Associate, Origination/Power Marketing East

Overview

LS Power is a development, investment and operating company focused on the North American power and energy infrastructure sector. Since inception in 1990, LS Power has developed, constructed, managed or acquired in total more than 45,000 MW of power generation, including utility-scale solar, wind, hydro, natural gas-fired and battery energy storage projects. LS Power’s Energy Transition Platforms include CPower Energy Management, Endurant Energy, EVgo, Rise Light & Power, and REV Renewables, as well as Waste-to-Energy initiatives. In addition, LS Power has developed more than 660 miles of high voltage transmission to date. Across our efforts, LS Power has raised in excess of $48 billion in debt and equity financing to support North American infrastructure. Through 2021, assets under LS Power control avoided 80.67 million metric tons of CO2e, equivalent to nearly 187 million barrels of oil not consumed or over 17.5 million cars taken off the road for one year. For more information, please visit www.LSPower.com.

We are currently lookingg for an Associate of Origination/Power Marketing to join our Energy Marketing & Trading team. This role will have a focus on the eastern markets and will be based in our NYC office. 

Responsibilities

What you will be doing:

• Responsible for originating PPAs and transactions in the wholesale market with a particular focus on utilities (IOUs), municipals and cooperatives in the Eastern Interconnect and ERCOT.
• Maintain presence for key customers in regions where the company has significant generation; network with wholesale buyers, municipalities, power generators to originate high value transactions
• Responsible for responding to request for proposals (RFPs) and developing relationships in the mid and long-term energy markets.
• Assess needs of energy purchasers and suppliers to provide perspective of ideal regions and /or counterparties to target for future development of projects or investments.
• Communicate with transmission, development, operations and commercial personnel within the company in development of business strategies and power supply product offerings.
• Ability to remain flexible, anticipate issues and opportunities, solve problems effectively, and be an effective team member.

Qualifications

We want you on our team because you  ...

• Have a Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in a Business or Engineering discipline
• Have two years and current experience in target markets
• Are able to demonstrate existing relationships with target customers
• Have solid understanding of relevant regulations, transmission, congestion, renewable portfolio standards and forward energy curves and how they affects both mid and long-term energy products.
• Are willing and able to travel as needed.

Offers of employment to work in person at any of our Company offices are contingent upon a candidate submitting proof that he or she is fully vaccinated against COVID-19.  Per CDC Guidance,  people are considered fully vaccinated for COVID-19 ≥2 weeks after they have received the second dose in a 2-dose series (Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna), or ≥2 weeks after they have received a single-dose vaccine (Johnson & Johnson [J&J]/Janssen).  Candidates may request a medical or religious exemption to this requirement.  To do so, please request, complete and return to Human Resources the applicable exemption request form(s).