Specialist, Commercial Analytics Structuring at Calpine / America Jobs

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Specialist, Commercial Analytics Structuring

at Calpine in Texas

Calpine Corporation is America's largest generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources with operations in competitive power markets. Its fleet of 77 power plants in operation represents over 27,000 megawatts of generation capacity. Through wholesale power operations and its retail businesses, Calpine serves customers in 22 states and Canada. Its clean, efficient, modern and flexible fleet uses advanced technologies to generate power in a low-carbon and environmentally responsible manner.

The company was established on the premise that a strong commitment to the environment is inextricably linked to excellence in power generation and corporate responsibility. Since its founding in 1984, Calpine has led the power industry in its unwavering commitment to environmental stewardship. In addition, its renewable geothermal plants use steam generated deep below the earth's surface to produce clean, renewable electricity.

Job Summary (includes but is not limited to the following; other duties may be assigned)

Responsible for quantitative analysis to price and access the risk of structured energy transactions, physical assets, and potential strategic transactions. Identifies sources of value/risk and through financial modeling determines expected value and portfolio level risk implications. Communicates extensively with all levels of management regarding each component of opportunities to stakeholders. Identifies/improves upon any model shortcomings or simplifying assumptions and communicates limitations of analysis. Supports the continued development of modeling infrastructure and knowledge base of the overall Structuring team.

Key Activities

Transaction Pricing
Model Development
Performs Targeted Market Analysis

Job Responsibilities

Pricing of structured energy products (Options/Swaps, Plant Tolls, PPAs, Physical Assets, Strategic Transactions).
Presents valuation results to the executive management team.
Develops and improves models.
Conducts targeted market analysis of key price drivers, supply/demand forecasts, and regulatory updates to assess their potential impact on risk and value, enabling informed decision-making for structured transactions and existing assets.

Requirements

Bachelor or advanced degree in Mathematics, Computational Science, Engineering, Finance, Economics, or Accounting.
5 - 10 years of energy industry experience, preferably in a commercial or quantitative capacity.
Familiarity with one or more of the following: VBA, R, Python.
Knowledge of U.S. wholesale natural gas and electric market fundamentals, including supply and demand, environmental legislation, and regional market structures.
Demonstrated understanding of asset valuation methods (dispatch models, options, swaps, tolls, and PPAs).
Valuation of commodity and derivative transactions as well as the impacts of various regulatory policies.
Team player with a "whatever it takes" attitude who is used to diving into an issue, brainstorming solutions, and learning new methods and tools.

Additional Calpine Information:

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