Market Associate - North American Power

Job Description

We are looking for a full-time Market Associate, North American Power to join Wood Mackenzie’s North American Power (NAP) team in Boston, MA. The NAP team’s research spans power market fundamentals and price forecasting, to asset valuation and strategy that comprises some of the most highly utilized data, reports and insights across Wood Mackenzie. Our broad industry knowledge and deep insight into the North American power market is unparalleled and helps our clients’ position for success during the energy transition.The Market Associate will have a strong background in analytics and growing expertise within the power industry.About you and how you can excel in this roleWood Mackenzie’s North American Power team is comprised of industry experts that are detail-oriented, intellectually curious, commercially savvy and comfortable presenting to clients.Your interest in fundamental power market research proves you hold these characteristics and are comfortable taking complex, disparate ideas and distilling them into simple, actionable analytics.About the roleThe Market Associate will serve as the driving force in the delivery of industry-leading short-term power outlooks based on a blend of proprietary and public data.Market Associate Core Responsibilities: Operate models and support tools daily that include spatial, data visualization, and power flow applications to identify and solve problems in the power industry specific to an ISO market; Responsible for understanding and communicating Current-day/Next-day operational and financial risk to Asset owners, traders, retailers etc. transacting in the markets daily, to assist them in making asset optimization decisions; Provide insights and risks associated from longer-term congestion patterns, transmission upgrades and outages through quarterly seasonal outlooks; Run regional support workbooks daily and continuously improve the level of granularity provided to the team and customer; Manipulate large datasets and determine correlations and relationships between potential market drivers, prices, and events; Improve current processes by automating critical tasks using macros (visual basic/Python); Present the teams ISO desk, lead, managers and other decision makers with research projects/presentations, memos or reports on market relevant topics as requested and advise on the effects of various courses of action relevant to certain problems.

Qualifications

Bachelor in economics, finance, math, stats, or energy sciences Previous experience or demonstrated interest in energy vertical 1-2 years business experience You are committed to contributing to a welcoming and inclusive environment, are sensitive to diverse perspectives, and are passionate about equity in the workplace.

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