Senior Director, Power Optimization and Market Analytics

at  Lightsource bp

We are Lightsource bp – and we’re on a mission to become a global leader in onshore renewables, anchored by our proven track record in solar development.
For over a decade we’ve been actively working to diversify the way our world is powered with sustainable and responsible renewable power. We work to safely deliver affordable, reliable, large-scale onshore renewable and energy storage solutions to help the world decarbonise.
Our growing business is constantly innovating and investing to help drive the energy transition. Our people and projects are focused on supporting long-term sustainable growth and energy security.
Lightsource bp was fully acquired by bp in 2024.

Lead team that is responsible for analysis and execution of merchant revenue streams such as energy, capacity, and RECs, for operational LSbp US projects. Develop risk mitigation strategies and negotiate bilateral commodities contracts. Manage the power markets analyst function, setting standards, and ensuring delivery of robust analytical support across power markets in the US. Serve as a subject matter expert of the RTO markets, FERC, and other policies and regulations impacting solar and storage value.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead team that structures commercial transactions for merchant energy, capacity, RECs and/ or other commodities, across various regions and tenors
• Work with a wide range of wholesale market counterparts such as utilities, trading companies, bp trading and shipping to negotiate deals
• Oversee the revenue management and optimization of the current portfolio of assets, including negotiating third-party agreements for scheduling services and management of Day Ahead-Real Time spread, and basis/congestion
• Key interface with bp’s commercial analysis function, leveraging expertise to drive value creation for the group.
• Leadership in understanding developments across US markets and energy policy and the impact these will have on power markets to keep Lightsource bp at the forefront of the market.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills, both orally and written, when sharing work product and when communicating with internal and external stakeholders
• Support the team in the development of innovative market pricing structures