Senior Grid Modeling & Trading Analytics Lead

Florida Power & Light; Juno Beach (FL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

NextEra Energy Marketing, LLC, based in the United States, seeks a senior Grid Modeling & Analytics leader to define the vision for DC/AC power flow, congestion analytics, and risk management across ISO/RTO markets. You will translate complex grid dynamics into actionable commercial decisions and partner with traders and senior stakeholders.

The role combines technical ownership with strategic leadership, owning the roadmap, developing data pipelines, and guiding production-grade modeling and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (Master’s or PhD preferred) in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, Applied Math, Physics, Computer Science, or related field.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in ISO/RTO market modeling, congestion analytics, or power systems analysis.
• Deep expertise in DC/AC power flow, contingency analysis, FTR/CRR/ARR markets, and settlement mechanics.
• Proficiency with industry tools (e.g., PSS/E, PowerWorld, Dayzer, Enelytix/TARA, Enverus Mosaic/Panorama, YES Energy or similar) and strong programming skills (Python, SQL, etc.).
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams, influence senior stakeholders, and translate analytics into business decisions.

Responsibilities

• Own and advance detailed DC/AC power flow and contingency models for PJM, ERCOT, and other ISO/RTOs.
• Model and forecast flowgates, interface constraints, thermal and voltage limits impacting DA/RT markets and FTR/CRR/ARR outcomes.
• Build, calibrate, validate, and back-test market simulation engines that replicate ISO dispatch, pricing, and auction mechanics.
• Monitor and model transmission topology changes, outages, new project interconnections, and load growth trends.
• Translate ISO tariffs, FERC regulations, and market rule changes into modeling assumptions and logic.
• Design and govern automated, production-grade data pipelines integrating grid, market, weather, and asset data into trading, risk, and settlement systems.
• Define the multi‑year strategy and roadmap for grid modeling and congestion analytics aligned with NextEra’s trading, development, and risk objectives.
• Quantify and communicate congestion risk, nodal margin drivers, sensitivities, and scenario outcomes to trading desks and executive leadership.
• Partner with development, origination, and asset optimization teams to support build/no‑build decisions, merchant valuations, and hedging strategies.
• Identify and incubate new analytical capabilities (advanced optimization, ML/AI, cloud‑native architectures) and drive them from POC to production.

Skills

Power systems

DC/AC power flow

Contingency analysis

Python

SQL

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

PSS/E

PowerWorld

Dayzer

Enelytix/TARA

Enverus Mosaic/Panorama

YES Energy

Job description

NextEra Energy Marketing, LLC, based in the United States, seeks a senior Grid Modeling & Analytics leader to define the vision for DC/AC power flow, congestion analytics, and risk management across ISO/RTO markets. You will translate complex grid dynamics into actionable commercial decisions and partner with traders and senior stakeholders.

The role combines technical ownership with strategic leadership, owning the roadmap, developing data pipelines, and guiding production-grade modeling and