Electricity Market Consultant - Southwest Region

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.

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.

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.