Senior Analyst

A little about Capital Power

Capital Power (TSX: CPX) is dedicated to Powering Change by Changing Power. This north star guides our ambitions, focus, and actions as we transform our energy system. We're a growth-oriented North American energy company headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta. Our team safely delivers, builds, and creates balanced energy solutions for customers across North America.

Our people are at the core of our journey to deliver reliable, affordable, and lower-carbon power solutions. We provide purpose-driven work in a safe and inclusive environment, and we live by our North Star. With us, your contributions matter – we want you to be empowered to innovate, collaborate, and ultimately drive results. We're here to partner with you so you can learn, grow, and forge a career that's meaningful to you. Join us in powering North America!

Your Opportunity

One Permanent Full-Time Position.   

Capital Power is currently seeking a highly motivated, commercially minded individual to join our Supply & Trading (S&T) efforts as a Senior Analyst.

S&T is responsible for managing and optimizing all of Capital Power’s North American merchant asset exposures (electricity, natural gas and environmental products).  Reporting into the Director, Origination, the Senior Analyst role is accountable to provide quantitative and commercial support to the major North American power markets that Capital Power's origination team is active in and including the WECC and PJM markets.

This role will require a high amount of collaboration with key external and internal stakeholders, including customers, agencies, internal peer/cross-functional support groups, and executive.

You will contribute to our team by

• Support originators in assessing market opportunities that are sourced directly from customers and counterparties

• Conducting the varied analytical, modeling, reporting and compliance requirements of the Origination team, including market analytics, pricing, budget preparation, corporate business and market reporting.

• Work closely with internal teams, including trading, legal, finance, and operations, to ensure successful transaction structuring.

• Developing pricing models and tools for standard physical and financial, conventional, renewable, retail and wholesale energy products.

• Price and structure customized and tailored products and services

• Prepare and support deal summary presentations to senior management

• Supporting the development of Capital Power’s responses to commercial opportunities by developing, maintaining and disseminating market intelligence associated with customer needs and prospective solutions.

What you will bring to the role    

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree specializing in Statistics, Mathematics, Finance, Economics, Engineering or related field.

Experience:

• 5-10 years’ experience in a similar role.

Technical Skills:

• Commercially focused business acumen, with strong analytical skills and the ability to simply communicate complex issues / challenges and associated solutions, both internally and externally.

• Knowledge and understanding of the roles, responsibilities and processes (front, middle, back-office) related to delivering energy-related solutions to customers and stakeholders.

• Advanced application skills related to MS Office Suite (Dynamics CRM, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, PowerBI).

• Advanced analytical and coding skills that can include coding / using VBA, SQL, R, Python languages.

• An understanding of matters potentially impacting Capital Power’s customers / stakeholders, including energy market dynamics and interconnected markets and utility tariffs.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, solid negotiation skills.

• Ability to handle multiple tasks and work under pressure situations.

Working Conditions:

• The position is based out of Capital Power's Calgary office.

• May require occasional Canadian / US travel.

Additional Details

In order to be considered for this role you must be legally eligible to work in Canada.

The successful candidate for this position will undergo an education verification, reference checks and criminal record check.          

Capital Power employees that refer a successful candidate for this position are eligible for a $1000 Referral Reward!

We offer a highly flexible benefits and wellbeing program, comprehensive onboarding and training, and various development opportunities to support your success and personal growth.

How To Apply and Next Steps

Capital Power only accepts resumes via online application at www.capitalpower.com/careers. If you choose to submit your resume by any other means, we cannot guarantee that your application will be considered for vacancies.
Applicants with disabilities who require a reasonable accommodation to complete their application can request accessible formats, communication support, or other accessibility assistance by contacting [email protected].
Capital Power is committed to providing a fair and transparent hiring process. We recognize and embrace the value of diversity and hire employees with the appropriate skills, experience and knowledge for each position.
Thank you for taking the time to apply and expressing interest in powering a sustainable future with Capital Power! We wish that we could personally respond to everyone who applies; however, it is our practice to contact only those individuals selected for interviews.