Director, Market Analysis

Calpine
United States, Texas, Houston
Nov 08, 2024
Description Calpine Corporation is America's largest generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources with operations in competitive power markets. Its fleet of 77 power plants in operation represents over 27,000 megawatts of generation capacity. Through wholesale power operations and its retail businesses, Calpine serves customers in 22 states and Canada. Its clean, efficient, modern and flexible fleet uses advanced technologies to generate power in a low-carbon and environmentally responsible manner. The company was established on the premise that a strong commitment to the environment is inextricably linked to excellence in power generation and corporate responsibility. Since its founding in 1984, Calpine has led the power industry in its unwavering commitment to environmental stewardship. In addition, its renewable geothermal plants use steam generated deep below the earth's surface to produce clean, renewable electricity. Job Summary (includes but is not limited to the following, other duties may be assigned) Primarily responsible for fundamental modeling and market analysis. This includes developing and maintaining supply and demand models, designing and performing quantitative studies of historical and forecasted prices for energy commodities, capacity, related environmental credits and offsets utilizing advanced computing and programming skills. Research lead for market evaluation and analysis of new products and markets, including international drivers of domestic energy transition trajectory. Responsible for leading projects with significant individual ownership responsibility. Works as part of a team including higher and lower level team members. Job Responsibilities The person in this role will be engaged in analyzing all markets in which Calpine participates. Some key activities include: Developing or improving models to forecast supply and demand in key markets Developing or improving models to forecast commodity prices Analysis of environmental regulations and resulting impact on markets Fundamental research Creating presentation materials Presenting analysis results to members of the senior management team Job Requirements Bachelors or advanced economics, mathematics, business, engineering, or other quantitative discipline with at least 10+ years of experience in energy sector is required. Knowledge base should cover a subset of the following topics: Power, natural gas, and emissions markets Familiarity with research tools such as ABB-Ventyx Energy Velocity, SNL, and Bloomberg Familiarity with modeling languages such as Python, R, or Matlab Familiarity with Power plant operations and technology (conventional and renewable) Strong Microsoft Power Point skills Strong verbal and written communication skills. Works within broad guidelines; able to work independently with minimal supervision; Team player who is used to diving into issues, brainstorming solutions, and learning new methods and tools to address; results oriented. Additional Calpine Information Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities. Calpine is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment and need special assistance or an accommodation to use our website or to apply for a position, please send an e-mail with your request to hrrecruitment@calpine.com. Determination on requests for reasonable accommodation are made on case-by-case basis. Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP here Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)