Sr. Resource Planning Analysis

Requisition ID:  81939 

 

NextEra Energy Marketing is one of the nation’s leading electricity and natural gas marketers. We are responsible for electricity and fuel management for all of NextEra Energy Resources’ generation fleet, which includes the largest renewable energy portfolio in North America. We also provide marketing and trading services to electric and gas utilities, municipalities, cooperatives and other load-serving entities, as well as to owners of electric generation facilities. Are you interested in customizing power and gas solutions to meet each client’s needs? Join our world-class team today!

 

Position Specific Description

NextEra Energy is the world’s largest producer of renewable energy, with over 25 GW of solar and wind facilities in operation across North America. We are one of the first companies that invested billions of dollars in renewable energy infrastructure, with plans for strong sustained growth in low-carbon energy solutions. Join us if you are also passionate about building a sustainable energy future!

 

The Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) team is responsible for economic analysis of various electric utilities across the US, with a focus on integrating renewables and storage to plan for the clean energy grid of the future. We advise our development team, company leadership, and external clients on optimal resource planning decisions. We contribute to billions of dollars of investment decisions in solar, wind, battery storage and hydrogen. We are a data-driven team that believes in continuous improvement and collaboration. This means that we are always looking to develop better tools, processes, and modeling approaches through learning and knowledge sharing. We are looking for someone who enjoys a challenge, works well in a collaborative team environment, and revels in seeking answers through data analytics. 

 

The Senior Analyst of Integrated Resource Planning is part of a highly skilled professional team and reports to the Director of Integrated Resource Planning.

 

Senior Analyst responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Performing Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) style generation planning and capacity expansion modeling, using AuroraXMP (or similar) production cost software
• Researching IRP reports and filings from multiple entities to build a benchmark system model
• Extracting key operational characteristics and market assumptions from internal sources and third-party databases
• Analyzing data, drawing inferences and presenting results in a clear and understandable format to management and external customers
• Developing presentation materials that communicate clearly the analyses performed and conveying insights that help NextEra better serve its utility customers
• Assist in developing business case and alternatives analysis with cost-benefit and risk evaluation for future projects
• Support multiple ad hoc projects inclusive of those above, completing them in a timely manner

 

 

Required Qualifications of the successful candidate:

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in a quantitative field
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in energy industry along with forecasting, economic analysis, and asset management experience, or a combination of a graduate degree with 4 years of experience
• Strong understanding of the economics underlying electric power generation and a working knowledge of related technical issues
• Previous experience in Integrated Resource Planning or a strong background in power sector modeling, resource cost-benefit analysis, or related complex system modeling
• Strong data management, analysis, and presentation skills (Excel, PowerPoint)
• Experience in evaluating complex technical and financial issues independently, developing recommendations, action plans, and managing multiple complex assignments simultaneously

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Graduate degree or MBA is preferred
• Experience with Aurora XMP or similar production cost models (PLEXOS, PROMOD, etc.) is preferred
• Sophisticated data management and statistical analysis skills using Excel VBA, Power BI, R and Python

Job Overview

Employees in this role perform complex studies and forecast power prices for a period of 30 years. This position works closely with internal and external technical and engineering teams to develop forecasts to support existing and new projects and/or technologies.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Establishes and maintains working relationships with internal and external contacts in support of the development of data