Manager, Transmission Market Analysis
About The Position
As the Manager, Transmission Market Analysis, you will be responsible for helping enhance, elevate, and drive our in-house market analysis and forecasting capabilities. This role will help shape the future of our projects by leveraging historical market and pricing data as well as in-house and third-party forecast data to inform future strategies. You will help implement industry software tools and collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure our analyses are robust, accurate, and actionable. As a critical driver behind our market analysis efforts, you will play a key role in helping to shape the direction of Scout's greenfield development and acquisitions targets. As a SME with experience in production cost modeling, stochastic dispatch analysis, and/or transmission congestion assessment, you will be instrumental in providing analysis and insights that drive key decisions across our development, origination, structuring, M&A, financing, and asset management teams. By aiding in the continued calibration of industry-leading software and bringing additional technical depth to the Scout team you will empower us to forecast market trends with accuracy and efficiency. You will report to the Director, Transmission Market Analysis.
Requirements
- Ideal candidate has 6 to 8 years of experience in the energy industry with significant experience in market analysis, price forecasting, or similar analytical role. The candidate must have established expertise in the power markets throughout the U.S.
- Minimum of 3 years experience with Security Constrained Economic Dispatch (SCED) modeling using tools like PROMOD, Encompass, Dayzer, PLEXOS, AURORA, UPLAN, PROBE
- Knowledge in production cost and stochastic dispatch modeling for all generation resource types. Experience in conducting transmission congestion and curtailment analyses, including security-constrained economic dispatch (SCED) modeling.
- Bachelor’s degree in in Engineering, Economics, Mathematics, Finance or a related field.
- Proficiency with market analysis resources (e.g. VelocitySuite, YesEnergy) and strong Excel skills.
- Strong experience in data mining and working with large datasets; Programming skills preferred (e.g. Python, SQL, R)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Excel, and Word
- Strong financial modelling skills, understanding of tax equity structures is a plus
- Strong verbal, written, and visual communication skills.
- Ability to concisely frame issues by providing context, analysis, recommendations and risk/benefit tradeoffs, both in written, verbal, and presentation format, to project teams and to senior management.
- Willing and available to travel as needed (10%+).
- Strong project management, process development, and team-building skills. Experience working with cross-functional internal and external technical advisors and stakeholders.
- Ability to prioritize and deliver top-quality work product in multiple areas in a fast-paced work environment without direct supervision.
- Experience using influence rather than authority to achieve desired outcomes.
- Authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship.
- This role is not eligible for sponsorship.
Nice To Haves
- Programming skills preferred (e.g. Python, SQL, R)
Responsibilities
- Market Analysis, Forecasting, and Support
- New Project Development and Origination Support
- Structuring, Asset Management, M&A, and Financing Support
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- Team Building and Leadership
Benefits
- Scout offers a full range of benefits, including medical/dental/vision insurance with attractive premiums, 401(k) match, STD, LTD, an Employee Assistance Program, and a range of optional supplemental insurance coverage.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
