Overview In this role within CRA's Energy practice, you will own power and natural gas market models and leverage them to inform strategic decisions. You will work with cross-functional teams to develop scenarios, evaluate technologies, and deliver actionable insights to clients. You'll manage engagements, mentor junior staff, and present findings to client executives. This position combines modeling excellence with client-facing impact in a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.
Compensation / Benefits- hybrid working environment
- career growth and mentorship
- training opportunities
- office-based collaboration
- inclusive workplace
Responsibilities- Maintain and steward core power and natural gas market models (capacity expansion, production cost, storage, reliability, revenue requirement)
- Develop market scenarios and assumptions; evaluate new technologies; compute LCOEs; run simulations
- Manage and contribute to engagements involving IRPs, due diligence of plants and infrastructure, reliability and RTO assessments
- Support development of advanced models through research, programming, and vetting in reliability, resource adequacy, storage, and EV/DER penetration
- Produce presentations and reports for clients with clear, concise findings
- Present findings to senior and mid-level client staff
- Oversee junior staff in report production, presentations, and market analyses
Key requirements- Bachelor's degree in relevant fields; 2+ years in power and/or natural gas market modeling
- Experience with AURORAxmp, PLEXOS, PROMOD, Encompass
- Project and client management experience
- Strong presentation and writing abilities
- Strong problem-solving and teamwork skills; mentorship orientation
- Location flexibility to Boston or Washington DC; hybrid work environment
- strong communication and writing ability
- team-oriented and collaborative
- mentorship and leadership potential
- AURORAxmp
- PLEXOS
- PROMOD
