Job Details

The Market Monitoring Analyst is responsible for developing and evaluating appropriate market design options for optimizing market efficiency and preventing gaming or non-compliance with market rules. Also, responsible for conducting analysis of overall market performance and efficiency, impact of market rules, and behavior of market participants.

What's In It For You?
 
An opportunity to work on interesting and challenging assignments involving the economic analysis of the California ISO markets.

You will play a key role in the strategic vision of the California ISO.

You will get to work in an extremely comfortable and collaborative work environment in our brand new ?green? LEED certified campus. 

Join an innovative company that is working hard at keeping its reputation as a leader in the energy industry!
 
Your Work Would Consist Of:

Develops strategies for improving market design and efficiency through enhanced Tariff provisions or other options, preventing and sanctioning market gaming, abuses and non-compliance with the ISO Tariff or other relevant contracts and market rules. Supports the development and management of market analysis.

Monitors and analyzes market performance, market participant behavior and compliance with market rules.

Designs and calculates indices for monitoring market performance and market participant behavior.

Assists in the design, development and management of surveillance/monitoring systems used in identifying, analyzing and investigating market performance, efficiency, participant behavior and compliance with market rules.

Provides economic analysis related to market design issues.

Performs investigations of market performance, behavior and design issues and creates special analytical reports as needed

Prepares and analyzes data queries, reports, charts and slide presentations to support special studies, investigations, Board Meetings and Market Monitoring Assessment reports.

Maintains a highly secure and protected market investigation process.

Level of Education
A Bachelor's degree (BA, BS) required.  Master?s (MS, MA, or MBA) or Ph.D degree in Economics highly preferred.

Discipline
Economics, Operations Research, or related technical field.

Amount of Experience
Two or more years of related experience.

**We are also considering candidates for the Associate Market Monitoring Analyst level. This position requires a bachelor's degree (Master?s or Ph.D degree in Economics highly preferred) and no experience is required.**

Type of Experience
Experience in one or more of the following areas:  microeconomics, statistical analysis, industrial organization, market performance monitoring, utility operations and planning, energy trading, regulatory and policy analysis.

Experience with large data sets, statistics, computer modeling, and analysis of electric market performance is desirable.  Strong computer programming skills required. Demonstrated skills directly related to or transferable to market monitoring.

Familiarity with the analysis of electric market operations and performance, and/or design and operation of California or other Western energy markets desirable.

Analytical tool experience (e.g. Excel) and programming (SQL, SAS, etc.) desirable.

Demonstrates the ability to work effectively in a team environment as a facilitator and team member. Ability to provide practical and feasible solutions to problems, keeping multiple conflicting considerations into account. Strong interpersonal, communication, and writing skills required. Strong analytical skills are required, including the ability to effectively communicate complex technical materials and concepts in a non-technical manner. Must be proficient with Microsoft Office Suite. Self-motivated, problem solving skills and the ability to influence others without direct authority. Strong quantitative skills with an emphasis on statistical analysis. Ability to manipulate and analyze large data sets. Must have strong multi-tasking, critical thinking, and decision-making skills. Must have strong coding skills.