Description

This position can be located at any Huntington corporate location.

Summary:

As a Power Market and Technical Diligence Analyst, you will play a pivotal role in driving the growth and success of our Project Finance & Infrastructure (PFI) team at Huntington.  You will be within the Technical Diligence and Asset Management team and responsible for assisting the PFI team in providing technical, operational, commercial, and market analysis expertise in (1) renewable energy debt and tax equity financing opportunities, (2) financing conventional power generation, midstream energy, public private partnerships (P3), and electrical transmission sectors, and (3) monitoring the operations of the PFI’s portfolio of financed projects.  Types of projects include solar, battery storage, wind, geothermal, conventional natural gas (NG) power generation, liquid-natural gas (LNG) facilities, midstream facilities, and P3 projects.

Power Market and Technical Diligence Analyst’s advice will be a key factor in assessing financing opportunities and in making prudent investment decisions.

The successful candidate will be responsible for performing technical due diligence, evaluating project risks and opportunities, conducting power market assessments, and supporting investment decisions for a broad range of energy infrastructure assets. This role requires deep knowledge of power generation technologies, energy infrastructure development, wholesale power markets, and market fundamentals.

In-depth knowledge of and experience with solar, wind, and NG technologies and projects regarding contracts, construction, production modelling, operations, and independent engineers is required.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Power Market Analysis:
  • Perform quantitative, economic, and technical analyses of U.S. power markets using commercial market models, proprietary tools, and large datasets.
  • Analyze third-party market consultant assumptions and forecasts, including Security-Constrained Economic Dispatch (SCED) studies and simulations.
  • Conduct nodal and basis risk analyses and congestion/curtailment assessments.
  • Perform scenario and sensitivity analyses for changing fuel prices, load forecasts, generation buildouts, transmission upgrades, policy changes, and capacity market conditions.
  • Develop independent market views to support investment recommendations.
• Technical and Commercial Diligence:
  • Detailed technical assessments regarding project feasibility and technical risks to assess reasonableness and compliance with industry standards/practices.  Includes reviews of project design, technologies, energy production, construction, operations and maintenance, contracts, environmental, and estimated useful life.
  • Provide practical and commercially reasonable solutions to technical and market-related challenges.
• Financing Support:
  • Assist in negotiating financing agreements from technical, operational, and market-risk perspectives.
  • Support development of downside, upside, and stress-case scenarios.
  • Manage relationships with independent engineers, market consultants, technical advisors, and industry experts.
• Asset Management:
  • Monitor performance of financed projects across renewable, conventional, LNG, midstream, transmission, and infrastructure sectors and evaluate operational performance against underwriting assumptions.
  • Maintain technical, operational, and market performance databases.
  • Monitor and report on production, availability, outages, congestion, basis exposure, curtailment levels, and market revenues.
  • Participate in regular client meetings regarding project operations and performance.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Economics, Energy Systems, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in renewable energy, conventional power generation, energy infrastructure, energy consulting, or power market analysis.
• Knowledge of power markets, generation dispatch, congestion management, basis risk, and curtailment dynamics.
• Experience evaluating conventional and renewable energy projects, LNG facilities, midstream infrastructure, transmission projects, and/or P3 projects.
• Experience analyzing independent engineer and market consultant reports.
• Experience developing and interpreting power market simulations and dispatch models.
• Knowledge of asset valuation, project finance, due diligence, and investment analysis.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Energy Systems, Economics, or a related discipline.
• Advanced quantitative and analytical modeling skills.
• Understanding of U.S. wholesale power markets, market design, transmission systems, resource adequacy, and generation economics
• Experience with power market simulation and forecasting tools such as PROMOD®, PLEXOS®, Aurora®, PSLF®, or similar platforms
• Experience conducting basis, congestion, and SCED analysis, congestion studies, capacity market assessments, price curve development.

Professional Skills

• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Intellectual curiosity and desire to continuously learn about energy markets and emerging technologies.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and within multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong attention to detail, initiative, and commitment to client service
  
  

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Exempt Status: (Yes = not eligible for overtime pay) (No = eligible for overtime pay)

Applications Accepted Through:

Huntington expects to accept applications through at least the date above, and may continue to accept applications until the position is filled.

Workplace Type:

Our Approach to Office Workplace Type

Certain positions outside our branch network may be eligible for a flexible work arrangement. We’re combining the best of both worlds:  in-office and work from home. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. Remote roles will also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for moments that matter. Specific work arrangements will be provided by the hiring team.

Compensation Range:

The compensation range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base compensation range for this position. Actual compensation will vary based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, and education.  Colleagues in this position are also eligible to participate in an applicable incentive compensation plan.  In addition, Huntington provides a variety of benefits to colleagues, including health insurance coverage, wellness program, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plan, paid leave programs, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO). 

Huntington is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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