Manager, US Power Markets & Analytics

Baringa; Illinois; On-site; USD 158,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range: $158,000 - $192,500

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Wellbeing and benefits program

Job summary

Baringa is seeking an experienced Manager to join our Energy Products and Power Market Advisory team in North America. You will develop market outlooks, lead modeling workstreams, and translate complex results into clear client recommendations.

You will collaborate with leadership to define analytical approaches, build scalable data tools, and present insights to executives. Remote work may be considered for exceptional profiles; travel as needed.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in power market modeling or related analytics in consulting or industry.
• Strong knowledge of wholesale power markets and fundamentals.
• Experience with production cost modeling tools and data workflows.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain North American power market outlooks with data-driven insights.
• Lead modeling workstreams, including scenario design and QA.
• Translate client needs into actionable workplans with leadership.
• Build and maintain datasets, workflows, and automation.
• Analyze market fundamentals and policy impacts for investment decisions.
• Present findings to clients, senior stakeholders and teams.
• Contribute to global Energy Products offerings, including tools and thought leadership.

Skills

Power market modeling

Production cost modeling

Power systems

Energy analytics

Python

SQL

Excel

Data-driven analysis

Presentation to stakeholders

Tools

PLEXOS

PROMOD

AURORA

GridView

Job description

About Baringa

Baringa is a global consulting firm that partners with leaders to drive change and create value. With deep industry expertise, and enabled by advanced technology, the firm helps clients to deliver with greater confidence and certainty. With over 2,000 people across the UK, Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, the firm combines global insight with local understanding.

The firm works across energy and resources, financial services, government and public sector, consumer products and retail, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, manufacturing, and technology, media and telecoms, with capabilities spanning strategy, transformation and operational excellence – all powered by advanced technology, data, AI and digital innovation.

Clients value Baringa’s collaborative approach and the way its teams integrate seamlessly – all working with a shared understanding of what matters most. The firm is known for its kind, curious experts who listen closely and care deeply about client success as they help clients transform energy markets, modernise financial platforms, expand telecoms and digital networks through advanced data analytics, enable digital services in government, and unlock growth in consumer sectors.

Certified as a Great Place to Work around the world, Baringa has been recognised by the Financial Times in 22 categories of its UK Leading Management Consultants rankings, and by Forbes for four consecutive years as one of the World’s Best Management Consulting Firms.

Job available in these locations:

New York, NY
Houston, TX
Chicago, IL
*Remote candidates may be considered on a case-by-case basis for exceptional profiles, subject to business needs and state hiring requirements

Our Energy Products practice is looking for an experienced Manager to join the team.

Our Energy Products and Power Market Advisory team combines energy market expertise, production cost modeling, data-led analysis, and commercial insight. We work with policymakers, regulators, investors, developers, lenders, and energy companies across the energy supply chain, helping clients understand power market fundamentals, assess system evolution, evaluate investment decisions, and shape change in energy markets.

What you will be doing

• Develop and maintain North American power market outlooks, delivering data-driven insights for developers, investors, utilities, lenders, and other energy market participants.
• Lead power market modeling workstreams, including scenario design, model configuration, input assumptions, production cost modeling, results analysis, and quality assurance.
• Partner with Energy Products and Market Advisory leadership to define analytical approaches, scope studies, and translate client needs into actionable workplans.
• Build, enhance, and maintain modeling datasets, workflows, diagnostics, and automation processes to improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
• Analyze market fundamentals, infrastructure developments, and policy impacts to assess implications for power markets and investment decisions.
• Convert complex modeling outputs into clear, client-ready presentations, reports, and recommendations for both technical and executive audiences.
• Present key findings, sensitivities, risks, and commercial implications to clients, senior stakeholders, and internal leadership teams.
• Contribute to global Energy Products offerings, including market outlooks, SaaS solutions, analytical tools, and thought leadership initiatives.

Your skills and experience

• Manager: 6+ years of experience in power market modeling, production cost modeling, power systems, energy analytics, consulting, or industry
• Strong knowledge of wholesale power markets and power system fundamentals, including generation economics, transmission, dispatch, congestion, renewables integration, and market design.
• Hands-on experience with production cost modeling tools such as PLEXOS, PROMOD, AURORA, GridView, or similar platforms.
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, Excel, and large-scale data analysis, with a focus on reproducible and auditable workflows.
• Ability to troubleshoot models, challenge assumptions, interpret results, and identify key drivers of market outcomes.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present technical findings and market insights to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience leading analytical investigations, QA/QC reviews, documentation efforts, and serving as a trusted technical resource.
• Experience modeling North American power markets (ERCOT, PJM, MISO, SPP, NYISO, CAISO, etc.) and working with key market inputs and datasets.
• Bonus points for experience with automation, AI, advanced analytics, scenario development, capacity expansion, transmission studies, market outlooks, or creating tools that improve modeling efficiency and insight generation.

Work Authorization

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future visa sponsorship.

What a career at Baringa will give you

Putting People First.

Baringa is a People First company and wellbeing is at the forefront of our culture. We recognize the importance of work-life balance and flexible working and provide our staff amazing benefits. Some of these benefits include:

• Salary range: $158,000 - $192,500
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance at no cost for employee-only coverage. These benefits utilize comprehensive networks to offer coverage throughout the United States
• Company-paid group term life, short-term disability, long-term disability, and travel insurance
• Participation in our 401k retirement plan; we contribute 3% of your annual base salary and match up to an additional 2% if you contribute to the plan
• Ability to set aside pre-tax dollars toward commuter benefits, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, and Dep-care FSA
• Baringa People Fund – an opportunity for every employee to manage their wellbeing through an activity of their choice outside of work
• Paid Parental leave of 16 weeks for primary caregivers
• Opportunities to grow your skills and knowledge through a range of learning courses and resources
• Five weeks’ annual leave, with an additional two-week recharge after five years

Diversity and Inclusion

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture and that diversity is paramount to driving creativity, innovation, and value for our clients and for our people.

An award-winning workplace

You can be a part of our ‘Great Place to Work’ – with our commitment to women and well-being in the workplace for all. Click here to see some of our recent awards and how we’ve achieved this.

Using business as a force for good.

We maintain high standards of environmental performance and transparency, which can be seen through our commitment to Net Zero with our SBTI-verified Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions reduction targets and our support of the Better Business Act. We report our progress publicly and ensure that we are also externally assessed and scored through organizations like CDP and EcoVadis - helping us to continually identify where we can improve.

We have a long legacy of supporting the communities in which we work, and offer a variety of ways to contribute, by putting people first and creating impact that lasts. Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) agenda is about giving back to the communities in which we live and work by sharing our skills, talent and time. In essence, we aim to empower and encourage everyone in the firm to contribute to the things we care about, and support registered charities and organizations with a clear social or environmental purpose to increase the positive impact they can have.

Baringa Privacy Notices

For UK & EU

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For the USA

Your personal data may be retained by Baringa for up to two years, as outlined in our Recruitment Privacy Notice (AMER & APAC), to support the recruitment process and internal reporting requirements. Where applicable, and in accordance with relevant federal and state laws, you may have the right to request access to or correction of your personal information. For further details, please contact [e-mail]

For Australia & Singapore

Your personal data will be retained by Baringa for up to two years, in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice (AMER & APAC), to assess your application and meet applicable reporting and legal obligations. In line with the Australian Privacy Act and Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), you may have rights to access, correct, or request limited deletion of your personal data. For more information, please contact us at [e-mail]