Lead Consultant

Summary

Join Customized Energy Solutions (CES), a leading energy market service provider, as a Lead Consultant. This role is 55% project management and delivery, 25% mentoring, 10% market expertise, and 10% business development. You will manage complex projects with a remote team, cultivate business opportunities, and position CES as an industry leader. The position requires 5+ years of power industry experience, proven project and client management skills, and in-depth understanding of US energy markets. It's a remote position, preferably in the Northeast or MISO region, with occasional travel. CES offers competitive salary, performance bonus, profit-sharing, comprehensive health insurance, disability insurance, life insurance, 401K matching, and tuition reimbursement.

Requirements

• 5+ years of power industry experience
• Proven track record in project management and client management
• In-depth understanding of energy, ancillary services, and capacity frameworks within the US ISO/RTO markets
• In-depth understanding of price forecasting methods, project merchant revenues, and our role as independent market consultant
• In-depth understanding of state and utility programs for renewable energy technologies
• Excellent verbal, writing and presentation skills
• Strong analytical/quantitative skills. Understanding of energy modeling system and methods
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with both US and remote teams
• Ability to prioritize multiple assignments and problem-solve with minimal supervision

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of customer work through modeling, developing presentations, writing, and preparing reports, and owning customer requests
• Track and manage actual performance of project teams against the established plan, with ongoing communication to project team members
• Establish our company as a thought leader in the industry by engaging with key decision-makers, presenting at industry events and conferences, and showcasing our expertise
• Assimilate complex information into readily understood reports and presentations. Translate technical concepts to a broader audience
• Utilize and contribute to CES’s suite of dispatch and financial models for valuing energy projects, advising on enhancements in line with evolving market rules and regulations
• Develop business opportunities with both new and existing clients, engaging with inquiries and providing market insights
• Lead and coordinate the preparation and responses to Request for Proposals (RFPs), ensuring comprehensive and timely submissions
• Monitor and track submitted proposals, providing regular updates and strategic feedback to management
• Conduct thorough market research, collaborating with the marketing department to refine and enhance marketing materials and strategies

Preferred Qualifications

• Techno-commercial energy consulting experience in the US
• In-depth understanding of distribution energy resources (DERs) pairing with renewables
• In-depth understanding in energy storage dispatch modeling
• Knowledge of Vehicle-to-Anything (V2X) applications
• Knowledge of green hydrogen market and applications
• Familiarity with RTO/ISO transmission planning and generation interconnection processes

Benefits

• Performance bonus and profit-sharing
• Medical Savings Account
• Comprehensive health Insurance
• Disability insurance
• Life insurance
• 401K matching
• Tuition reimbursement