Director, Power Fundamentals Analytics

Vistra Energy Corp.; Irving (TX); Sur place; USD 120 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Vistra Energy in Irving, TX seeks an experienced Power Modeling professional to build and deploy advanced forecasting tools and models. You will collaborate with software vendors and IT to productionize solutions across ERCOT, PJM, and additional markets.

The role emphasizes 5+ years in power modeling, data science, and quantitative analysis, plus strong communication and presentation skills. A background in production cost modeling (PSO, Promod, Aurora) is highly valued.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Power Modeling, Power Flow Analysis, Data Science, Quantitative Analysis, or related discipline.
• Experience through college degree programs and/or certifications is applicable to above skills.
• Production cost modeling skills and experience strongly preferred (PSO, Promod, Aurora, etc.)
• Significant experience with programming languages (SQL, Python, etc.)
• Market design experience is a plus
• Strong communication, presentation, and report preparation skills are required
• Minimum education is High School Diploma or equivalency #LI-Hybrid #LI-ND1

Responsabilités

• Build modeling tools alongside the software vendor, partnering with that vendor and IT to productionize solutions.
• Advance the software with the developer, extending other modeling tools as requirements emerge.
• Introduce and operationalize new fundamental models across ERCOT, PJM, and additional markets as needed.
• Partner with Regulatory Policy in assessing proposed market design changes.
• Benchmark POVs on a periodic basis with the Power Fundamentals team.
• Lead market fundamentals analyses following peak events in summer and winter.
• Engage vendors to extract value from data and strengthen provider relationships.
• Balance and manage workload demands that accompany model development.
• Take on additional assignments spanning Structuring, Fundamentals, and Quantitative Analysis.

Connaissances

Power Modeling

Power Flow Analysis

Data Science

Quantitative Analysis

Communication

Formation

High School Diploma or equivalency

Outils

SQL

Python

Promod

Aurora

Description du poste

Job Summary

Reporting into the Power Fundamentals team, this role builds and deploys models that extend and reinforce the group's existing analytical capabilities. Responsibilities span longer-horizon forecasting, rapid-turnaround analysis, POV evaluations following each peak season, and the coordination of market fundamental studies conducted after peak events or as requested.

Job Description

Build modeling tools alongside the software vendor, partnering closely with that vendor and IT to bring solutions into production.

• Advance the software on an ongoing basis with the developer, extending other modeling tools as requirements emerge
• Introduce and operationalize new fundamental models across ERCOT, PJM, and additional markets as needed
• Partner with the Regulatory Policy team in assessing proposed market design changes
• Together with the broader Power Fundamentals team, benchmark previously issued POVs on a periodic basis
• Lead market fundamentals analyses following summer and winter peak events
• Engage Power Fundamentals subscription vendors to extract full value from purchased data while strengthening provider relationships
• Balance and smooth the workload demands that accompany model development
• Take on additional assignments spanning Structuring, Fundamentals, and Quantitative Analysis

Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements

• 5+ years of prior experience in Power Modeling, Power Flow Analysis, Data Science, Quantitative Analysis, or related discipline
• Experience gained through college degree programs and/or certifications is applicable to above skills
• Production cost modeling skills and experience strongly preferred (PSO, Promod, Aurora, etc.)
• Significant experience with programming languages (SQL, Python, etc.)
• Market design experience is a plus
• Strong communication, presentation, and report preparation skills are required
• Strong analytical, mathematical, and process modeling skills and experience
• Minimum education is High School Diploma or equivalency #LI-Hybrid #LI-ND1

Job Family & Locations

Corp Dev & Planning Company Vistra Corporate Services Company

Locations Irving, Texas Texas

Company Culture and Values

We are a company of people committed to: Exceeding Customer Expectations, Great People, Teamwork, Competitive Spirit and Effective Communication.

Vistra (NYSE: VST) is a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company based in Irving, Texas, that provides essential power resources to customers, businesses, and communities from California to Maine.

Vistra is the largest competitive power generator in the U.S., with a capacity of approximately 41,000 megawatts, or enough to power 20 million homes, operating in all of the major competitive wholesale markets in the country.

Vistra is a leader in the energy transformation and expansion with an unyielding focus on reliability, affordability, and sustainability, powered by a diverse portfolio that includes natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities.

The company continues to grow its zero-carbon resources, operating the second-largest fleet of competitive nuclear power plants in the country, substantial battery energy storage capacity, and a growing number of solar facilities.

Vistra is one of the largest competitive electricity providers in the country and takes an innovative, customer-centric approach to retail, offering solutions to meet customers’ needs, including more than 50 renewable energy plans.

Through its family of retail brands, Vistra serves approximately 5 million residential, commercial, and industrial retail customers.

As a leader in the responsible transformation of the country’s energy supply, Vistra has made significant progress towards its 2030 and 2050 targets.

The company has committed to a 60% reduction of Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, as compared to our 2010 baseline, and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, assuming necessary technological advancements and public policy incentives are achieved.

Learn more about our environmental, social, and governance efforts and read the company’s sustainability report at https://vistracorp.com/sustainability/.

Vistra’s hardworking team is committed to its purpose, "lighting up lives, powering a better way forward" and is guided by four core principles: we do business the right way, we work as a team, we compete to win, and we care about our stakeholders, including our customers, our communities where we work and live, our employees, and our investors.

Learn more about how Vistra is powering a better way forward at vistracorp.com.

Come join us and be part of something special!

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It is the policy of the Company to comply with all employment laws and to afford equal employment opportunity to individuals in all aspects of employment, including in selection for job opportunities, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service, protected veteran status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local laws.

If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance submitting an application or would like to request an accommodation, please email us at [e-mail] to make a request.