Energy Market Advisor - Energy Advisory Services (Remote)

WSP in the U.S.; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 106,100 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision coverage

Retirement savings plan

Paid vacation

Paid sick leave

Paid parental leave

Job summary

WSP in the U.S. is seeking an Energy Market Advisor to join its Energy Strategies group. This role involves complex market modeling and strategic advisory, helping clients navigate energy transition challenges.

The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in energy systems modeling, quantitative analytics, and client-facing experience. The position is remote, providing support across various projects nationally and internationally.

Key responsibilities include developing power market models, conducting integrated resource planning, and delivering technical due diligence for infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in energy market modeling or utility planning.
• Understanding of financial instruments and financial theory.
• Knowledge of capacity markets and transmission planning.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain advanced power market models.
• Conduct integrated resource planning and scenario analysis.
• Support infrastructure advisory engagements.

Skills

Energy systems modeling

Quantitative analytics

Electricity market operations

Strong communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Energy Systems, Engineering, Finance/Economics

Tools

PLEXOS

ProMod

GridView

Job description

Job Description

WSP is seeking an Energy Market Advisor to join and assist in growing our Energy Strategies group within the Energy Advisory Services (EAS) business unit. This role focuses on power market modeling, production cost modeling, integrated resource planning, and strategic advisory, helping clients navigate complex market dynamics, regulatory environments, and energy transition challenges.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in energy systems modeling (e.g., PLEXOS, ProMod, GridView, etc.), quantitative analytics, and electricity market operations, along with experience delivering client‑facing insights across generation, transmission, and emerging energy technologies. This is a remote position supporting clients and projects across the U.S. and internationally. You will work directly with utilities, system operators, and project developers, offering financial strategic guidance to senior client leadership and helping advance their most critical initiatives. This is a highly visible, internal and external client‑facing role requiring exceptional communication skills, strong financial and energy market depth, and the ability to manage complex advisory engagements from early concept through execution.

Energy Market Modeling & Analysis

• Develop and maintain advanced power market models (e.g., PLEXOS) to support power price forecasting, capacity expansion planning, congestion, curtailment, and nodal price analysis.
• Conduct integrated resource planning (IRP) and scenario analysis to evaluate generation portfolios and system reliability.

Strategic Advisory & Project Delivery

• Support infrastructure advisory engagements across renewable and conventional generation, transmission systems, oil & gas, and nuclear assets.
• Deliver technical due diligence and investment analysis for energy infrastructure projects.
• Develop client‑ready deliverables including reports, models, and presentations.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects in fast‑paced environments.

Data Analytics & Tool Development

• Analyze large datasets using Python, Excel, R, and SQL to generate actionable insights.
• Build and enhance internal analytical tools and market intelligence products.
• Design scenario‑based models incorporating market rules, policy and regulatory frameworks, and economic and operational constraints.

Market Research & Insights

• Monitor trends in energy markets and pricing dynamics, regulatory and policy developments, and emerging generation and storage technologies.
• Translate research into forward‑looking market perspectives to guide client strategy.

Cross‑Functional Collaboration

• Partner with multidisciplinary teams across engineering, economics, and policy.
• Engage stakeholders to align modeling assumptions and planning outputs.
• Contribute to knowledge sharing and internal capability development.

Other Responsibilities

• Support contract review processes in coordination with WSP legal.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.
• Travel required: 25%+.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Energy Systems, Engineering, Finance/Economics or related field.
• 7+ years of experience (equivalent) in energy market modeling or utility planning/infrastructure advisory.
• Strong experience with PLEXOS or similar power system modeling tools and electricity market structures such as ISO/RTOs (e.g., ERCOT, PJM, MISO).
• Understanding of financial instruments underpinning financial analysis (e.g., accounting, taxation).
• General understanding of financial theory underpinning weighted average cost of capital calculations (e.g., CAPM).

Preferred Qualifications

• Ph.D. or Master’s degree.
• Experience supporting Integrated Resource Plans (IRPs).
• Knowledge of capacity markets and transmission planning.
• Background in transmission integration, renewable and thermal generation integration, energy transition, or hydropower systems.
• Certifications such as Professional Engineer Registration / Engineer in Training (EIT).

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage.
• Retirement savings plan.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid vacation.
• Paid parental leave.
• Paid time off for bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Compensation

• Expected Salary (all locations): $106,100 - $189,000.
• Expected Salary (Colorado only): $106,100 - $157,500.

About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors, and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges.

Equal Opportunity Employer

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

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