Principal Analyst - North America Power Markets

Wood Mackenzie Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Wood Mackenzie Inc. is seeking a Principal Analyst to lead Americas Power service, shaping market trends and client insights. You will present research, engage with subscribers, and build senior-level relationships across utilities, developers, and investors.

The role combines subject-matter expertise with rigorous modeling to forecast markets and develop data sets for Power & Renewables across regions, delivering clear, persuasive insights to clients.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of industry experience in the power sector.
• Experience producing wholesale power market datasets, forecasts, and analysis for commercial purposes.
• Demonstrated track record as a subject-matter expert with experience turning research into publications and presentations.
• Proficiency in SQL, Excel, and VBA for data analysis and modeling.

Responsibilities

• Establish yourself as a recognized market expert and thought leader, owning long-term and short-term Power Market Outlooks.
• Author high-profile insight pieces and thought leadership content.
• Regularly present research at industry conferences, client events, and webinars.
• Serve as a trusted contact for research subscribers—build close client relationships.
• Collaborate with peers to amplify thought leadership and client engagements.
• Own development and improvement of proprietary analytical models for Power & Renewables.

Skills

SQL

Excel

VBA

Education

Degree in economics/finance/engineering

Job description

Wood Mackenzie is the global leader in analytics, insights and proprietary data across the entire energy and natural resources landscape. For over 50 years our work has guided the decisions of the world’s most influential energy producers, utilities companies, financial institutions and governments. Now, with the world’s energy system more complex and interconnected than ever before, sector‑specific views are no longer enough. That’s why we’ve redefined what’s possible with Intelligence Connected. By fusing our unparalleled proprietary data with the sharpest analytical minds, all supercharged by Synoptic AI, we deliver a clear, interconnected view of the entire value chain. Our trusted team of 2,700 experts across 30 countries breaks siloes and connects industries, markets and regions across the globe. This empowers our customers to identify risk sooner, spot opportunities faster and recalibrate strategy with confidence – whether planning days, weeks, months or decades ahead.

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Wood Mackenzie Values

• Inclusive - we succeed together
• Trusting - we choose to trust each other
• Customer committed - we put customers at the heart of our decisions
• Future Focused - we accelerate change
• Curious - we turn knowledge into action

Role Purpose

The Principal Analyst will be a recognized thought leader and go-to industry expert for our growing Americas Power Service, shaping how clients and the broader market think about power sector trends. This is a highly client-facing role: the Principal Analyst will spend significant time presenting research, exchanging views with subscribers, and building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders at consulting clients, utilities, developers, and investors. The role combines deep subject-matter expertise with the analytical rigor to develop market forecasts and proprietary models, but its primary value is delivered through the Principal Analyst's ability to translate that expertise into compelling insights – in writing, in conversation, and on stage – and to be a visible, trusted voice that clients seek out directly.

Main Responsibilities

• Establish yourself as a recognized market expert and thought leader, owning Wood Mackenzie's Long-Term and Short-Term Power Market Outlooks and shaping how the industry views its trajectory.
• Author high-profile insight pieces and thought leadership content that sets the industry narrative for clients and the broader market.
• Regularly present Wood Mackenzie's research and point of view at industry conferences, client events, and webinars around the globe, building a personal profile as a leading voice in the sector.
• Serve as a trusted, direct point of contact for research subscribers - building close, ongoing relationships through one-on-one conversations, inquiry response, client briefings, and a genuine exchange of views that keeps Wood Mackenzie close to how clients are thinking about the market.
• Collaborate with peers across Wood Mackenzie's research, consulting, and marketing teams to amplify thought leadership - supporting conferences, editorial coverage, media commentary, and joint client engagements.
• Own the development and improvement of Wood Mackenzie’s proprietary analytical models that underpin the market coverage. Develop and maintain forecast models and data sets across verticals within the Power & Renewables.

About You

• Minimum 5-7 years of industry experience in the power sector.
• Experience producing wholesale power market datasets, forecasts, and analysis for commercial purposes.
• Demonstrated track record as a subject-matter expert - someone clients and colleagues seek out for a view - with experience turning research into compelling written publications and confident verbal presentations.
• Key programming & software skills include: SQL, Excel, VBA.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Strong analytical capabilities.
• Interested in using both qualitative and quantitative methods to answer market questions.
• Self-driven.
• Capable of switching between the roles of an individual contributor and a collaborator.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with genuine comfort and confidence presenting to and exchanging views with senior clients and industry stakeholders, one-on-one and from a stage.
• A natural relationship-builder with an engaging, credible presence - someone who enjoys getting close to clients and industry stakeholders and thrives in front of a room.
• A deep intellectual curiosity about the effect of a wider business landscape.
• Quantitative background and degree (e.g., economics, finance, engineering).
• Superior writing skills.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunities We are an equal opportunities employer.

This means we are committed to recruiting the best people regardless of their race, colour, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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Culture

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us! Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area.