Commercial Analyst

Capital Power • Washington, DC

22h • Hybrid

About The Position

Capital Power is seeking a Commercial Analyst to join its Commercial Operations team. The role supports the financial performance, reporting, and commercial strategy of a portfolio of power generation assets. It offers an early-career opportunity to develop expertise in power markets, financial analysis, and commercial operations through hands-on modeling, reporting, and market analysis. The analyst will work with experienced leaders and cross-functional teams, with exposure to trading, risk, finance, development, and asset management, focusing on Eastern power markets such as PJM and MISO.

This is a permanent, full-time hybrid position based in Capital Power’s Washington, DC office, with minimal travel. The stated pay range is $117,000–$136,000, with the specific rate depending on qualifications and relevant experience. The role is eligible for health care benefits, retirement benefits, paid time off, and an annual bonus. Applicants must be legally eligible to work in the United States; employment-based visa sponsorship is not available. The successful candidate will undergo education verification, reference checks, and a criminal record check.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or a related analytical discipline.
• 5–8 years of experience in an analytical, financial, energy, or other quantitative environment.
• Knowledge of financial modeling, forecasting, and quantitative analysis.
• Strong Excel skills for analysis, modeling, and reporting.
• Experience with Python or similar tools for automation, reporting, or data analysis.
• Working knowledge of SQL or database querying.
• Ability to work with large datasets and translate analysis into clear business insights.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and curiosity.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work independently and across teams.
• Legally eligible to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the utilities, power generation, or broader energy sector.
• Interest in or exposure to power markets, natural gas markets, or the energy industry.
• Knowledge of PJM and MISO power markets.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain financial and operational models to forecast revenue, costs, gross margin, and asset performance.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and longer-term planning by analyzing commercial and operational drivers.
• Monitor trade performance and profit and loss results, and explain key market and operational drivers.
• Prepare accurate and timely reports on generation, revenue, margin, and key performance indicators.
• Support settlement review and reconciliation by identifying discrepancies and investigating root causes.
• Analyze energy, capacity, ancillary services, fuel, and emissions market trends and their impact on asset performance.
• Monitor market, regulatory, and policy developments and provide clear, data-driven insights.
• Extract, manipulate, and analyze large datasets using SQL, Excel, Python, and related tools.
• Develop and improve automated reporting, dashboards, API-based data connections, and analytical tools.
• Collaborate with trading, risk, finance, accounting, and asset management teams on cross-functional priorities and ad hoc analysis.

Benefits

• Health care benefits
• Retirement benefits
• Paid time off
• Annual bonus
• Employee referral reward of $1,000 for Capital Power employees who refer a successful candidate

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level