Senior Consultant, Market Intelligence - ERCOT

Company Description

Established in 1998, Customized Energy Solutions is an energy advisory, software and services company that works closely with clients to navigate the wholesale and retail electricity markets across the United States and globally. We offer software solutions, back office operational support, and advisory and consulting services focused on asset optimization and energy market participation efficiency.

CES is also a third-party asset manager of more than 23,000 MWs of renewable and conventional generation resources across all ISOs in the United States, Ontario, Canada and Guam. CES empowers clients to achieve their goals by helping them navigate the evolving energy markets, complex market rules, and new energy technologies.

Our team of associates at CES is highly motivated, innovative, and passionate about providing excellent Services to our clients. We look for individuals interested in growing with our company, and working in an exciting, open, and collegial work environment. Our main office is located in Philadelphia, with satellite offices in the US, Canada, Japan, India, Netherlands, UAE and Vietnam.

Job Description

Customized Energy Solutions is a fast-growing and successful energy services and consulting company. The primary responsibilities for this position are to advise clients, attend and participate in ERCOT stakeholder meetings, Public Utility Commission of Texas open meetings, and related ERCOT Market conferences, seminars, and workshops, and write succinct reports, with analysis where appropriate, on important presentations, announcements, discussions, and other developments from those meetings for internal and external clients. Qualified candidates for this position will be able to work independently and collaboratively, and will possess strong communication and analytical skills. 

Position Responsibilities

• Market IQ service
  • Attend and participate in stakeholder meetings and, within days of each meeting, write succinct reports, with analysis where appropriate, on important presentations, announcements, discussions, and other developments from those meetings for internal and external clients.
  • As appropriate, tailor reporting and analysis according to clients’ commercial interests (e.g., generation, transmission, load, trading) and according to financial, policy, legal, and technical perspectives and considerations.
  • Independently identify and define issues according to clients’ commercial interests.
  • Recommend appropriate courses of action according to clients’ commercial interests.
  • Provide “real-time” reporting and analysis on developments with immediate and significant commercial impacts on clients.
  • Work closely with clients and stay familiar with their interests by addressing clients’ questions in a timely manner and conducting regular (monthly, quarterly) conference calls.
• Consulting service
  • Initiate and support consulting projects related to ERCOT and the Texas Energy Market and other RTO/ISO markets and operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum five (5) years energy industry experience required
• Relevant college degree or equivalent experience required
• Relevant graduate degree or advanced industry training preferred
• Knowledge of RTO/ISO energy, operating reserves, capacity, and CRR markets required
• Knowledge of RTO/ISO transmission planning and generation interconnection processes preferred
• Strong ERCOT and related Texas Energy Market knowledge/experience required
• Strong writing skills required
• Experience writing under tight deadlines preferred
• Strong analytical/quantitative skills and experience required
• Strong verbal and public presentation skills preferred
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively required
• Business development orientation preferred

Location

• Austin, TX preferred, consideration will be given to other locations.

Travel

• Periodic trips to attend ERCOT and Client/Potential Client meetings or to HQ in Philadelphia.

Additional Information

Customized Energy Solutions offers competitive salary commensurate with experience. Benefits include performance bonus and profit-sharing Medical Savings Account, comprehensive health Insurance, disability insurance, life insurance, and 401K matching and tuition reimbursement. Excellent opportunities for advancement.

Customized Energy Solutions provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.