Senior Energy Markets Forecasting & Strategy Lead

Capital Power; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 177,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care benefits

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Annual bonus

Job summary

Capital Power is seeking a Senior Specialist in Energy Markets to provide expert analysis and market insight across North American power markets. Reporting to the Head of Energy Markets, you will own long-term price forecasts, asset gross margin projections, dispatch modeling, and strategic market assessments to support investment, asset management, and trading decisions.

The role requires advanced quantitative skills and the ability to translate market dynamics into actionable recommendations

Qualifications

• Degree in Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or Commerce.
• Master’s degree or professional designation is an asset.
• 5+ years of experience in North American power and gas markets.
• Forecast wholesale electricity prices and asset revenues.
• Translate complex market dynamics into actionable business recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Own long-term fundamental power market forecasts for assigned regions.
• Reviewing, developing, and defending key market assumptions including supply, demand, fuel prices, emissions pricing, policy impacts, and CONE.
• Lead asset-level gross margin projections, dispatch modeling, and financial proformas to support budgeting, long-term planning, and project valuations.
• Support business development and expansion initiatives by delivering price forecasts, dispatch analysis, and due diligence assessments for new investments.
• Provide strategic market insights to Commercial and Supply & Trading teams to support origination, hedging, and contracting strategies.
• Managing external consultants, including scope definition, assumption review, quality control, and interpretation of results.
• Preparing and delivering presentations and briefings to cross-functional teams, senior management and executive teams on market outlooks, risks, and opportunities.
• Monitoring regulatory, policy, and market design developments, assessing their commercial, financial impacts and incorporating their implications into price projections.
• Designing and implementing market dashboards for consumption across the company.

Skills

Quantitative modeling

Power market knowledge

Financial modeling

Python

Excel

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or Commerce

Master’s degree or professional designation (asset)

Tools

Excel

Python

Data analysis tools

Job description

Capital Power is seeking a Senior Specialist in Energy Markets to provide expert analysis and market insight across North American power markets. Reporting to the Head of Energy Markets, you will own long-term price forecasts, asset gross margin projections, dispatch modeling, and strategic market assessments to support investment, asset management, and trading decisions.

The role requires advanced quantitative skills and the ability to translate market dynamics into actionable recommendations