Principal Analyst, Energy Strategy & Scenario Planning

About the role

We are hiring a Principal Analyst, Energy & Strategy to serve as the strategic and analytical right hand to the Director of Gas Scenario Planning-with a clear path to lead this function. This is a high-impact, high-autonomy role for someone who finds genuine satisfaction in complex, evolving problems and is energized by purpose.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end gas scenario planning process, coordinating across demand forecasting, capacity need identification, and optioneering of supply, infrastructure, and demand-side solutions.
• Manage analytical models to evaluate long-term gas capacity needs and solution portfolios, including benefit-cost analysis and risk assessments.
• Track implementation of solution portfolios and conduct contingency analysis to adapt to changing conditions.
• Define and monitor KPIs and risk indicators, producing dashboards and insights for senior leadership.
• Design and drive project governance for major analytical workstreams: structure the work plan, define milestones and accountability, establish review cadences, prepare materials for executive and regulatory stakeholders, and maintain forward momentum across complex, multi-month projects.
• Manage external advisors and consultants: Define scope, review and integrate work products, and ensure external partners (such as Guidehouse or Concentric) produce analysis that is analytically sound and fit for regulatory purpose.
• Contribute to regulatory filings, including the NY Gas Long-Term Plan and MA Climate Compliance Plan, and support testimony and stakeholder engagement.
• Drive continuous improvement, challenging internal assumptions and refining processes to improve outcomes.
• Iterate and adapt: Embrace the reality that solutions often require multiple rounds of refinement, and be comfortable going back to the drawing board when needed.
• Create buy-in: Help galvanize team members and stakeholders, even when projects are assigned from above or lack immediate excitement.

Requirements

• Substantive experience in an analytically rigorous environment-consulting, regulatory affairs, energy, engineering, infrastructure, or an adjacent field. We value depth of thinking and strategic capability over a specific background or credential.
• Advanced proficiency in scenario modeling, benefit-cost analysis, and strategic planning.
• At least 7 years of work experience with regulatory filings and stakeholder engagement in NY or MA
• PREFERRED: Genuine engagement with the complexity of the energy transition-specifically, the pragmatic challenge of balancing decarbonization goals with gas system reliability and customer affordability.
• Demonstrated ability to structure and lead large, multi-party analytical or policy projects-scoping the work, building accountability frameworks, coordinating internal teams and external consultants, and delivering polished products through complex review and stakeholder processes. This is not IT or software project management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities, including the ability to structure persuasive analytical documents and prepare clear materials for executive audiences.

Qualifications

• Substantive experience in an analytically rigorous environment-consulting, regulatory affairs, energy, engineering, infrastructure, or an adjacent field. We value depth of thinking and strategic capability over a specific background or credential.
• Advanced proficiency in scenario modeling, benefit-cost analysis, and strategic planning.
• At least 7 years of work experience with regulatory filings and stakeholder engagement in NY or MA
• PREFERRED: Genuine engagement with the complexity of the energy transition-specifically, the pragmatic challenge of balancing decarbonization goals with gas system reliability and customer affordability.
• Demonstrated ability to structure and lead large, multi-party analytical or policy projects-scoping the work, building accountability frameworks, coordinating internal teams and external consultants, and delivering polished products through complex review and stakeholder processes. This is not IT or software project management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities, including the ability to structure persuasive analytical documents and prepare clear materials for executive audiences.

Skills

• Scenario Analysis
• Regulatory Strategy
• Strategic Planning
• Stakeholder Management
• Benefit-Cost analysis
• Energy Policy
• Long-range planning
• Program management
• Executive communications
• Natural gas infrastructure
• Decarbonization strategy
• Cross-functional collaboration

Benefits

Downstate NY Salary $161,000 - $189,000 a year
MA Salary: $150,000 - $176,000 a year

Pay

Downstate NY Salary $161,000 - $189,000 a year
MA Salary: $150,000 - $176,000 a year

Schedule

Hybrid