Energy Analyst/Sr Energy Analyst (PowerVAL)

Energy Analyst/Senior Energy Analyst – PowerVAL 

Preference is given for candidates who can work in the Boulder office, but remote work is possible for a highly experienced candidate.   

 

Your Impact at Ascend 

As part of the Ascend Team, you will support leading edge decision analysis for battery and renewable project development & operation, leading project work with clients as they site, size, and evaluate potential development. We’d like someone who brings industry expertise, a fresh perspective, and a desire to make a big impact. The ideal candidate has a strong background in the power industry including economics, finance, or engineering and exhibits high levels of leadership and professionalism. We are seeking talented individuals with a serious commitment to energy analytics and the evolution of the grid towards greater renewable and storage penetration.   

 

Ascend Analytics is the leading provider of market intelligence and analytics solutions for the power industry. The company’s offerings enable decision makers in power supply, procurement, and investment markets to plan, operate, monetize, and manage risk across any energy asset portfolio. From real-time to 30-year horizons, their forecasts and insights are at the foundation of over $50 billion in project financing assessments. 

 

PowerVAL significantly expands the functionality of Ascend's market-leading energy project valuation tool to encompass solar, storage, wind, hybrid and thermal projects across the US and Europe. PowerVAL provides developers, investors, and utilities with bankable and regulatory accepted wholesale and retail price forecasts. Utilizing 20+ year nodal sub-hourly price forecasts produced by the Market Intelligence team, PowerVAL software determines the value of projects at specific locations by performing comprehensive dispatch simulations and optimizing system operations to match our customers' specific use cases. 

 

Job Responsibilities & Essential Functions 

• Lead quantitative analysis and work to deliver on-time results to clients    

• Provide clients with expertise in the areas of analytic modeling for revenue forecasts and asset valuation, risk management, and renewable integration   

• Devise new approaches to represent results that provide support for decision analysis  

• Assimilate complex information into readily understood reports and presentations  

• Perform in-depth analysis of power market operations  

• Solve complex analytic problems to make mission critical decisions for energy supply  

• Serve as a technical resource for scoping, building, deploying, and launch activities   

 

 Required Skills and Knowledge 

• 1+ years prior experience (5+ years of prior work experience for a Senior Analyst) in energy with a utility, consulting firm, government, or non-profit with a focus on energy. 

• Understanding of energy modeling system and methods 

• Command of wholesale power market structures and value streams  

• Demonstrated track record of working with clients and team    

• Strong interpersonal skills, written and verbal communication, teamwork skills, organization and work ethic  

• Ability to prioritize multiple assignments and problem solve with minimum supervision 

• Strong analytical skills in analyzing and explaining complex data 

 

 Education & Experience 

• Master’s or PhD; advanced degrees in economics, engineering, and energy preferred  

• Proficiency with analytic software programming (R, Python or other languages) preferred 

• Previous experience in project management  

• Knowledge of dere