Senior Analyst

Capital Power; Calgary; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Referral reward

Flexible benefits

On-site Calgary office

Job summary

Capital Power in Calgary is seeking a Senior Analyst to join its Supply & Trading team. You will provide quantitative and commercial support to North American power markets, including WECC and PJM, reporting to the Director of Origination.

The role requires collaboration with trading, legal, finance, and operations, development of pricing models for physical and financial energy products, and preparation of deal summaries for senior management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Finance, Economics, Engineering or related field.
• 5-10 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Strong analytical and communication skills; ability to simplify complex issues.

Responsibilities

• Support originators in assessing market opportunities sourced from customers and counterparties.
• Conduct market analytics, pricing, budget preparation and market reporting for Origination.
• Collaborate with trading, legal, finance and operations to structure successful transactions.
• Develop pricing models and tools for physical and financial energy products.
• Price and structure customized energy products and services.
• Prepare and support deal summary presentations to senior management.
• Develop market intelligence on customer needs and prospective solutions.

Skills

Analytical skills

Business acumen

Communication skills

Energy markets knowledge

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

MS Office

Power BI

SQL

VBA

Python

Job description

A little about Capital Power

Capital Power (TSX: CPX) is dedicated to Powering Change by Changing Power. This north star guides our ambitions, focus, and actions as we transform our energy system. We’re a growth-oriented North American energy company headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta. Our team safely delivers, builds, and creates balanced energy solutions for customers across North America.

Our people are at the core of our journey to deliver reliable, affordable, and lower-carbon power solutions. We provide purpose-driven work in a safe and inclusive environment, and we live by our North Star. With us, your contributions matter – we want you to be empowered to innovate, collaborate, and ultimately drive results. We’re here to partner with you so you can learn, grow, and forge a career that’s meaningful to you. Join us in powering North America!

Your Opportunity

One Permanent Full-Time Position.

Capital Power is currently seeking a highly motivated, commercially minded individual to join our Supply & Trading (S&T) efforts as a Senior Analyst.

S&T is responsible for managing and optimizing all of Capital Power’s North American merchant asset exposures (electricity, natural gas and environmental products). Reporting into the Director, Origination, the Senior Analyst role is accountable to provide quantitative and commercial support to the major North American power markets that Capital Power’s origination team is active in and including the WECC and PJM markets.

This role will require a high amount of collaboration with key external and internal stakeholders, including customers, agencies, internal peer/cross-functional support groups, and executive.

You will contribute to our team by

• Support originators in assessing market opportunities that are sourced directly from customers and counterparties

• Conducting the varied analytical, modeling, reporting and compliance requirements of the Origination team, including market analytics, pricing, budget preparation, corporate business and market reporting.

• Work closely with internal teams, including trading, legal, finance, and operations, to ensure successful transaction structuring.

• Developing pricing models and tools for standard physical and financial, conventional, renewable, retail and wholesale energy products.

• Price and structure customized and tailored products and services

• Prepare and support deal summary presentations to senior management

• Supporting the development of Capital Power’s responses to commercial opportunities by developing, maintaining and disseminating market intelligence associated with customer needs and prospective solutions.

What you will bring to the role

Education

• Bachelor’s degree specializing in Statistics, Mathematics, Finance, Economics, Engineering or related field.

Experience

• 5-10 years’ experience in a similar role.

Technical Skills

• Commercially focused business acumen, with strong analytical skills and the ability to simply communicate complex issues / challenges and associated solutions, both internally and externally.

• Knowledge and understanding of the roles, responsibilities and processes (front, middle, back-office) related to delivering energy-related solutions to customers and stakeholders.

• Advanced application skills related to MS Office Suite (Dynamics CRM, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, PowerBI).

• Advanced analytical and coding skills that can include coding / using VBA, SQL, R, Python languages.

• An understanding of matters potentially impacting Capital Power’s customers / stakeholders, including energy market dynamics and interconnected markets and utility tariffs.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, solid negotiation skills.

• Ability to handle multiple tasks and work under pressure situations.

Working Conditions

• The position is based out of Capital Power’s Calgary office.

• May require occasional Canadian / US travel.

Additional Details

In order to be considered for this role you must be legally eligible to work in Canada.

The successful candidate for this position will undergo an education verification, reference checks and criminal record check.

Capital Power employees that refer a successful candidate for this position are eligible for a $1000 Referral Reward!

We offer a highly flexible benefits and wellbeing program, comprehensive onboarding and training, and various development opportunities to support your success and personal growth.