Electricity Market Consultant - Southwest Region

Company Description

Customized Energy Solutions (CES), a privately held company, is a leading service provider of market intelligence and operational support services to companies participating in the retail and wholesale electric and natural gas markets. Utilizing deep know-how developed since the inception of the deregulated energy markets, CES provides accurate & timely analysis on regulatory changes, market opportunities, and operational efficiencies for electricity and natural gas commodities. Join a rapidly growing company in an exciting and dynamic work environment.  As one of the top 100 fastest growing companies in the Philadelphia region, Customized Energy Solutions offers an opportunity for significant professional growth. 

Customized Energy Solutions Ltd. has been recognized regionally and nationally for its impressive and sustained growth, including INC. 500 | 5000 and The Philadelphia Business Journal as a Top 100 Companies in Philadelphia, Hall of Fame for five or more consecutive years. It was ranked as one of the “Best Places to Work” by the Philadelphia Business Journal.

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 in Philadelphia, with satellite offices in various U.S. states, Canada, Japan, India and Vietnam.

Job Description

We are looking for a talented and hard-working individual with a minimum of five years experience in the deregulated electric industry to support the Electricity Market analysis consulting and daily market operations work of Customized Energy Solutions. This position will be largely focused on assisting with the management of Customized Energy Solutions’ wholesale market generation and load clients, including, settlement, scheduling, and other back-office processes, primarily focusing on activity in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and secondary the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) markets. In order to support these functions, the candidate will need to become familiar with operational processes required to support our client’s business.  Must be able to work independently and as part of a team. Being detail oriented and a person of integrity are essential qualities, as is an ability to handle new tasks and manage multiple projects and competing priorities.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Coordination of scheduling activities & reporting for wholesale generation and load clients
• Assisting clients with/and performing the registration and testing of resources and Market Participants into the ERCOT market.  This includes coordinating with other CES teams (i.e. IT, SCADA, Networking, finance) to support resource start-up.
• Participate in market analysis projects focused on the ERCOT market, but possibly involving other areas of the deregulated energy markets.   
• Develop proposals for projects and communicate with clients or potential clients to revise, refine, and / or adapt proposals to client needs.
• Development of settlement reports, monitoring tools, and other methods of assisting wholesale generation or load clients in maximizing efficiency in the electric markets.
• Perform business development activities to expand CES’s client base and product offerings.

Qualifications

To effectively fulfill this role, the Energy Market Consultant needs to possess:

• Advanced knowledge of the RTO/ISO wholesale markets, specifically focusing on the ERCOT market
• A Bachelors Degree or equivalent
• Experience in performing project research and/or consulting services
• Experience with assets and load participating in the ERCOT market
• Strong analytical reasoning skills
• Understanding of generation project financial modeling
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Ability to be self directed as well as work well with others
• Analytical skill set with advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

Additional Information

Salary commensurate with experience and performance. First rate benefits package, including medical, dental, 401k, profit-sharing, life and disability insurance, and tuition reimbursement. Excellent opportunities for advancement for the right individual. CES’s Wholesale Team works from employee home offices in Central Texas.  Ideally the candidate is based in Central Texas, but other home office locations would be considered for the right candidate.  Likewise the candidate is welcome to work from our center city Philadelphia, Pennsylvania main office. 

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.