Director, Market Intelligence - CAISO/West

The Market Intelligence team, provides timely, accurate insights on regulatory developments, ISO/RTO activity, and emerging trends across North American electricity markets. The team translates complex market activity into clear, actionable intelligence that supports informed decision-making for clients and internal stakeholders. 

The primary responsibilities for this position are to attend and participate in California ISO (CAISO) stakeholder meetings and, within days of each meeting, write succinct reports, with analysis where appropriate, on important presentations, announcements, discussions, and other developments from those meetings for internal and external clients.  The Director will also manage a small team of CAISO/West CES market intelligence associates to ensure coordinated coverage of all CAISO and western power market issue.  Qualified candidates for this position will be able to work independently and collaboratively and will possess strong communication and analytical skills. 

Position Responsibilities

• Market IQ service
  • Attend and participate in stakeholder meetings and, within days of each meeting, write succinct reports, with analysis where appropriate, on important presentations, announcements, discussions, and other developments from those meetings for internal and external clients.
  • As appropriate, tailor reporting and analysis according to clients’ commercial interests (e.g., generation, transmission, load, trading) and according to financial, policy, legal, and technical perspectives and considerations.
  • Independently identify and define issues according to clients’ commercial interests.
  • Recommend appropriate courses of action according to clients’ commercial interests.
  • Provide real-time reporting and analysis on developments with immediate and significant commercial impacts on clients.
  • Work closely with clients and stay familiar with their interests by addressing clients’ questions in a timely manner and conducting regular (monthly, quarterly) conference calls.
• Consulting and Market Design services
  • Attract, engage, and support clients through reports and analysis as well as consulting projects related to existing and emerging market design(s) for CAISO and other regions.

Qualifications

• Minimum five (5) years energy industry experience required
• Relevant college degree required/graduate degree or advanced industry training preferred
• Wholesale energy market knowledge/experience regarding resource and transmission planning, generation interconnection, resource adequacy, and market design required
• CAISO and related ISO/RTO knowledge/experience required in-depth knowledge of Resource Adequacy (RA), Congestion Rent, Price Formation, and California's Extended Day Ahead Market (EDAM) preferred
• Knowledge of the California Public Utilities Commission Resource Adequacy (RA) policy framework preferred
• Markets+ knowledge preferred
• Strong writing skills required
• Experience writing under tight deadlines preferred
• Strong analytical/quantitative skills and experience required
• Strong verbal and public presentation skills preferred
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively required
• Business development orientation preferred

Location

• This is a remote work opportunity in the western U.S. region.

Travel

• Position will require attendance at CAISO stakeholder meetings and periodic travel to other relevant regional market-related meetings/workshops as well as industry conferences, client/potential client meetings and CES headquarters in Philadelphia.

Additional Information

Customized Energy Solutions offers competitive salary commensurate with experience.  Benefits include performance bonus and profit-sharing Medical Savings Account, comprehensive health Insurance, disability insurance, life insurance, and 401K matching and tuition reimbursement. Excellent opportunities for advancement.

Customized Energy Solutions provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.