Summer 2025 Market Analyst Intern

Southwest Power Pool (SPP) is about more than power.

We’re about the power of relationships.

Our employees have the opportunity to work together to ensure electricity is delivered reliably and affordably to the millions of people living in our service territory.

We have been voted one of Arkansas’ Best Places to work by Arkansas Business and we are looking for a member of our team who is passionate about our mission to keep the lights on!

We have a core ideology here at SPP that we stand by: Do the right thing, for the right reason, in the right way.

Overview

The Market Analyst Intern is responsible for identifying, designing, and implementing efficiencies in market processes, and initiative data tracking and reporting.  The Market Analyst intern will develop an understanding of SPP stakeholder processes, including but not limited to the Revision Request (RR) process, protocol management process, and the strategic initiative request process.

Planning and organizational skills are required.

The Market Analyst intern will develop a familiarity with SPP governing documents.

The Market Analyst Intern will work closely with SPP Markets, Legal, and Regulatory in developing process improvements. 

Essential Functions


* Identify and recommend changes to Market processes and data tracking and reporting processes


* Develop a high level of familiarity with relevant market and operations tools


* Research and analyze the design of other RTO/ISO market processes


* Understanding of and compliance with SPP Policies and Procedures



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Education Requirements:


* A college student entering their senior year working towards a bachelor’s degree in a data analytics related field, Engineering, Economics, Computer Science, or other business-related degree.

Experience Requirements:


* No experience required

Preferred:


* 3.0 GPA or above preferred


* Proficient computer skills including Word, Excel, and PPT.


* Financial, analytical and problem-solving abilities


* Experience with any of the following could be utilized: SQL, SAS, Groovy, Java, Linux, Tableau, Oracle, Mongo


* Ability to communicate effectively with settlement analysts, accountants, engineers, management and senior management.

This communication, both written and oral, is for the purposes of requests, analysis, coordination, guidance and presentations


* Strong interpersonal skills and customer focus


* Knowledge of computer business applications and data base management systems

Work Environment:

This job operates in a professional office environment.

This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Physical and Mental Demands:


* The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job successfully.


* While performing the duties of th...