Senior Resource Specialist (Power)

At the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, we deliver reliable water to a region with 19 million people—and to accomplish this, we rely on a team of talented employees: innovators, problem-solvers, and collaborators who make it all possible.    

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We are seeking a Senior Resource Specialist (Energy Market Analytics), an experienced professional that will apply data science to energy market challenges. You’ll support Metropolitan’s wholesale power portfolio within specific energy-focused areas such as: Data Management, Energy Risk Management, Market Analysis, Forecasting, and Optimization Modeling. Partnering with internal teams, this role will drive the modernization of Metropolitan’s energy data management processes to support the transition to an emissions-free future.

• →Collaborate with internal staff and external consultants to develop an Energy Data Warehouse, including an audit of existing data to document quality gaps, development of an energy data dictionary, and establish pipelines to automate data acquisition.
• →Lead project teams in testing and validating analytical enhancements to ensure they meet performance and business requirements.
• →Provide quantitative analytics expertise for Metropolitan’s wholesale electric power portfolio including market price forecasting, resource optimization, and modeling complex deal structures to identify new business opportunities and enhance long-term resource planning.
• →Support energy risk management analytics functions by developing analytical models for: forward curve validation, volatility analysis, Value-At-Risk and stress-testing, and portfolio optimization.
• →Develop analytics tools and dashboards to improve financial reporting, portfolio performance, and decision making.

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an advanced degree from an accredited college or university, majoring in a related field and six years of relevant experience.  

• Experience in asset valuation, risk management, or trading, specifically focusing on Western US wholesale markets, renewable energy/storage assets, and PPA structures.
• Advanced degree or equivalent work experience in a highly quantitative field (e.g., Data Science, Math, Statistics).
• Experience using Python, R, or SQL to build, scale, and operationalize automated analytical models and pipelines in cloud environments.
• Demonstrated experience using data visualization tools like Tableau or PowerBI.

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a state-established cooperative that, along with its 26 cities and retail suppliers, provides water for 19 million people in six counties. The district imports water from the Colorado River and Northern California to supplement local supplies, and helps its members to develop increased water conservation, recycling, storage and other resource-management programs.

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Qualified individuals with disabilities, who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process, please call (213) 217-7738 or email: jobs@mwdh2o.com.

Metropolitan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic(s).