Manager, Economic Analysis and Transmission Strategy (hybrid schedule)

About the role

Eversource seeks a Manager, Economic Analysis and Transmission Strategy to support the clean energy transition in New England by providing analytical, economic, and strategic services that drive transmission solutions for customers and growth of the electric transmission business. The role has primary responsibility for economic analyses of the clean energy transition, modeling the electricity sector and transmission grid use, and coordinating data, reports, presentations, and compliance filings for ISO New England while serving as a transmission engineering subject matter expert in state, regional, and federal forums.

Responsibilities

• Perform economic capacity expansion, production cost, and probabilistic modeling analyses of the New England system.
• Oversee engineers and consultants retained for technical analysis.
• Develop analytical products, visualizations, research, and advocacy materials to support policy recommendations and outreach.
• Provide subject matter expertise and oversight of cross‑functional analyses including engineering power flow, economic capacity expansion, production cost, and probabilistic modeling.
• Support Transmission Business Development and Strategic Planning & Policy teams in identifying and developing business development opportunities.
• Assist bid development by drafting applications for local, regional, or national funding.
• Engage regularly with senior management on cross‑functional matters.
• Interact significantly with project partners and third parties, applying creative problem‑solving.
• Manage, coach, develop, and review performance of engineers, analysts, and other staff.
• Research and analyze policies and studies affecting Eversource’s transmission business and modeling assumptions.
• Provide data, simulation outputs, or transmission‑business knowledge to other Eversource groups.
• Serve as subject matter expert to state procurement evaluation teams on transmission network and interconnection issues.
• Scrutinize technical reports on the operational and economic impact of clean energy resources on New England’s transmission and distribution systems.
• May serve as an expert witness in state regulatory proceedings.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Engineering, Economics, Operations Management, Public Policy, Political Science, or a related field (or equivalent relevant experience).
• Ten to twelve years of related experience in the electricity industry.
• No specific licenses or certifications required.

Qualifications

• Experience with electric production cost modeling tools such as PLEXOS, Gridview, PROMOD, or comparable software.
• Knowledge of power system analysis software (PSS/E, TARA, Powerworld, ASPEN Oneliner, etc.).
• Understanding of major clean energy policy activities impacting transmission (CT/MA state‑mandated procurements, FERC interconnection and transmission planning reforms, etc.).
• Strong knowledge of regulatory, legislative, and industry trends in the energy sector and utility operations, including technology advances