Senior Consultant, Market Intelligence - MISO

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

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 MISO 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 participation in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and related 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 ISO-NE and other regions.

Qualifications

• 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 MISO
• 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 in the Midwest region.

Travel

Position will require attendance at MISO 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.

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.