Analyst, Quantitative Risk – Power & Natural Gas
Houston, Texas | Full-Time | Hybrid (3 days in-office)
About the Role
PowerTransitions is seeking a Quantitative Risk Analyst to advance our modeling and risk analytics capabilities across our power and natural gas portfolio. This role is embedded within the Commercial Operations and Risk Management teams and is responsible for delivering actionable quantitative insights that inform fuel strategy, dispatch optimization, margin and basis exposure, capacity planning, liquidity management, and new project evaluation.
The Quantitative Risk Analyst will apply both deterministic and probabilistic methodologies across fuel supply analysis, dispatch optimization, portfolio risk measurement, and broader commercial analytics. Working cross-functionally with commercial, operations, and finance teams, this individual will translate complex analytical outputs into clear, decision-focused insights for leadership.
What You'll Do
Analyze price volatility, correlation structures, operational uncertainty, and margin/earnings drivers across fuels, basis, and power markets
Conduct margin, earnings, and cash-flow at-risk analysis of thermal, renewable, and intermittent generation
Model plant-level earnings and variable margin at risk using deterministic and probabilistic methods
Support transaction-level risk measurement, including exposure, sensitivities, and VaR-type metrics
Estimate potential future exposure (PFE) for collateral and commodity transactions using available inputs and practical simulations
Evaluate fuel supply, storage, transport options, and dual-fuel dispatch constraints
Support structured contract and PPA valuation and analyze project economics for new development and acquisitions
Execute probabilistic or Monte Carlo simulations and run deterministic cases, sensitivities, and scenario analysis
Measure and explain exposure across hub and nodal power markets
Track and analyze natural gas, transportation, storage, and basis exposures
Assist with forward curve development and maintenance for power and natural gas
Build nodal and hourly shape curves and seasonal adjustments
Provide analytics to support the valuation of merchant exposure for gas-fired, dual-fuel, and renewable/intermittent assets
Analyze PPAs, tolling agreements, heat-rate options, and structured offtake agreements
Build and maintain models in MS Excel, Python and SQL
Work with datasets from ISO portals, pipeline postings, ICE, third party data vendors, and other sources
Contribute to developing dashboards and reporting in Power BI or Tableau
Maintain transparent model documentation and ensure methodologies are auditable
What We're Looking For
Required:
Bachelor's or Master's degree in a quantitative field (engineering, applied math, finance, economics, statistics), or related industry experience
2–6 years in energy modeling, risk analytics, or quantitative valuation
Understanding of power and natural gas markets (heat rates, dispatch, basis/transport)
Ability to apply and explain stochastic or probabilistic methods
Demonstrated ability to work in a hands-on role in a lean environment, requiring independent problem-solving and comfort operating with incomplete data
Python and SQL proficiency
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to communicate technical results to non-mathematical commercial and operations teams
Preferred:
Experience in PJM, ERCOT, ISO-NE, NYISO, MISO, SPP, or CAISO markets
Experience with market data from ISOs, pipeline postings, and market data vendors
Familiarity with valuation tools (MATLAB, R, @Risk, CQuant, or similar)
Exposure to PPA valuation, tolling, hedging, or structured transactions
Understanding of BESS concepts and modelling
Experience with Power BI or Tableau
How to Apply
Please submit your resume and cover letter detailing your relevant experience.