Senior Manager, Nodal Markets & Quantitative Analysis

Country United States / US City HOUSTON Workplace location HOUSTON-LOUISIANA STREET(USA) Employer company TotalEnergies American Services, Inc. Domain Strategy Economics Business Type of contract Regular position Experience Minimum 10 years

Context & Environment

The Nodal Markets & Quantitative Analysis Senior Manager provides critical insights on nodal market dynamics to optimize investment decisions, support long‑term portfolio management, and enable Corporate PPA teams. As a manager, this role organizes and coordinates the activity of the team. As a leader, the role presents the team’s results to senior management. This position is able to sit at our Houston, TX headquarters or our Berkeley, CA office. 

 

Accountabilities

The Nodal Markets & Quantitative Analysis Senior Manager gathers knowledge from across the organization as well as external sources to deliver nodal price forecasts to senior management. Once validated, these forecasts serve as a key input into the Company’s investment decision‑making processes.

Activities

Key Responsibilities

Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

• Collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams in the U.S. and at Headquarters, including fundamental market analysis, R&D teams, IT & Digital country experts, trading, portfolio management, and regulatory teams, to align market analysis and modeling activities with overall business objectives.
• Effectively communicate insights and recommendations to senior management and other stakeholders.
• Become an internal reference on local nodal market dynamics.

Market, Asset & Benchmark Analysis

• Conduct in‑depth analysis of U.S. power markets, including supply, demand, transmission dynamics, price trends, regulatory changes, and technology costs.
• Perform asset analysis and benchmark internal and external scenarios, with the ability to clearly explain differences.
• Ensure models are updated to reflect multiple scenarios.

Data Collection & Management

• Collect and organize relevant data from various sources, including market reports, databases, and internal systems.
• Ensure data accuracy and integrity.
• Develop robust methodologies for data analysis and interpretation.

Model Development & Digital Tools

• Act as the business leader in the development of accurate models and algorithms to forecast long‑term nodal power markets.
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