Power Trading Analyst

Posted:
8/13/2025, 2:03:11 AM

Location(s):
Houston, Texas, United States ⋅ Texas, United States

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Data & Analytics

Main Purpose:

• Maintain, refine, and update energy market databases and recurring reports, ensuring deliverables reflect the latest data and evolving market conditions.
• Design and implement automated workflows to streamline modelling and regular report updates.
• Support the development and maintenance of national and regional supply-demand balances for natural gas; run inputs for zonal and nodal power dispatch models, assisting commercial trading and development teams.
• Monitor, summarize, and communicate major industry news, regulatory updates, and market-moving announcements in both gas and power markets.
• Provide clear explanations on the dynamics of forward curves and differences with internal views.
• Analyse and identify trends driving short-, mid- and long-term congestion across ISOs (particularly ISONE, NYISO, PJM, and ERCOT); maintain a solid grasp of North American energy fundamentals for natural gas.
• Develop and build models and analytics from scratch as needed, ensuring robust and efficient processes.
• Clearly articulate quantitative findings and market perspectives, providing context and rationale for views.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities:

Technical Skills

  • Strong quantitative and analytical abilities, with experience in statistical modelling/ handling and interpreting energy sector data.

  • Strong programming skills in Python for data analysis and modelling are required.

  • Proficiency with SQL for database management and querying.

  • Proficiency with data visualization tools like Tableau, Power BI. Experience developing front-end visualizations using Python libraries such as Dash or Streamlit is helpful.

  • Comfortable with ISO data sets, especially nodal LMPs and transmission topology.

  • Proven analytical capability and familiarity with ISO topology, congestion patterns, and power plant dispatch, with emphasis on major US ISOs and the North American pipeline and supply network.

  • Ability to explain how nodal basis is influenced by infrastructure changes such as transmission upgrades or plant changes.

  • Experience working with market models like PLEXOS, PROMOD, AURORA, or GPCM is highly valued.

Education & Experience

  • Bachelor’s or Master's degree in a quantitative field such as Engineering, Mathematics, Finance, Economics, or a related science.

  • 2–5 years of professional experience in energy markets—preferably in trading, consulting, or infrastructure evaluation.

  • Direct experience working on a trading desk or in a front-office environment is helpful.

Key Relationships and Department Overview:

Directly supporting the North American Power Trading desk.

Trafigura Ltd

Website: https://trafigura.com/

Headquarter Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore

Employee Count: 10001+

Year Founded: 1993

IPO Status: Private

Last Funding Type: Post-IPO Debt

Industries: Industrial ⋅ Mineral ⋅ Oil and Gas ⋅ Shipping ⋅ Supply Chain Management