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Analyst, Market Development, Power Plants

Application deadline 2011-03-08
Position description Wärtsilä North America, Inc., a global marine and energy company, is currently seeking an Analyst, Market Development for the Power Plants Division to join its Annapolis, MD team.

Wärtsilä supplies products, services and support to the Marine and Energy markets. Wärtsilä enhances the business of its customers by providing them with complete lifecycle power solutions. See www.wartsila.com for more information.
Responsibilities • Support market development, marketing and business development efforts in the Americas region
• Prepare analytical models and comparisons
• Collect and prepare energy market information
• Conduct utility customer analysis and segmentation with the target of providing detailed information and customer target identification for business managers
• User of GTPro and GT feasibility comparison softwares in sales projects and dispatch software for value quantification within the region
• Prepare power system analysis and modelling on utility systems
• Conduct feasibility studies and competitive analysis
• Collect power market data and prepare price, demand, peak load growth and generation analysis on regular basis
• Interact with business managers and support sales efforts with analytical data
• Interact with market participants and stakeholders for insight into regional market developments
• Support Advisory Services group in development efforts
• Participate in the industry stakeholder outreach, i.e. ISO committees, NERC/FERC, government relations etc
• Analyse trends in power industry and advise on specific business opportunities
Requirements The ideal candidate has Bachelors Degree or higher in engineering, mathematics, business/finance or related field, with experience in
• Data analysis (Excel, MS Access) and operating excel models
• Wholesale electricity market or power generation knowledge (required)
• Utility, power generation and/or energy market (ISO/RTO) experience (preferred)
• Direct experience analyzing regional power markets experience highly valuable

Must possess strong analytical capabilities for modelling, data collection and preparation;
• Knowledge of power systems/markets and power generation technologies;
• MS Office (advanced in Excel);
• Must be able to effectively communicate model results and outcomes;
This position requires domestic and international travel.
Contact person to give further information We look forward to hearing from you.
Qualified candidates should apply online.

BENEFITS:

At Wärtsilä North America, we value our employees. We offer a comprehensive benefit package, including:
• Medical
• Dental
• Voluntary vision plan
• Matching 401k
• Paid vacation, holidays and sick leave
• Educational reimbursement
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Account

Wärtsilä North America is an EOE/AA employer
Country USA
Job area Business Development