Senior Consultant

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 SPP 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 real-time 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 SPP and other regions.

Requirements

• 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
• SPP and related ISO/RTO knowledge/experience strongly preferred
• 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