Internship Commercial Analytics

Description

Calpine Corporation is America's largest generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources with operations in competitive power markets. Its fleet of 77 power plants in operation represents over 27,000 megawatts of generation capacity. Through wholesale power operations and its retail businesses, Calpine serves customers in 22 states and Canada. Its clean, efficient, modern and flexible fleet uses advanced technologies to generate power in a low-carbon and environmentally responsible manner.

The company was established on the premise that a strong commitment to the environment is inextricably linked to excellence in power generation and corporate responsibility. Since its founding in 1984, Calpine has led the power industry in its unwavering commitment to environmental stewardship. In addition, its renewable geothermal plants use steam generated deep below the earth's surface to produce clean, renewable electricity.

Job Summary (includes but is not limited to the following, other duties may be assigned)

Perform analysis of business decisions and strategic issues, including issues related to electricity and natural gas markets, transmission analysis, load forecasting, plant operations and dispatch, asset and contract commodity margins.

Job Responsibilities

Support the continued development of:

Calpine’s corporate views on the commodity markets and the inherent fundamental risk factors

Models and tools used for power price forecasting, deal valuation & hedging, fundamental forecasting, and commodity margin forecasting.

Managing data integrity for Calpine’s Commercial Analytics group.

Calpine’s modeling infrastructure including asset and contract models as well as repositories of fundamental market data

Exact summer projects will be determined at the time of the commencement of the internship.

Commercial Analytics internship program is a key source of talent for the full time Commercial Rotation Analyst programs at Calpine. Successful candidates will be considered for the full time program if interested.

Job Requirements

Knowledge base should cover a subset of the following topics:

Candidate should be working on a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree at an accredited college or university in a quantitative or analytical field, such as business, mathematics, statistics, economics, finance, accounting, engineering, or physics.

Must have at least two years of undergraduate coursework completed by the start of the internship. Graduate students also encouraged to apply.

Minimum GPA 3.2

Legally eligible to work in the United States now and in future for any company

Demonstrated aptitude applying analytical tools such as Microsoft Excel

Experience with programming tools such as R, VBA, Python, or similar preferred

Able to work autonomously and under the pressure of multiple deadlines

Knowledge of the energy industry, specifically the independent power or utility sector, is a plus.

Strong verbal and written communication skills are a must.

Team player who enjoys diving into issues, brainstorming solutions, and learning new methods and tools to address problems

High degree of enthusiasm and drive

Must be flexible and able to work harmoniously with others

Good problem solving and analytical ability

Good organization skills and attention to details are essential

Additional Calpine Information

Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities.

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)