Foundation Skills and :
• Experience with energy market modelling
• High level of numeracy, computer, and web literacy.
• Strong foundational skills and understanding of energy economics for power market fundamentals and economic concepts of power markets
• Knowledge of production cost modelling software’s like PLEXOS (preferred), Aurora or Pro-mod, or similar
• Expert knowledge of Power Plant/Natural Gas Economics, Power Systems, Gas supply chain, Operation research/Optimization techniques, statistics, and Energy (Power &/ Gas) Markets/Industry
• Knowledge and experience with transmission planning and nodal market modeling including generator mapping, assessing N-x contingencies, understanding and troubleshooting nodal model infeasibilities and other planning related power flow analysis
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously, direct other analyst productively, and oversee projects/assignments through from start to finish.
• Self-starter, organized, persistent, goal driven, has a can-do attitude, takes challenges as opportunities to perform and add value
• Diligent, systematic, and pays attention to detail to ensure work accuracy and quality
• Punctual, Professional work and phone etiquette
Experience:
• 2 to 4 years of experience with Energy Modeling and Power Market Analysis.
• Knowledge of or experience working in several North American, European or Asian power markets
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to research and learn new techniques
• Experience in creating and analyzing energy data sets for power models
• Experience working at a market operator, project developer, or at a utility in planning or commercial operations would be an asset
• Knowledge of one or more energy economic modeling tools: PLEXOS, Aurora, PROMOD, PSO, Market Analytics and/or PROSYM
• Strong organizational skills, familiarity with Agile/Sprint Best Practices
• Expert skills using Excel, Power BI and similar tools