on the dynamics of forward curves and differences with internal views.

- Analyse and identify trends driving short-, mid- and long-term congestion across ISOs (particularly ISONE, NYISO, PJM, and ERCOT); maintain a solid grasp of North American energy fundamentals for natural gas.

- Develop and build models and analytics from scratch as needed, ensuring robust and efficient processes.

- Clearly articulate quantitative findings and market perspectives, providing context and rationale for views.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities:

Technical Skills

- Strong quantitative and analytical abilities, with experience in statistical modelling/ handling and interpreting energy sector data.

- Strong programming skills in Python for data analysis and modelling are required.

- Proficiency with SQL for database management and querying.

- Proficiency with data visualization tools like Tableau, Power BI. Experience developing front-end visualizations using Python libraries such as Dash or Streamlit is helpful.

- Comfortable with ISO data sets, especially nodal LMPs and transmission topology.

- Proven analytical capability and familiarity with ISO topology, congestion patterns, and power plant dispatch, with emphasis on major US ISOs and the North American pipeline and supply network.

- Ability to explain how nodal basis is influenced by infrastructure changes such as transmission upgrades or plant changes.

- Experience working with market models like PLEXOS, PROMOD, AURORA, or GPCM is highly valued.

Education & Experience

- Bachelor’s or Master's degree in a quantitative field such as Engineering, Mathematics, Finance, Economics, or a related science.

- 2–5 years of professional experience in energy markets—preferably in trading, consulting, or infrastructure evaluation.

- Direct experience working on a trading desk or in a front-office environment is helpful.

Key Relationships and Department Overview:

Directly supporting the North American Power Trading desk.