Senior Analyst, Strategy and Economic Analysis (hybrid schedule)

Eversource Energy•Hartford, CT

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

Eversource is seeking a Senior Analyst, Strategy and Economic Analysis to support the Transmission business. The primary goal of this position is to contribute to the clean energy transition in New England by providing excellent analytical services that support the growth of Eversource's electric transmission business. This role involves supporting the early-stage development of strategic electric transmission projects and initiatives through electricity market simulation modeling, data analysis, and industry research. The analyst will be responsible for developing and executing economic analyses for the ISO-NE control area, based on input from internal and external stakeholders. These analyses may support specific transmission projects, investigate general transmission concepts, and/or inform policy-driven initiatives. The position requires collaboration with a team of engineers and analysts to provide accurate and useful information for enabling the growth of clean energy technologies and meeting decarbonization goals.

Requirements

Working knowledge of ISO-NE wholesale markets or transmission planning procedures.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Ability to use Microsoft Suite, including advanced functions in MS Excel such as lookup functions, pivot tables, power query, etc.
Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Finance, Engineering, Environmental Science, a related discipline, or four (4) years of equivalent experience.
Five to eight years related experience.
Significant experience in one of the following areas: energy market analysis, energy contract negotiation, power system modeling, electric transmission planning, electric transmission policy.

Nice To Haves

Experience with electric production cost modeling tools such as PLEXOS, Gridview, PROMOD, or similar software.
If no experience with production cost modeling, experience with power system analysis software such as PSS/E, TARA, Powerworld, ASPEN Oneliner, etc. is preferred.
Knowledge of major ongoing clean energy policy activities that impact Eversource’s transmission business such as Connecticut and Massachusetts state-mandated clean energy procurements, FERC interconnection and transmission planning reforms, etc.
Experience with Business Intelligence platforms such as PowerBI for reporting and analyzing data.
Experience with Python, particularly for scraping web data, analyzing and transforming data, and interfacing with APIs.
Experience with data visualization or geographic information system software.

Responsibilities

Develop, troubleshoot, document, and maintain zonal and nodal energy market and capacity expansion models in PLEXOS, including pre-processing of data inputs and post-processing of results.
Analyze, draw conclusions from, graph, and document the results of energy market simulations.
Research and analyze relevant policies and studies that impact and influence the growth of Eversource’s transmission business and modeling assumptions.
Support other groups within Eversource by providing data, simulation outputs, or relevant knowledge from the transmission business.
Be available to work emergency restoration assignment as required.
Be available to travel between MA/CT/NH as necessary.
Respond to emergency situations to meet customers’ needs as part of every employee’s role, which may include an Emergency Restoration assignment outside of normal responsibilities, work hours, and location.