Environmental Commodity Analyst

The Role:

North American Environmental Commodities and Policy research analyst. A key focus of the role involves supporting comprehensive and regular fundamental analysis and forecasting of the key North American carbon markets (WCI, RGGI, California LCFS) - taking into account changes to underlying policy drivers. The role will also lead efforts to coordinate and deepen analytical offering around the key established compliance REC markets looking to drive renewable uptake in the North American power markets. The research will include responsibility of honing and updating of regional market abatement curves which can inform environmental commodity pricing and costs of achieving targets.

Beyond the existing markets - the role will also be responsible for tracking, generating and deepening analysis around new and emerging carbon and renewables markets in the Americas (including voluntary carbon and voluntary RECs). This is as part of broader global initiatives to drive client insights around the implement environmental commodities as a key tool of the broader energy transition - looking to drive the decarbonization of economies to achieve needed emissions reductions and sustainable energy sectors.
The analyst is part of an established team across global regions, tasked with and developing and maintaining of a suite of new analytical offerings around environmental commodities. Critical to success will be ability to understand and interpret complex policy developments (executive, legislative and judicial).

The Location: New York, Houston, Washington DC, Houston, Denver

The Impact: This is a key role for the Climate and Energy Transformation team, working within the Gas Power and Climate Solutions Division at S&P Global Commodity Insights - focused on delivering on the promise of this increasingly utilized policy construct to drive desired environmental outcomes. This role is crucial to assisting market participants navigate the Energy Transition and the numerous risks and opportunities associated with the transition to a less carbon-intensive energy sources.

The Career Opportunity: To work at the forefront of an historical shift away from fossil fuels by driving industry-leading analysis and insights around environmental commodity markets. Working from the core of Commodity Insights initiatives to bring insights to growing segments of energy markets. The role is uniquely positioned to collaborate with various groups within Commodity Insights including analytics, pricing, strategy, commercial, market engagement, and product development.

The Team / The Business: You will work with a highly motivated and innovative team of analysts who share the common goals of driving transparency in new or opaque markets and creating actionable solutions for our customers. You will work with a global team in a fast-paced and highly collaborative environment.

The environmental markets analysis team will work to run, hone and develop models to provide underlying rigor to the outlooks and forecasts. The analyst will work with commercial and market engagement teams to ensure maximum value delivery to stakeholders. The team is on the cutting edge of market knowledge, monitoring all latest developments in The team delivers analysis and insights to market participants though several mediums including periodic and special reports, data visualization platforms, conferences and events, and other customer engagement forums.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the fundamental market analysis of North American environmental compliance markets, focused on North America, including changing regulations, and developing market mechanisms
• Building an understanding how technology and offsets will be leveraged to meet compliance standards
• Identify data needed to track and monitor the changing compliance space of the Energy Industry
• Maintain a fundamental understanding and ongoing updating of supply-demand oil, gas and power markets, as well as REC and offset market dynamics and how it will impact compliance and regulations
• Supply analysis to involve the tracking of history and expectations of offset/credit generation across all major registries
• Demand analysis would involve regular tracking of the underlying fundamental and potential developing prices around nascent and proposed carbon abatement progams globally.
• Work closely with the broader team to track and understand the dynamics around global demand for GHG mitigation - mandatory and voluntary.
• Deliver succinct and high-quality written and graphic content that demonstrates the expertise outlined above.
• Work with product development team to create new offerings and enhance existing products
• Help generate thought leadership around environmental markets
• Work with commercial and customer engagement teams to execute commercialization plans and communicate value propositions; provide ongoing support to customers
• Educate key internal stakeholders on our offerings, methodology, and value proposition
• Engage with customers via calls, meetings, conferences, and events, communicating methodology and value propositions

Knowledge & Skills:

• Strong team player able to collaborate across multi-cultural teams, commodities and geographies
• University degree in energy systems, economics, chemistry, engineering, or a similar discipline accompanied with relevant industry or research experience.
• Industry experience conducting research or market analysis in the energy transitions sector. Demonstrated experience with more technical and scientific writing. (Writing sample required with applications)
• Demonstrated level of knowledge and thought leadership in the role interpreting and understanding carbon policy drivers in today's market and the challenges of decarbonizing existing footprints
• Knowledge (and ideally experience) of carbon and energy commodity markets, strong research and analytical skills, and an innovative approach to solving complex problems.
• Awareness of technologies and challenged for developing lower carbon intensive energy and supply chains.
• Ability to think critically, act decisively, and deliver results.
• Strong interpersonal skills including an ability anticipate customer needs among competing objectives.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to convey complex and innovative concepts to internal and external stakeholders of various market knowledge levels.
• An ability to represent the business to high-level managers, regulators, and others key stakeholders in meetings and presentations.
• Knowledge of mathematical, statistical and modelling concepts and research methods, including: learning curves and regressions.
• Technical abilities around organizing and analysing data. Strong Microsoft Suite skills are required with an emphasis on Excel.

About S&P Global Commodity Insights

S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment. For special accommodation due to disability, please email webmaster@spglobal.com and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate individual

Compensation/Benefits Information (US Applicants Only):
S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is $75,000-110,000. Base salary ranges may vary by geographic location.

For internal colleagues: Grade 10

This role is eligible to receive S&P Global benefits. For more information on the benefits we provide to our employees, visit h ttps://www.spgbenefitessentials.com/newhires.

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Equal Opportunity Employer
S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.

If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to: EEO.Compliance@spglobal.com and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.

US Candidates Only: The EEO is the Law Poster http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf describes discrimination protections under federal law.

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20 - Professional (EEO-2 Job Categories-United States of America), PDMGDV202.2 - Middle Professional Tier II (EEO Job Group), SWP Priority - Ratings - (Strategic Workforce Planning)

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Equal Opportunity Employer
S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.

If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to: EEO.Compliance@spglobal.com and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.

US Candidates Only: The EEO is the Law Poster http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf describes discrimination protections under federal law.

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20 - Professional (EEO-2 Job Categories-United States of America), RESECH202.1 - Middle Professional Tier I (EEO Job Group), SWP Priority - Ratings - (Strategic Workforce Planning)

Job ID: 282344
Posted On: 2023-03-05
Location: New York, New York, United States