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Senior Utility Analyst

Chicago, ILOnsiteFull TimeSenior$80,000–$130,000 /yrPosted 19 days agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

utility rate structures
tariffs
interval data
commodity pricing
usage data
forecasting methodology
budgeting
Advanced Excel
modeling

Nice to have

deregulated energy markets
forecasting miss
SQL
BI tool fluency
Looker
Power BI

Role summary

Energy CX, a rapidly growing energy brokerage firm, is seeking a Senior Utility Analyst to enhance budgeting and forecasting accuracy. This role requires deep expertise in utility rate structures, usage data, and forecasting methodologies. The analyst will audit and improve data pipelines, refine forecasting approaches, and act as a subject matter expert for the team. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience in utility analysis, advanced Excel and modeling skills, and a data-driven mindset. Preferred qualifications include experience in deregulated energy markets, SQL, BI tools, and machine learning concepts.

About Energy CX:

Energy CX is redefining the energy brokerage industry as the fastest-growing player in the US. By bringing cutting-edge technology, advanced analytics, and innovative solutions, we are disrupting a space that has operated in the dark for too long.

Why Energy CX?

Recession proof industry

Entrepreneurial and ambitious culture with a great team oriented environment

Fastest growing energy broker in the country

Recognized by Fortune and Great Places to work US

Named on Inc 5000’s list of America’s fastest growing companies

Ranked on Crain’s Fast 50 list of Chicago’s fastest growing companies

Compensation

Year 1 Expected Earnings →$80,000 - $130,000

Title: Senior Utility Analyst

About this Job

As a Senior Utility Analyst, you will play a pivotal role in elevating the accuracy of our budgeting and forecasting work by applying deep expertise in usage data, rate structures, and forecasting methodology.

We're seeking a seasoned subject-matter expert who can sharpen our analytical rigor and raise the bar for how the broader team approaches forecasting. If you thrive in a data-driven setting and have a passion for getting the numbers right, this is the role for you. While strong modeling skills are essential, be prepared to go beyond running the models: you'll be a go-to resource whose judgment guides and develops the team.

Core Responsibilities

Bring deep fluency in utility rate structures, tariffs, interval data, and commodity pricing to catch what less experienced analysts miss

Audit and improve the data pipeline feeding the forecasts, including usage data, tariff changes, and market inputs

Own and improve the methodology behind client energy budgets and forecasts. That means tightening the assumptions, variance drivers, and modeling approach, not just producing the numbers.

Diagnose why past forecasts were off and build in corrections. This is a feedback-loop role, not a one-and-done reporting role

Act as the go-to expert that other analysts and the deal team turn to for forecasting and budgeting edge cases

Work with the ABEL and the decision-engine team to check model outputs against how utilities actually behave and find where the model's assumptions break down

Mentor junior analysts on forecasting rigor and rate-structure nuance

Required Qualifications

5+ years of hands-on experience analyzing utility usage, tariffs, and commodity pricing in a brokerage, trading, consulting, or utility environment

A track record of improving forecast accuracy. You should be able to explain how you've tightened forecasts over time, not just that you've built them

Advanced Excel and modeling skills, and comfort owning complex, high-stakes models

Strong, well-supported opinions. You push back when something doesn't look right instead of deferring to the existing process

Strongly Preferred Qualifications

Experience in deregulated energy markets specifically, not just utilities broadly

A forecasting miss you can talk through openly, including what you learned from it

SQL and BI tool fluency (Looker, Power BI, Tableau) so you can work directly with the underlying data instead of relying on pre-built reports

Working knowledge of machine learning concepts and modeling techniques, with the ability to apply them to improve forecast accuracy

Experience mining and manipulating large, complex datasets to surface trends and support data-driven decisions

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