Senior Resource Specialist - Energy Risk Management

About the Job

Senior Resource Specialist, Energy Risk Management

Location: Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid).

Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM, with alternating Fridays off.

Employment Type: Contract, up to 6 months.

Pay Rate: $76.15 to $84.71/hr DOE.

We are seeking a Senior Resource Specialist with deep Energy Risk Management expertise to support a high-performing team in a fast-paced, analytical environment. This role is ideal for a seasoned energy risk professional who understands wholesale power markets, commodity pricing, quantitative modeling, and enterprise risk oversight.

This is a highly visible opportunity where you will play a critical role in helping manage financial and operational risk across a complex energy portfolio, while influencing strategic decision-making through advanced analytics, risk reporting, and market intelligence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead development and implementation of Energy Trading & Risk Management (ETRM) workflows and systems.
• Build and maintain risk management policies, controls, and exposure limits.
• Conduct Value at Risk (VaR), Mark-to-Market (MtM), Monte Carlo simulations, and stress testing.
• Monitor and analyze portfolio exposures across power, natural gas, and renewable energy markets.
• Validate forward curves and pricing methodologies.
• Develop executive-level risk dashboards and reporting tools.
• Support middle office governance , trading compliance, settlements, reconciliation, and risk oversight.
• Analyze basis risk, shape risk, pricing volatility, and hedging effectiveness.
• Lead or participate in Risk Oversight Committee meetings.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency through automation, analytics, and emerging technologies.

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of energy industry experience in Energy Risk Management.
• Strong knowledge of wholesale energy markets , including power, natural gas, and renewables.
• Experience with ETRM systems , trade lifecycle management, settlements, and pricing curves.
• Advanced experience with quantitative risk modeling , VaR, MtM, and stress testing.
• Experience supporting risk governance and trading compliance frameworks.
• Strong analytical, reporting, and executive presentation skills.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field required.
• Master's or Ph.D. strongly preferred in a quantitative discipline such as:
  • Mathematics
  • Quantitative Finance
  • Economics
  • Statistics
  • Data Science

Ideal Background:

We are looking for someone who is:

• Highly analytical and detail-oriented.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-moving, high-pressure environment.
• A collaborative team player with executive presence.
• Experienced in energy commodities, pricing models, and risk frameworks.
• Able to bridge technical analysis with strategic business decision-making.

Additional Requirements:

• Southern California local candidates preferred.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
• No sponsorship available.

If you have a strong background in energy markets, quantitative modeling, and risk oversight , this is a unique opportunity to step into a strategic role where your expertise will directly impact portfolio performance and enterprise risk management.