Senior Quant & Risk Analyst - Energy Storage & Markets

clearwayjobs; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

Clearway Energy Group seeks a Senior Associate of Risk and Structuring Analytics to develop advanced quantitative models for BESS valuation, pricing, and risk. You will enhance CWENQuant, build dispatch optimization and price forecasting models, and provide independent risk analytics across trading, origination, development, and asset management.

The role requires strong Python, ML/DL, and optimization skills, with exposure to power market economics in ISO markets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or related field.
• 3+ years of quantitative or modeling experience within the energy sector, including trading firms, banks, utilities, IPPs, ISOs, or BESS companies.
• Experience with ML/DL models using scikit-learn, Keras, or TensorFlow.
• Proficiency in linear/Mixed Integer programming and tools like PuLP, Gurobi, CPLEX, etc.
• Strong Python coding ability and knowledge of power market economics.

Responsibilities

• Develop production optimization models for BESS dispatch, renewables, gas, and data center projects across the US.
• Develop ML/DL models to forecast DA, Ancillary, and RT prices using load, gas, wind and solar data.
• Maintain gas dispatch, HRCO, toll, and other structured pricing models; perform MtM and credit analytics.
• Refine vendor models or build in-house models for capacity expansion considering policy, LCOEs, retirements, and transmission.
• Benchmark models against operations and market outcomes to improve forecast accuracy.
• Build CWENQuant; develop data pipelines and automate workflows and dashboards.
• Design MtM, VaR, and PaR frameworks across BESS, gas, and structured products.
• Run scenario, sensitivity, and stress tests to quantify tail risk.

Skills

Python

ML/DL modeling

Optimization

Quantitative analysis

Financial risk

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Finance/Math

Tools

PuLP

Gurobi

CPLEX

scikit-learn

TensorFlow

Job description

Clearway Energy Group seeks a Senior Associate of Risk and Structuring Analytics to develop advanced quantitative models for BESS valuation, pricing, and risk. You will enhance CWENQuant, build dispatch optimization and price forecasting models, and provide independent risk analytics across trading, origination, development, and asset management.

The role requires strong Python, ML/DL, and optimization skills, with exposure to power market economics in ISO markets.