Charles River Associates · 5 months ago
Power and Natural Gas Modeling and Markets Lead (Energy practice)
Boston, MA, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
2+ years expCharles River Associates (CRA) is a premier consulting firm providing strategic, economic, and regulatory advice in the energy sector. They are seeking a Power and Natural Gas Modeling and Markets Lead to manage energy market models, conduct quantitative consulting tasks, and oversee junior staff while delivering insights to clients.
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Responsibilities
Acting as a principal custodian of some of the Energy practice’s power and natural gas market models, including capacity expansion models, production cost models, storage models, reliability models, and revenue requirement models
Performing a broad range of quantitative consulting tasks such as developing power and gas market scenarios and assumptions, evaluating new energy technologies, calculating LCOEs, and running market simulations and interpreting results
Managing and contributing to engagements involving utility integrated resource plans, commercial due diligence of power plants and energy infrastructure, reliability and RTO assessments, and other power and gas sector analysis
Supporting the development of industry leading models through research and analysis, programming, and model vetting in areas like reliability (LOLE), resource adequacy (ELCC), storage, and EV/DER penetration
Developing presentations and reports to concisely, comprehensively, and accurately share findings with clients on complex matters
Presenting to senior- and mid-level staff of clients
Overseeing junior staff in the production of reports, presentations, and market analyses
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in operations research, economics, computer science, finance, or engineering
A minimum two years of professional experience in power and/or natural gas market modeling using tools like AURORAxmp, PLEXOS, PROMOD, and Encompass
Previous project and client management experience required
Strong interest in and knowledge of power and natural gas market modeling and solving client challenges that depend on this modeling
Excellent presentation skills and writing ability
Strong problem solving abilities and resourcefulness
Working well in a team environment, and willingness to provide mentorship and supervision to junior staff members
Can be located in Boston or Washington DC; hybrid working environment
Preferred
Master's degree preferred
Company
Charles River Associates
Charles River Associates is a consulting firm specializing in financial, litigation, regulatory, and management consulting.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$250M2022-08-22Post Ipo Debt· $250M
1998-04-24IPO
Leadership Team
Paul Maleh
President and CEO
Adam Hart
Vice President
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