Overview
The organization is seeking an Energy Market Advisor to support and grow the Energy Strategies group within Energy Advisory Services (EAS). This role focuses on power market modeling, production cost modeling, integrated resource planning, and strategic advisory services to help clients navigate complex market dynamics and regulatory environments, as well as energy transition challenges.
This is a remote position supporting clients and projects across the U.S. and internationally. Work involves collaborating directly with utilities, system operators, and project developers, providing financial and strategic guidance to senior client leadership, and supporting client-facing advisory engagements from early concept through execution.
Responsibilities
Energy Market Modeling & Analysis
- Develop and maintain advanced power market models (e.g., PLEXOS and similar) to support:
- Power price forecasting
- Capacity expansion planning
- Congestion, curtailment, and nodal price analysis
- Conduct integrated resource planning (IRP) and scenario analysis to evaluate generation portfolios and system reliability
Strategic Advisory & Project Delivery
- Support infrastructure advisory engagements across:
- Renewable and conventional generation
- Transmission systems
- Oil & gas and nuclear assets
- Deliver technical due diligence and investment analysis for energy infrastructure projects
- Produce client-ready deliverables, including reports, models, and presentations
- Manage multiple concurrent projects in fast-paced environments
Data Analytics & Tool Development
- Analyze large datasets using Python, Excel, R, and SQL to generate actionable insights
- Build and enhance internal analytical tools and market intelligence products
- Design scenario-based models incorporating:
- Market rules
- Policy and regulatory frameworks
- Economic and operational constraints
Market Research & Insights
- Monitor trends in:
- Energy markets and pricing dynamics
- Regulatory and policy developments
- Emerging generation and storage technologies
- Translate research into forward-looking market perspectives to guide client strategy
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with multidisciplinary teams across engineering, economics, and policy
- Engage stakeholders to align modeling assumptions and planning outputs
- Contribute to knowledge sharing and internal capability development
Other Responsibilities
- Support contract review processes in coordination with legal
- Perform additional duties as assigned
- Travel required: 25%+
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Energy Systems, Engineering, Finance/Economics or related field
- 7+ years of experience (equivalent) in:
- Energy market modeling
- Utility planning or infrastructure advisory
- Strong experience with:
- PLEXOS or similar power system modeling tools
- Electricity markets (e.g., ISO/RTO structures such as ERCOT, PJM, MISO, etc).
- Understanding of financial instruments (e.g., accounting, taxation) underpinning financial analysis
- General understanding of financial theory underpinning weighted average cost of capital calculations (e.g., capital asset pricing model)
- Experience supporting Integrated Resource Plans (IRPs)
Preferred Qualifications
- PhD or Master’s Degree
- Experience leading Integrated Resource Plans (IRPs)
- Knowledge of capacity markets and transmission planning
- Background in transmission integration, renewable and thermal generation integration, energy transition, or hydropower systems
- Certifications such as:
- Professional Engineer Registration / Engineer in Training (EIT)
Compensation & Benefits
Compensation
- Expected Salary (all locations): $106,100 - $189,000
- Expected Salary (Colorado only): $106,100 - $157,500
The compensation range may vary based on education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, internal equity, and specific geographic location. The organization reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation depending on circumstances not related to sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.
Benefits
Benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.
Location
- Remote position supporting clients and projects across the U.S. and internationally.
- The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.