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# Quantitative Analyst at Powerex Corp.

- **Company:** Powerex Corp.
- **Location:** Vancouver, Canada
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-09-01
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/powerex/3a058be0-d65d-4e1d-b168-123831d865c1

## Job description

Powerex Corp. is the wholly owned energy marketing subsidiary of BC Hydro, responsible for marketing clean electricity across North America. We are seeking an experienced Quantitative Analyst with a background in Operations Research to join our Analytics team. This role is ideal for someone who combines deep analytical expertise with strong programming skills and a passion for applying both to complex, real-world energy market problems. The ideal candidate is intellectually curious, self-driven, and comfortable delivering rigorous analysis in a fast-paced trading environment. Reporting to the Director, Analytics, you will work closely with traders and senior analysts to support Front Office operations through mathematical modelling, deal valuation, data analysis, and tool development. Your primary function will be to support and maintain existing mathematical programming models and to develop new ones from concept to implementation. This position will be relied upon to support the achievement of our purpose and long-term goals by fostering our values: teamwork, accountability, integrity, service, ingenuity, and safety.

## Key Responsibilities

- Maintain and enhance existing mathematical programming models, ensuring reliability, accuracy, and alignment with evolving business needs.
- Design and develop new quantitative models from concept through to implementation, applying operations research techniques to real-world energy market problems.
- Perform deal valuation and quantitative analysis to support Front Office trading decisions.
- Build and maintain analytical tools and data pipelines that support trading operations and workflows.
- Conduct data analysis using large datasets, extracting insights that inform trading strategy and risk assessment.
- Collaborate with traders, analysts, and other stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into analytical solutions.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of Front Office tools, models, and processes through innovation and automation.
- Produce clear technical documentation and communicate findings effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Support ad-hoc analytical requests while managing longer-term modelling projects in parallel

## Qualifications

Required

- Bachelor's degree in a field such as Engineering, Economics, Mathematics, or Statistics.
- At least five years of quantitative analytical work experience, a substantial portion of which has been specifically in operations research. Candidates without a formal operations research background will be considered provided they demonstrate sufficient quantitative and technical experience and aptitude.
- Demonstrated ability to solve challenging technical problems without the guarantee of adequate or perfect information, delivering both quick ad-hoc solutions and long-term in-depth models.
- Experience solving real-world problems by translating them into constraints represented by computer models.
- Strong grounding in probability and statistics, and the judgement to know which methods fit a given problem.
- Ability to explain quantitative reasoning to traders and commercial staff, and to defend it under challenge.
- Expert-level proficiency in MS Excel and at least one data visualization or dashboarding tool such as Tableau.
- Scripting experience in a mathematical programming language, ideally AMPL & CPLEX.
- Programming experience in at least one of VBA, Python, C++/C#, or SQL (Snowflake, dbt).
- Proven experience working with large datasets and managing end-to-end data pipelines.
- Strong technical writing skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with both technical and business stakeholders.
- Ability to work independently, multi-task, and thrive under pressure in a fast-paced, open work environment.

## Preferred

- A Master's degree in Operations Research or another analytical field, and/or successful completion of a professional development program such as a CFA.
- Experience in the energy industry.
- Experience working with LLMs such as Claude to support research and the development of tools, models, and data pipelines.
- Knowledge or experience in hydrology, hydropower engineering, time-series forecasting, or general data science.

Work arrangements & other requirements

- Full-time, in-office position based at our Vancouver, BC office
- Must be located in the Vancouver/Lower Mainland area.
- Must be legally authorized to work in Canada.
- A background check and references will be required for the position.

## What We Offer

- Compensation: The expected salary range for this role is $109,680 - $148,400
- Comprehensive benefits package including extended health, dental, vision, and pension.
- Opportunity to work at the intersection of advanced quantitative analysis and North America's energy markets, contributing directly to Front Office trading and decision-making.
- A collaborative, innovation-driven environment that embraces modern analytical tools, AI, and emerging technologies in energy trading.
- Professional development support, including funding for relevant certifications, training, and continuing education.

## About Powerex

Powerex Corp. is a market leader in the trading and marketing of clean and renewable wholesale electricity and associated environmental products. We are at the forefront of the clean energy transition, helping our wholesale customers throughout Western North America meet their increasingly ambitious environmental goals. Our customers include electricity and natural gas utilities, global energy companies, large financial institutions, and global technology companies. Powerex's financial success directly benefits British Columbians by helping to lower BC Hydro's electricity rates.

Fast paced, dynamic, and empowering are words that describe a career with Powerex. We pride ourselves on having a supportive and fun culture, and a strong commitment to the development and wellbeing of our employees. With an average tenure of 15+ years on our trade floor, Powerex stands out as an employer of choice in Vancouver. Ask any Powerex employee what they love about their job, and their first comment will likely be "the people I work with every day."

At Powerex we believe that a diverse team is a strong team, and our dedication to equity and inclusion is intertwined with our performance-based culture. We strive for excellence in everything we do, and we recognize that diverse perspectives and backgrounds fuel innovation and drive superior performance.

## About Powerex Corp.

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Powerex Corp. is the exclusive marketer of BC Hydro’s surplus power and flexibility, providing wholesale energy trading and related environmental products across western North America.
- **Entity Type**: Private – wholly owned subsidiary of BC Hydro, a Crown corporation of the Province of British Columbia (not publicly traded).
- **Headquarters**: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- **Founded**: 1988
- **Founders**: Not publicly available (established as a subsidiary of BC Hydro)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Wholesale energy marketing and trading; electricity, natural gas, and environmental products.
- **Target customers**: Large commercial and industrial companies, public power agencies, investor-owned utilities, and other trading partners (B2B, wholesale).
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To be a highly trusted energy trading partner, meeting customer needs with reliable, innovative, and increasingly low‑carbon energy solutions while generating economic benefits that help keep electricity rates affordable for British Columbians.

## Products & Services
- **Energy Marketing & Trading**: Buying, selling, and shaping electricity, natural gas, and capacity across the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) region. Includes real‑time and forward trading.
- **Flexibility & Shaping Services**: Using BC Hydro’s hydroelectric system to provide load‑following, balancing, and other grid‑support services.
- **Environmental Products**: Marketing of renewable energy certificates, carbon offsets, and other low‑carbon energy attributes.
- **Columbia River Treaty Entitlement**: Marketing the “Canadian Entitlement” power from the Canada/U.S. Columbia River Treaty as part of the supply portfolio.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (subsidiary, no public valuation).
- **Key Metric**: Serves more than 230 customers and trading partners; parent BC Hydro holds an Aa2 credit rating (Moody’s). 235+ employees.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: BC Hydro (sole owner). Key counterparties include utilities, industrial firms, and energy traders across western North America.
- **Growth Signals**: Expanding portfolio of renewable and low‑carbon energy products to meet decarbonization demands; consistent employee tenure of 11 years and 90% engagement score indicate strong retention and operational stability.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Exclusive Access**: Sole marketer of BC Hydro’s surplus generating capacity and flexibility, a nearly irreplaceable asset in the WECC.
- **Long‑Standing Credibility**: Operating since 1988, one of the longest‑running energy marketing companies in the West.
- **Credit Strength**: Backed by BC Hydro’s Aa2 credit rating, providing counterparty confidence.
- **Integrated Portfolio**: Ownership of transmission rights and hydroelectric flexibility enables unique shaping and balancing services.

## Strategic Focus
- Deepening the offering of low‑carbon and renewable energy products to support customer decarbonization goals.
- Maintaining reliability and service quality in evolving wholesale energy markets.
- Leveraging the hydroelectric system’s flexibility to integrate intermittent renewables.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as fast‑paced, dynamic, and collaborative, with a strong emphasis on integrity, service, accountability, teamwork, and ingenuity.
- **Work‑Life Balance**: Generous time‑off programs, on‑site fitness facilities, and wellness resources including an Employee and Family Assistance Program.
- **Compensation & Benefits**: Competitive base pay with performance‑based incentive bonuses (for transactional roles) and a defined‑benefit pension plan (guaranteed retirement income, not subject to market returns).
- **Location**: Downtown Vancouver (Burrard Skytrain station across the street), close to Stanley Park, Seabus, and West Coast Express.
- **Learning & Growth**: Tuition and accreditation support, in‑house and external training, job rotations, and mentoring. Rotational Analyst Program for recent graduates.
- **Social Responsibility**: “Energy for Humanity” employee fundraising team, participation in United Way, and broader community giving.
- **Work Model**: Roles are primarily on‑site (Vancouver office). The careers page lists positions as “onsite,” with no mention of remote or hybrid options.

## Sources
1. [powerex.com – Who We Are](https://powerex.com/about-us)
2. [powerex.com – About Us Overview](https://powerex.com/about-us/who-we-are)
3. [powerex.com – Careers](https://powerex.com/careers)
4. [jobs.lever.co/powerex – Job Listings](https://jobs.lever.co/powerex)

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