Consultant/Senior Consultant - Market Intelligence - ERCOT

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.

CES offers 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 28,000 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.

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.

Customized Energy Solutions (CES) is a fast-growing and successful energy services and consulting company.  The primary responsibilities for this position are to attend and participate in ERCOT 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.  This position may also require coverage of Public Utility Commission of Texas and other proceedings, as well as analysis and evaluation of emerging market design proposals. The responsibilities will also include participation in market analysis projects focused on market design and other areas of the deregulated energy markets.  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 timely 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 and Market Design services
  • Attract, engage, and support clients through reports and analysis as well as consulting projects related to existing and emerging market design(s) for ERCOT and other regions.

• Minimum five (5) years energy industry experience required
• Relevant college degree required/graduate degree or advanced industry training preferred
• Wholesale energy market knowledge/experience regarding resource and transmission planning, generation interconnection, resource adequacy, and market design required
• ISO/RTO knowledge/experience required with a strong preference for ERCOT
• 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

• This is a remote work opportunity.

Travel

• Position will require attendance at ERCOT stakeholder meetings and periodic travel to other relevant regional market-related meetings/workshops as well as industry conferences, client/potential client meetings and CES headquarters in Philadelphia.

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.