Energy Analyst​/Senior Energy Analyst; SmartBidder

Energy Analyst/Senior Energy Analyst (Smart Bidder)

Boulder, CO

Energy Analyst/Senior Energy Analyst, Boulder, CO

Preference is given for candidates who can work in the Boulder office.

Please note:

Ascend Analytics is not able to offer visa sponsor ships at this time.

Our Mission @ Ascend

At Ascend Analytics, our mission centers on creating sustainable economic value for energy buyers and producers to transform the power industry. Our team combines advanced analytics, cloud-based technology, and deep market expertise to help our clients solve complex challenges across grid reliability, power market volatility, renewable integration, infrastructure development, and energy investment strategy. As a high-growth, private equity–backed company, Ascend continues to expand its market leadership while investing in innovation, talent, and scalable solutions for an increasingly dynamic energy market.

Your Impact @ Ascend

Smart Bidder is the leading energy bid optimization and scheduling platform for standalone, co-located, or hybrid renewable energy and storage projects. Smart Bidder provides custom bid optimization in day-ahead and real-time power markets through a suite of probabilistic and AI-assisted models, incorporating forecasted nodal price dynamics, asset-specific constraints, and risk-based optimization. From fully managed to self-service, Smart Bidder customers have unparalleled control and flexibility to use built-in strategies based on profit and risk tolerance or integrate their own models into the platform.

Job Responsibilities & Essential Functions

• Lead quantitative analysis and work to deliver on-time results to clients
• Proficiency with fundamental modeling of electricity markets in support of electricity trading
• Provide clients with expertise in the areas of analytic modeling for asset valuation, risk management, and renewable integration
• Provide clients with expertise in energy-related commodity trading, energy markets quantitative analysis, electricity market operations, power structuring
• Monitor regulatory changes and assess their impact on market operations and strategies
• Participate in on-call rotations to support real-time market operations and ensure system reliability which may include occasional weekends or evenings
• Devise new approaches to represent results that provide support for decision analysis
• Assimilate complex information into readily understood reports and presentations
• Perform in-depth analysis of power market operations
• Solve complex analytic problems to make mission critical decisions for energy supply
• Serve as a technical resource for scoping, building, deploying, and launch activities

Required Skills and Knowledge

• Bachelor's degree in economics, engineering or energy required
• 1+ years prior experience (5+ years of prior work experience for a Senior Analyst) in energy with a utility, consulting firm, government, or non-profit with a focus on energy
• Understanding of energy modeling systems and methods
• Command of wholesale power market structures and value streams
• Demonstrated track record of working with clients and team
• Strong interpersonal skills, written and verbal communication, teamwork skills, organization and work ethics
• Ability to prioritize multiple assignments and problem solve with minimum supervision
• Strong analytical skills in analyzing and explaining complex data

Preferred Education & Experience

• Master's or advanced degrees in economics, engineering, and/or energy strongly preferred
• Proficiency with analytic software programming (R, Python or other languages) preferred
• Previous experience in project management considered a plus
• Knowledge of deregulated power market operations a plus

Why Ascend?

• Opportunity to lead a high-impact product at the forefront of the energy transition and power procurement innovation
• Direct exposure to executive leadership, key utility and corporate clients, and a rapidly scaling SaaS business
• Meaningful impact on APP platform evolution, analytical rigor, and client procurement outcomes
• Competitive compensation and benefits

$80,000 - $110,000 – Energy Analyst

$100,000 - $140,000 – Senior Analyst

Compensation is flexible and will be tailored to your experience and…