Director, Market Analysis

Calpine Corporation is America's largest generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources with operations in competitive power markets. Its fleet of 76 power plants in operation and one under construction represents over 26,000 megawatts of generation capacity. Through wholesale power operations and its retail businesses, Calpine serves customers in 22 states, Canada and Mexico. Its clean, efficient, modern and flexible fleet uses advanced technologies to generate power in a low-carbon and environmentally responsible manner.The company was established on the premise that a strong commitment to the environment is inextricably linked to excellence in power generation and corporate responsibility. Since its founding in 1984, Calpine has led the power industry in its unwavering commitment to environmental stewardship. In addition, its renewable geothermal plants use steam generated deep below the earth's surface to produce clean, renewable electricity.Job Summary (includes but is not limited to the following, other duties may be assigned)Primarily responsible for fundamental modeling and market analysis. This includes developing and maintaining supply and demand models, designing and performing quantitative studies of historical and forecasted prices for energy commodities, capacity, related environmental credits and offsets utilizing advanced computing and programming skills. Research lead for market evaluation and analysis of new products and markets, including international drivers of domestic energy transition trajectory. Responsible for leading projects with significant individual ownership responsibility. Works as part of a team including higher and lower level team members.Job ResponsibilitiesDeveloping or improving models to forecast supply and demand in key marketsDeveloping or improving models to forecast commodity pricesAnalysis of environmental regulations and resulting impact on marketsCreating presentation materialsPresenting analysis results to members of the senior management teamJob RequirementsBachelors or advanced economics, mathematics, business, engineering, or other quantitative discipline with at least 10+ years of experience in energy sector is required.Knowledge base should cover a subset of the following topics:Power, natural gas, and emissions marketsFamiliarity with research tools such as ABB-Ventyx Energy Velocity, SNL, and BloombergFamiliarity with modeling languages such as Python, R, or MatlabFamiliarity with Power plant operations and technology (conventional and renewable)Strong verbal and written communication skills.Works within broad guidelines; able to work independently with minimal supervision;Team player who is used to diving into issues, brainstorming solutions, and learning new methods and tools to address; results oriented.Additional Calpine InformationEqual Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities.Calpine is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment and need special assistance or an accommodation to use our website or to apply for a position, please send an e-mail with your request to hrrecruitment@calpine.com. Determination on requests for reasonable accommodation are made on a case-by-case basis.

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