Senior Power Markets Strategist

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

Referral reward

Job summary

Capital Power is seeking a Senior Specialist to deliver expert analysis and market insight for investment, asset management, commercial, and trading decisions across North American power markets.

You will lead modeling efforts, forecast prices, and provide decision‑ready recommendations to senior leadership, collaborating with cross-functional teams and external consultants to drive strategic outcomes.

Qualifications

• Degree in Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or Commerce.
• Master’s degree or professional designation (or progress toward one) is an asset.
• 5+ years of experience in North American power and gas markets.
• Demonstrated experience forecasting wholesale electricity prices and asset revenues.
• Proven ability to translate complex market dynamics into actionable business recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Own long-term fundamental power market forecasts (energy, capacity, ancillary services, and environmental products) for assigned regions.
• Review, develop, and defend key market assumptions including supply, demand, fuel prices, emissions pricing, policy impacts, and CONE.
• Lead asset-level gross margin projections, dispatch modeling, and financial pro formas to support budgeting and long-term planning.
• Support business development by delivering price forecasts, dispatch analysis, and due diligence for new investments.
• Provide strategic market insights to Commercial and S&T teams to support origination, hedging, and contracting strategies.
• Manage external consultants, including scope definition, assumption review, quality control, and interpretation of results.
• Prepare and deliver presentations and briefings on market outlooks, risks, and opportunities to senior leadership.
• Monitor regulatory, policy, and market design developments and incorporate their implications into price projections.
• Design and implement market dashboards for company-wide consumption.

Skills

Quantitative modeling

Python

Excel

Data analysis

Market forecasting

Education

Economics/Engineering/Math/Statistics/Commerce

Master’s degree or advance designation

Tools

Market models

Job description

Capital Power is seeking a Senior Specialist to deliver expert analysis and market insight for investment, asset management, commercial, and trading decisions across North American power markets.

You will lead modeling efforts, forecast prices, and provide decision‑ready recommendations to senior leadership, collaborating with cross-functional teams and external consultants to drive strategic outcomes.