Market Analyst – Power Trading Analytics

Job Description

Market Analyst – Power Trading Analytics | Wood Mackenzie

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Wood Mackenzie, a global leader in analytics, insights, and proprietary data across the energy and natural resources landscape. The company works with influential energy producers, utilities, financial institutions, and governments, providing an interconnected view of the entire value chain. This role is crucial for delivering industry-leading short-term power outlooks, helping clients identify risks, spot opportunities, and recalibrate their strategies in the complex energy system. The team’s research is highly utilized and helps clients succeed during the energy transition.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Primary Metropolitan Location
• Pay: $75000–$100000 yearly
• Team: Power Trading Analytics (PTA) team
• Mission: Serve as the driving force in the delivery of industry-leading short-term power outlooks based on a blend of proprietary and public data.
• Tech Stack: Python, Visual Basic, spatial modeling tools, data visualization tools, power flow applications

What You’ll Actually Do
• Leadership: Participate in and lead the daily operational tasks with the Market Associate/Analyst group.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure high-quality forecasts and analytics are provided to customers from the entire team.
• Model Operation: Operate models and support tools daily, including spatial, data visualization, and power flow applications, to solve problems in ISO markets.
• Risk Communication: Understand and communicate current-day/next-day operational and financial risk to clients transacting in the markets daily.
• Long-Term Outlooks: Provide insights and risks associated with longer-term congestion patterns, transmission upgrades, and outages through quarterly seasonal outlooks.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in economics, finance, math, stats, or an energy-related discipline, with growing expertise within the power industry.
• Experience: 2+ years of business or professional work experience, including previous experience in a power or trading vertical, and the ability to lead and train entry-level associates and analysts.
• Skills: Strong analytical capabilities, proficiency in fundamental power market research, ability to manipulate large datasets, and comfortable presenting complex ideas to clients and decision-makers.
• Bonus: Experience using programming languages such as Python, Visual Basic, or comparable languages.