Senior Associate - BESS Modeling & Dispatch Optimization

Clearway Energy Group; Princeton (NJ); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 177,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

generous PTO

medical

dental & vision care

401(k) plan with employer match

Job summary

Clearway Energy Group is seeking an Associate or Senior Associate of BESS Modeling and Structuring to develop advanced quantitative models for BESS valuation, pricing, and market analysis. You will build CWENQuant, develop dispatch optimization models, and support major commercial decisions across trading, origination, development, and asset management.

The role involves creating data pipelines, dashboards, and ML/DL approaches to forecast prices, load, and renewable generation, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years of quantitative or modeling experience for Sr Associate; <3 years for Associate in energy sector including trading, banks, utilities, IPPs, ISOs, or BESS.
• Proficiency in Python; experience with ML/DL tools like scikit-learn, Keras or TensorFlow.
• Experience with linear/MIP optimization and tools such as PuLP, Gurobi or CPlex.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy complex optimization models and quantitative analysis for BESS dispatch optimization, renewables, gas generation, and data center projects across the US.
• Develop ML/DL models to forecast DA, Ancillary and RT prices using fundamental variables.
• Maintain gas dispatch, HRCO, toll, and other pricing models; perform mark-to-market analysis, support due diligence and credit analytics.
• Benchmark models against operations and market outcomes to improve forecast accuracy.
• Provide insights from modeling results to support budget, trading, risk management, and market advocacy.
• Build and enhance CWENQuant platform; create data pipelines and dashboards using data science and optimization.
• Analyze trading forwards vs actual prices to inform strategies and risk practices.
• Stay updated on macro/micro market changes and their impact.

Skills

Python

R

SQL

ML/DL

Stochastic models

Forecasting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

PuLP

Gurobi

CPlex

Job description

Clearway Energy Group is seeking an Associate or Senior Associate of BESS Modeling and Structuring to develop advanced quantitative models for BESS valuation, pricing, and market analysis. You will build CWENQuant, develop dispatch optimization models, and support major commercial decisions across trading, origination, development, and asset management.

The role involves creating data pipelines, dashboards, and ML/DL approaches to forecast prices, load, and renewable generation, with