Retail Energy Market Services Analyst

Customized Energy Solutions (CES) is a global energy services and technology company that helps market participants operate, comply, and compete in deregulated electricity and natural gas markets. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Philadelphia, CES works with utilities, independent power producers, energy suppliers, developers, asset owners, and investors across North America and globally.

CES delivers market intelligence, regulatory and market design support, asset and portfolio management, retail market operations, and energy technology solutions. Our teams track and interpret ISO/RTO rules and policy developments, support resource planning and market participation, manage operational and settlement processes, and develop proprietary software platforms—include CES BLUE, GOLD, RED, GRIDBOOST, and CoMETS—that help clients manage risk, optimize performance, and respond effectively to market change.

CES is committed to advancing transparent, efficient, and non-discriminatory energy markets while delivering practical, high-quality solutions marked by integrity, rigor, and long-term client value.

CES has been nationally and regionally recognized for sustained growth and innovation, including listings on theInc. 500|5000andPhiladelphia Business Journal’s Top 100 Companies, as well as aBest Places to Work designation with Hall of Fame status for five or more consecutive years.

With headquarters in Philadelphia and offices across the U.S., Canada, Japan, India, and Vietnam, CES offers a collaborative, flexible, and globally connected work environment for professionals passionate about the future of energy.

Customized Energy Solutions (CES) is seeking a Retail Energy Market Services Analyst to join its Retail Market Services team. This team delivers strategic wholesale energy market services to retail energy market participants, including forecasting, pricing, settlements, risk management, financial planning and analysis, and natural gas services.

The Analyst will join a small, experienced, and fast-paced team of energy professionals focused on delivering best-in-class service to clients. This role sits at the center of complex and evolving energy market operations and offers exposure to some of the industry’s most dynamic and challenging issues.

This position will support two primary areas:

The successful candidate will use strong analytical, technical, communication, and collaboration skills to support client deliverables, validate and analyze data, perform recurring and ad hoc energy market analyses, and contribute to process improvement initiatives. The position will involve internal, cross-functional, and client-facing work.

Responsibilities include:

• Perform daily, weekly, and monthly operational tasks with market-driven deadlines and competing priorities.
• Develop, maintain, and operate models and analytical tools supporting Retail Market Services functions, including forecasting, pricing, settlements, risk management, financial planning and analysis, and natural gas services.
• Aggregate, validate, analyze, and submit market and client data in support of CES’s responsibilities to clients, including responsibilities as designated wholesale market scheduling coordinator.
• Execute market settlement reporting to help clients understand energy market activity, market participant costs, and related business impacts.
• Prepare bottom-up retail load forecasts, retail cost-to-serve analyses, and pricing projections to support client risk management, planning, product offerings, and rate-setting decisions.
• Support natural gas planning and trading functions on interstate pipelines on behalf of clients.
• Develop and maintain reporting metrics related to service delivery, operational performance, and underlying business drivers.
• Support client deliverables, client communications, and the development of strong client relationships through timely, accurate, and responsive work product.
• Coordinate with retail EDI, billing, client lead,…