Energy Markets Commercial Analyst (Hybrid, DC)

Capital Power Operations (USA) Inc; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care benefits

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Annual bonus

Job summary

Capital Power in Washington, DC is seeking a Commercial Analyst to support financial performance, reporting, and commercial strategy for a portfolio of power assets. You will work with trading, risk, finance, and asset management teams, building models and dashboards to drive data-driven decisions.

The role offers a hybrid office/work-from-home setup in DC with minimal travel, and exposure to PJM and MISO markets. A strong foundation in finance and energy analytics is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or a related analytical discipline.
• 0-5 years of experience in an analytical, financial, energy, or other quantitative environment.
• Experience in the utilities, power generation, or broader energy sector is considered a strong asset.
• Knowledge of financial modeling, forecasting, and quantitative analysis.
• Strong Excel skills for analysis, modeling, and reporting.
• Experience with Python or similar tools for automation, reporting, or data analysis.
• Working knowledge of SQL or database querying.
• Ability to work with large datasets and translate analysis into clear business insights.
• Interest in or exposure to power markets, PJM and MISO knowledge is an asset.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail and curiosity.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work independently and across teams.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain financial and operational models to forecast revenue, costs, gross margin, and asset performance.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and longer-term planning by analyzing commercial and operational drivers.
• Monitor trade performance and profit and loss results, and explain key market and operational drivers.
• Prepare accurate and timely reports on generation, revenue, margin, and key performance indicators.
• Support settlement review and reconciliation by identifying discrepancies and investigating root causes.
• Analyze energy, capacity, ancillary services, fuel, and emissions market trends and their impact on asset performance.
• Monitor market, regulatory, and policy developments and provide clear, data-driven insights.
• Extract, manipulate, and analyze large datasets using SQL, Excel, Python, and related tools.
• Develop and improve automated reporting, dashboards, API-based data connections, and analytical tools.
• Work collaboratively with trading, risk, finance, accounting, and asset management teams on cross-functional priorities and ad-hoc analysis.

Skills

SQL

Excel

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or a related analytical discipline

Job description

Capital Power in Washington, DC is seeking a Commercial Analyst to support financial performance, reporting, and commercial strategy for a portfolio of power assets. You will work with trading, risk, finance, and asset management teams, building models and dashboards to drive data-driven decisions.

The role offers a hybrid office/work-from-home setup in DC with minimal travel, and exposure to PJM and MISO markets. A strong foundation in finance and energy analytics is essential.