Power Markets Associate

TransGrid Energy

Power Markets Associate analyzing energy market data to inform asset optimization decisions. Collaborating across teams while supporting the clean energy future at TransGrid Energy.

Posted 6/30/2026full-timeHouston • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $85,000 - $115,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building and maintaining data pipelines, utilizing SQL and Python for data analysis and automation, and providing actionable insights for asset optimization and trading decisions. Strong understanding of wholesale power market concepts and the ability to communicate complex findings effectively across teams.

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SQLPythonData AnalysisPower Market ConceptsAnalytical Tools

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Hard Skills

Data Pipeline DevelopmentAutomated ReportingTime-Series AnalysisData Workflow SupportQuantitative Analysis

Soft Skills

Analytical SkillsProblem-SolvingCommunication Skills

Tools & Technologies

PandasNumPyDashboards

Industry Keywords

Asset OptimizationMarket OperationsTrading AnalyticsWholesale Energy MarketCongestion

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

NumpyPandasPythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and maintain internal data pipelines that ingest, clean, validate, and centralize market, weather, pricing, operational, and settlement data from external and internal sources.
Develop and manage scalable datasets and analytical tools that support asset optimization, cash trading, and portfolio-risk monitoring.
Query and analyze large time-series datasets to identify pricing patterns, congestion trends, basis exposure, volatility drivers, and other market signals relevant to TGE’s assets.
Automate recurring workflows and reporting processes using SQL, Python, and related tools to reduce manual effort and improve speed, consistency, and control.
Create dashboards and reports that provide internal stakeholders with clear visibility into market conditions, portfolio performance, and key commercial risk indicators.
Support trading and asset-management decisions through quantitative analysis, scenario evaluation, and market intelligence.
Assist with settlement validation, collateral awareness, and post-trade or post-dispatch performance analysis.
Support onboarding of new assets, markets, and data sources by helping establish reporting structures, commercial views, and monitoring frameworks.
Monitor evolving ISO/RTO market rules, regulatory developments, and emerging market opportunities affecting BESS, solar, and related commercial strategies.
Work closely with Asset Management, trading, operations, finance, and third-party counterparties to ensure analytical work supports practical commercial execution.
Contributes to the development of a disciplined, scalable internal analytics capability that supports TGE’s broader commercial buildout.
Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, finance, engineering, mathematics, computer science, or a related field.
Minimum of 2 years of experience in power markets, asset optimization, commercial asset management, market operations, trading analytics, or related wholesale energy-market activity.
Strong SQL skills and demonstrated experience using Python, including libraries such as Pandas and NumPy, for data analysis, automation, and reporting.
Proven ability to work with large, complex datasets and convert raw information into useful commercial insight.
Experience building or supporting data workflows, automated reporting, or analytical tools used in business decision-making.
Strong understanding of core wholesale power-market concepts, including LMPs, Day-Ahead and Real-Time markets, congestion, basis risk, and ancillary services.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work accurately under time pressure.
Strong communication skills and the ability to present technical findings in a clear, concise business format.
Ability to work effectively across commercial, operational, and financial teams.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Offers Bonus
15%