Senior Analyst

AES•Houston, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES), a Fortune 500 company, is a leader in the global energy revolution, operating in 14 countries and committed to shaping a future through innovation and collaboration. Recognized by Fast Company as one of the Top Ten Best Workplaces for Innovators in 2022 and certified as a Great Place to Work, AES is dedicated to its people and groundbreaking ideas. As the #1 global company in renewable energy sales to corporations, with $12.7B in revenues in 2023, AES provides electricity to 25 million customers worldwide. The company is committed to meeting the Paris Agreement's goals by 2050 and is developing innovative solutions like 24/7 carbon-free energy for data centers to drive global decarbonization. AES is seeking passionate individuals to join their mission to accelerate the future of energy and power a cleaner, more sustainable future.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering (any field), Sciences, or equivalent
2 years of experience in production cost models (e.g., AURORA, PLEXOS, PROMOD or similar)
2 years of experience in US regional power systems, commodity price trends, and renewable asset valuation
Designing and implementing automated data pipelines using tools like Excel, Python and SQL to collect, process, and analyze large-scale datasets, incorporating both historical trends and real-time information
Constructing custom data analyses that convert complex datasets into visual reports that reveal emerging market trends
Applying regression analysis, time series forecasting, and other statistical methods to identify correlations between fundamental drivers and market movements
Data science tools like R, Python, and MATLAB
Data visualization tools like PowerBI or Tableau and other web-based industry intelligence solutions

Responsibilities

Collecting and analyzing large data sets centered around US power market data in the development of the firm’s proprietary fundamental power market models to derive actionable insights to management.
Developing internal processes geared toward keeping up to date with policy changes and changes in the fundamental economics of the power system that may impact commodity prices and renewable asset valuations (e.g. renewable portfolio standards, capacity markets, assets retirements and new generation, transmission enhancements).
Researching future, macro level, changes to net load demand and their impact on renewable energy demand.
Identifying emerging generation technology and or market trends that will impact commodity prices.
Researching and developing conclusions related to the market drivers that impact commodity price changes and resulting renewable asset valuations and future generation stack.
Translating ambiguous business questions into well-defined market intelligence inquiries.
Providing market and competitive insights through presentations and reports to various internal management teams to allow effective strategic and tactical decision-making and implementation.
Conducting/maintaining routine and ad hoc analysis.
Develop and maintain internally developed data management and analysis tools.
Support the preparation and submittal of fundamental assumptions and results to the AES management team.