Market Associate
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30+ days ago
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Job Summary
Wood Mackenzie is the global data and analytics business for the renewables energy and natural resources industries. Enhanced by technology. Enriched by human an ever-changing world companies and governments need reliable and actionable insight to lead the transition to a sustainable future. Thats why we cover the entire supply chain with unparalleled breadth and depth backed by over 50 years experience. Our team of over 2400 experts operating across 30 global locations are enabling customers decisions through real-time analytics consultancy events and thought leadership. Together we deliver the insight they need to separate risk from opportunity and make confident decisions when it matters most.
Wood Mackenzie Values
- Inclusive we succeed together
- Trusting we choose to trust each other
- Customer committed we put customers at the heart of our decisions
- Future Focused we accelerate change
- Curious we turn knowledge into action
We are looking for a full-timeMarket Associate to join Wood Mackenzies Power Trading Analytics (PTA) team. The teams research spans North American power market fundamentals and price forecasting to asset valuation and strategy that comprises some of the most highly utilized data reports and insights across Wood Mackenzie. Our broad industry knowledge and deep understanding of the North American power market are unparalleled and help our clients succeed during the energy transition.
The Market Associate will have a strong background in analytics and growing expertise within the power industry.
About you and how you can excel in this role
Wood Mackenzies PTA team comprises industry experts who are detail-oriented intellectually curious commercially savvy and comfortable presenting to clients.
Your interest in fundamental power market research proves you hold these characteristics and are comfortable taking complex disparate ideas and distilling them into simple actionable analytics.
About the role
The Market Associate will serve as the driving force in the delivery of industry-leading short-term power outlooks based on a blend of proprietary and public data.
Market Analyst Core Responsibilities:
- Operate models and support tools daily that include spatial data visualization and power flow applications to identify and solve problems in the power industry-specific to an ISO market;
- Responsible for understanding and communicating Current-day/Next-day operational and financial risk to Asset owners traders retailers etc. transacting in the markets daily to assist them in making asset optimization decisions;
- Provide insights and risks associated with longer-term congestion patterns transmission upgrades and outages through quarterly seasonal outlooks;
- Run regional support workbooks daily and continuously improve the level of granularity provided to the team and customer;
- Manipulate large datasets and determine correlations and relationships between potential market drivers prices and events;
- Improve current processes by automating critical tasks using macros (visual basic/Python);
- Present the teams ISO desk lead managers and other decision-makers with research projects/presentations memos or reports on market-relevant topics as requested and advise on the effects of various courses of action relevant to specific problems.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in economics finance math stats or energy related discipline
- Previous experience or demonstrated interest in power vertical
- Nice to have 1 years of business experience
- Preferable to have experience in using programming languages such as Python Visual Basic or comparable languages
- You are committed to contributing to a welcoming and inclusive environment are sensitive to diverse perspectives and are passionate about equity in the workplace.
Whats in it for you
At Wood Mackenzie you will have opportunities to engage in meaningful work and collaboration with international stakeholders creating a positive and lasting impact and find the support coaching and training you need to kick-start your career.
In this role you will get the following:
- Valuable work experience and a comprehensive insight into the work of a leading research organisation
- The opportunity to contribute to a research project enabling you to put theory into practice
- The encouragement to share your ideas
- The chance to learn new skills that will be valuable to you in your future career
We are committed to supporting our people to Thrive. We value different perspectives and aspire to create an inclusive environment that encourages diversity and fosters a sense of belonging. WoodMackers have regular opportunities to get involved in our Wellness Diversity and Inclusion Community Engagement and Sustainability initiatives such as our partnership with Lets Share the Sun.
Hear what our team has to say about working with us: Opportunities
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If you are applying for a role and have a physical or mental disability we will support you with your application or through the hiring process.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Microsoft Access
- SQL
- Analysis Skills
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Securities Law
- Data Mining
- Investment Banking
- Market Research
- Microsoft Excel
- Visual Basic
- Bloomberg
- Data Analysis Skills
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