Power and Natural Gas Modeling and Markets Lead Energy practice
Charles River AssociatesLocation not specified
Full Time
Posted January 27, 2026
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Job Description
The position involves developing and managing power and natural gas market models, performing quantitative analysis, and providing strategic insights to clients in the energy sector, with opportunities for mentorship and professional growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and maintain power and natural gas market models, including capacity expansion, production cost, storage, reliability, and revenue requirement models.
- Develop and analyze power and gas market scenarios, assumptions, and new energy technologies.
- Perform market simulations, evaluate results, and interpret findings for clients.
- Support engagements involving utility integrated resource plans, power plant and infrastructure due diligence, reliability assessments, and sector analysis.
- Conduct research, programming, and vetting to improve industry-leading models in reliability, resource adequacy, storage, and EV/DER penetration.
- Create presentations and reports to communicate complex findings to clients.
- Present analysis and findings to senior and mid-level client staff.
- Oversee junior staff in producing reports, presentations, and market analyses.
Requirements
- Prior experience and knowledge of power and gas market modeling and analysis.
- Experience in developing power and gas market scenarios and assumptions, evaluating new energy technologies, calculating Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOEs), and running market simulations and interpreting results.
- Experience managing and contributing to engagements involving utility integrated resource plans, commercial due diligence of power plants and energy infrastructure, reliability and RTO assessments, and other power and gas sector analysis.
- Experience with power and natural gas market modeling using tools such as AURORAxmp, PLEXOS, PROMOD, and Encompass.
- A minimum of two years of professional experience in power and/or natural gas market modeling.
- Bachelor’s degree in operations research, economics, computer science, finance, or engineering.
- Master’s degree in a related field is preferred.
- Strong project and client management experience.
- Strong interest in and knowledge of power and natural gas market modeling and solving client challenges that depend on this modeling.
- Excellent presentation skills and writing ability.
- Strong problem solving abilities and resourcefulness.
- Ability to work well in a team environment and willingness to provide mentorship and supervision to junior staff members.
- Ability to develop presentations and reports to share findings with clients on complex matters.
- Ability to oversee junior staff in the production of reports, presentations, and market analyses.
Benefits & Perks
Hybrid work environment with at least 3 to 4 days a week working in the office
Work location flexibility in Boston or Washington DC
Opportunities for career growth, mentorship, and professional development
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