Senior Energy Market Analyst

Energy Exemplar; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Exemplar is seeking a Senior Energy Market Analyst for its Support Division in Pune. You will learn the PLEXOS/AURORA platforms to an advanced level, provide technical support to global clients, and collaborate with Cloud and Engine/GUI teams to resolve issues and document development requests.

You will also conduct trainings, update training materials, prepare articles and videos, and contribute to client education and market trend insights while traveling to client sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field.
• Knowledge of power markets, capacity markets, environmental markets, and energy efficiency.
• Experience troubleshooting SaaS/Cloud offerings and desktop software.

Responsibilities

• Learn our software to an advanced level.
• Provide technical support to customers and track cases from start to finish.
• Work with clients to resolve issues related to SaaS/Cloud offerings and Desktop version.
• Collaborate with Cloud, Engine, and GUI developers to document requests.
• Provide onsite and web-based trainings to clients.
• Maintain and update training materials.
• Create articles and videos to educate clients and to market our software.
• Assist in maintaining software user documentation and help platforms.
• Travel to client sites as required.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Excellent communication

Team player

Self-motivated

Problem solving

Education

Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Power Markets specialization degree/certificate

Tools

VBA

Python

SQL

Job description

About the Role

Energy Exemplar is the leader in energy market/system simulation software, with its two platforms: PLEXOS and AURORA. These software platforms have a significant presence in global markets. We are seeking a confident, self-motivated and professional person for the role of Senior Energy Market Analyst in our Support Division. The company has consistently grown its global client base and the successful candidate will have many opportunities to interface with a diverse mix of clients with the goal of enhancing their software user experience.

Responsibilities:

• Learn our software to an advanced level
• Provide technical support to customers and track support cases from start to finish
• Work with clients to resolve issues related to our SaaS/Cloud offerings and our Desktop version
• Collaborate with Cloud Developers and Engine/GUI Developers to ensure issues are resolved and development requests are properly documented
• Provide onsite and web-based trainings to existing and potential clients
• Maintain and update training materials
• Compose articles and produce videos to educate clients and to market our software.
• Construct tools and examples that clients can utilize to more effectively utilize our software
• Assist in maintaining software user documentation and help platforms
• Maintain a high level of power market knowledge, news, trends and developments
• Communicate market trends and customer requirements with the development team as needed
• Assist Account Management with Retention calls and visits with clients
• Assist in preparation and presentations for energy related tradeshows and conferences
• Travel to client sites as required

Qualifications, Skills & Experiences:

• Bachelors degree: Electrical Engineering, Another Engineering Degree, Statistics, Computer Science, Information Systems, Economics, Applied Math, Physics, or related field.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to research and learn new techniques
• Ability to articulate the business problem to be analyzed, quickly identify the critical elements of the problem, achieve a high-quality answer in a timely fashion, and synthesize answers to resonate with decision makers
• Excellent communication skills, including strong verbal, presentation, and technical writing abilities
• Team player, with the ability to be a self-starter and work independently as needed.

Education:

• 4 to 7 years of demonstrated working knowledge of power plant operations, electricity and gas markets.
• Knowledge of fundamental energy market analysis, capacity markets, environmental markets, demand side management/energy efficiency, electric utility resource planning approaches
• Demonstrated working knowledge of SaaS products and experience troubleshooting issues with Cloud offerings
• Demonstrated capability of effectively communicating complex ideas and analysis verbally, in document format (Word), and in presentation format (Power Point).
• Experience with computer and database management languages such as VBA, Python and SQL
• Working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc.)
• Experience with power market production cost and expansion planning models.
• Degree or certificate specializing in Power Markets.

Key Stakeholder Relationships

This role works collaboratively with all Energy Exemplar staff, particularly:

• Indian Development Centre colleagues
• Senior IDC Management
• Chief Product Officer
• Global Product Delivery Team
• Global Product Development Team
• Global Support Team

Working Hours

The support team operates across shifts including:

• 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM IST
• 7:00 PM to 3:00 AM IST

You will initially commence on the 1pm to 10pm shift pattern. Please note that shift schedules are expected to change from January, and we are looking for candidates who are flexible and open to working across all shift patterns as required.