Senior Consultant – Energy Providers – North Market Team
About the role
The Guidehouse Communities, Energy, and Infrastructure segment is a go-to partner for leaders creating sustainable, resilient communities and infrastructure, serving as trusted advisors to utilities and energy companies, large corporations, investors, NGOs, and the public sector. The North Market Team within the Energy Providers practice works with utility clients across the energy value chain. We assist our clients in three key domains: Customer programs (e.g., energy efficiency, heat electrification, demand response) spanning strategy, design, and evaluation. Modernization of electric and natural gas infrastructure and operations. Regulatory strategy, business strategy, program management, and digital transformation efforts.
Responsibilities
- Contributing to creative problem-solving to drive outcomes for clients
- Providing detailed fact findings, research, and analysis on energy-related activities (particularly customer programs (e.g., energy efficiency, heat electrification, demand response), grid modernization, renewable energy, new business models, and sustainability)
- Performing statistical and economic analyses in Excel and/or R
- Preparing workshop and meeting materials, attending sessions, and summarizing outcomes
- Preparing reports, presentations, and other documents for client deliverables
- Interviewing business managers, technology experts, and public policy officials
- Presenting results of assigned tasks and analyses that resonate with clients
- Working effectively with colleagues and client staff as part of a project team; work independently as needed
Requirements
- Demonstrated team player with ability to lead
- Client service orientation
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience developing and delivering presentations in PowerPoint
- Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills
- Proficiency with data analytics
- Tireless attention to detail in all prior experience (academic and professional)
- Superior interpersonal skills
- Ability to manage several tasks simultaneously, prioritize and plan work activities while meeting respective deadlines
- Highly developed organizational and management skills
- Ability to travel as needed
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree (in an engineering, business, economics, environmental, science and/or related discipline)
- 3-5 years of relevant industry or consulting experience excluding internships/co-ops/fellowships
Skills
- Advanced degree (Master’s, MBA, PhD) in an engineering, business, economics, environmental science and/or related discipline
- Advanced experience with Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft PowerPoint
- Contribute to creative problem-solving to drive outcomes for clients
- Provide detailed fact findings, research, and analysis on energy-related activities (particularly energy efficiency, grid modernization, renewable energy, customer programs, new business models, and sustainability)
- Experience creating models within Excel and/or experience with R or other programming languages (e.g., Python)
- Relevant energy industry, utility, and/or consulting experience, which may include experience with specific Energy Provider accounts
- Knowledge and experience in industry topics such as customer programs (e.g, energy efficiency, heat electrification, demand response), renewable energy, electric transmission and distribution infrastructure, natural gas systems, wholesale electric markets
- Excellent at visualizing data, synthesizing insights, and storytelling with data
- A history of successful, creative problem-solving
- Excitement to explore the underlying cause of the observation/result
Benefits
The annual salary range for this position is $89,000.00-$148,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.
Pay
$89,000.00 - $148,000.00 per year
Schedule
Full-time