Commercial Analyst - Chicago - Middle River Power

Description

About Middle River Power

Middle River Power is a private equity-sponsored platform specializing in the investment and asset management of U.S. power generation facilities. With over 8GW of natural gas, coal, battery storage, and solar facilities across multiple states, the company focuses on safe, reliable, and efficient power plant operations. Middle River Power's executive team collectively brings over 120 years of expertise in energy management and power generation, collaborating closely with plant personnel and industry professionals. The company applies a data-driven approach to investment and operational decisions, considering key factors such as regulatory changes and resource planning. Learn more at .

Do not pass up this chance, apply quickly if your experience and skills match what is in the following description.

We believe that with experienced leadership, capable young talent, and strong partnerships we can collaborate to deliver outsized, innovative solutions in the energy sector. This framework ensures every hire strengthens our culture of curiosity, collaboration, and commitment while maintaining the speed and flexibility our business demands.

About the team

The Commercial team is at the center of market-facing activity for Middle River Power's generation fleet. We drive the company's trading and asset optimization strategies, support acquisition due diligence, and develop energy market views that help shape business decisions. We operate in close coordination with M&A, Finance, Development, and Operations, making this a high-impact team with broad visibility and influence across the organization.

The Behaviors We Hire For

Our business thrives off a set of behaviors that allow our team-based culture to reach high standards and build off one another's strengths. MRP is a PE-backed environment that requires moving at pace, calculated risk-taking and creative problem-solving. The people we hire must excel not only in their technical domain but also embody the behaviors that make us successful.

• Love What You Do - Genuine curiosity for the energy sector and our business
• Collaborate to Win - Works across teams; believes partnership delivers results
• Comfort with Ambiguity - Adapts to growth and change; solves problems resourcefully
• Innovation Over Status Quo - Brings fresh thinking, challenge assumptions
• Confident & Honest- Owns their contribution; transparent about what they don't know
• Progressive Problem Solver - Guides problems to solutions; works hard to get it done
• Here for the Long Term- Committed to building a career and business with others

Position Summary

We are looking for a highly analytical and intellectually curious Commercial Analyst to join our dynamic and fast-paced Commercial team. This individual will have exposure to real-time market decision-making, longer-term strategy, and cross-functional collaboration.

You will help shape how we optimize our growing fleet of thermal, battery and renewable assets, working on everything from daily dispatch decisions and market analysis to commercial strategy and M&A deal opportunities. You'll work closely with the Director of Trading & Optimization and have a front-row seat in the energy transition.

Ideal candidates will have a background in power or natural gas markets, with prior experience in risk, trading support, or analytics.

Key Responsibilities

• Help optimize daily dispatch decisions for our fleet of thermal and battery assets, across CAISO, ERCOT, PJM, and other markets, balancing market conditions, asset capabilities and revenue strategies
• Monitor and analyze power and gas market fundamentals, including congestion, weather, fuel pricing, regulatory changes, and other variables that affect markets and plant performance
• Perform back casts, forecasts, and scenario analyses to improve dispatch optimization and commercial decision-making
• Analyze historical data to identify trends, evaluate asset performance, and support the development of trading and hedging strategies
• Work closely with M&A and Development teams to evaluate market dynamics, provide model inputs, and support off-take strategies for new build and repower opportunities
• Create and maintain dashboards, tools, and models that streamline decision-making and enhance commercial visibility into asset performance
• Contribute to the broader commercial strategy as the company continues to grow and diversify its asset portfolio

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience in power, gas, or energy markets; experience in risk, trading support, or market analytics strongly preferred
• Familiarity with ISO/RTO operations and dispatch principles (e.g., LMPs, ancillary services, DA/RT markets)
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills; comfort working with large datasets and extracting actionable insights
• Proficiency in Excel; familiarity with Python, or BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) a plus
• Proactive, self-starter mindset with a passion for learning and curiosity about how markets function
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with a desire to work in a cross-functional environment

Overview of our Hiring Process

We take a progressive approach to our interview process. Which means that we don't keep the application window open long and get you right into panel conversations with those you will be working with day-to-day. Final round interviews are usually held onsite and include members of our leadership team. In some situations, we will ask candidates to complete a project or build a presentation when it is relevant to the job. Our commitment is to be timely and value your time while you are in conversations with MRP.

Work Location

To foster a collaborative culture, we aim to place roles within one of our office locations. In some cases, we may create remote roles when it makes sense for business. Frequency and location of travel for team meetings and job duties will vairy by role. MRP is an in-office 4 days a week organization.

Compensation

MRP builds is compensation packages to reward and recognize high-performing talent. Base salary ranges are designed to be competitive by market and take into consideration individual experience, technical skills and long-term career growth. xhmxlyz Each employee is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus based on their level and company annual performance metrics.

Benefits and Perks

MRP offers a wholistic and comprehensive benefits package for all employees that consists of the following:

• Medical, vision, dental for employees and families are 90% employer funded
• FSA and HSA Plans with company contributions to the HAS
• 15 days of PTO plus Holidays and two floating holidays
• Employee EAP and wellness services
• Parental Leave
• 401k with a company match up to 4%