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Do you get excited about helping utilities achieve efficiency, load management, and decarbonization goals through customer-facing programs? Do you have a passion for making complex data and analysis actionable and clear?
If so, wed love to talk to you!
Were seeking a research analyst to join our Customer Energy Solutions research and advisory team. Our ideal candidate has senior-level expertise and experience, but wed consider a more junior candidate who is eager to learn and grow. As an analyst, youll provide actionable, data-driven advice to our utility clients, with a focus on midstream and upstream energy efficiency programs, utility industry trade allies, and demand response.
ESource provides predictive data science, research and advisory, and solution services to help utilities make decisions that benefit their customers, their bottom line, and our planet.
What youll do
Serve as our in-house expert on midstream/upstream energy efficiency programs, utility industry trade allies, and demand response.
Write and present clear and concise responses to research and advisory requests from utility members about energy efficiency and demand response programs.
Gather research from primary and secondary sources (including phone interviews, internet searches, and in-depth reading), critically analyze the information, and write up key findings and best practices in a way thats easy for audiences of varying technical skills to understand.
Create clear, concise, data-driven, and action-oriented content for topically focused reports, articles, technical briefs, webinars, and in-person events.
Engage with utility members through in-person and virtual meetings and customized presentations on various efficiency and demand response program topics.
Grow to give strategic input to our research agenda and coach research deliverables.
Occasionally represent E Source as a subject-matter expert at industry conferences and events.
What will make you a good fit
Bachelors degree required.
At least five years of professional experience researching or working in relevant topical areas.
Demonstrated interest in energy-efficiency, with an emphasis on midstream/upstream and demand response programs and trends preferred.
Ability to synthesize information to create actionable, succinct data-driven stories.
Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Strong communication skills, including the ability to set clear expectations, communicate regularly with internal and external clients regarding project milestones and status, deliver on established deadlines, and share research results in an easy-to-understand manner.
Exceptional research, analytical, writing, document preparation, and presentation creation skills.
Ability to work independently, with a sense of urgency, creativity, and decisiveness in an environment with tight deadlines and abstract work products.
A passion for conducting interviews and reading dense documents, and distilling their key points into actionable, clear, and easy-to-understand written communication.
Exceptional writing, verbal, and analytical skills. E Source differentiates itself through our readable, clear, and concise reports and presentations.
Who is an ideal candidate for this role
Research experience and passion. Youre a research professional with an impressive track record. Wed prefer a candidate with at least five years of experience. You have experience planning and delivering research projects of varying size, scope, and time frames. Wed prefer a candidate with experience in energy efficiency, demand response, midstream/upstream programs, and utility industry trade allies.
Humility, a collaborative attitude, and a team-first mindset. You know there are things you dont know, and that energizes you. You believe two brains are better than one, and you proactively seek support, advice, and guidance from others. Youre proficient at working across multiple teams to accomplish large and small goals.
Creativity and openness. You arent afraid to share your ideas for how we might do things differently, and youre comfortable with divergent thinking.
An affinity for data. You seek good, comprehensive data to inform your decisions, while also acknowledging that sometimes you must rely on your judgement.
A strategic, growth-focused mind. You see many paths for growth, but you also know that investing in one thing means not investing in another. You ask great questions and think through the risks and opportunities of decisions.
Rigor and discipline. You understand that without discipline and process, big ideas dont go far. You appreciate effective processes and actively work to improve flawed ones. You manage your time well and your coworkers can count on you to do what you say youll do.
Industry experience. Wed prefer if you had experience working in or with electric, gas, or dual-fuel utilities.
A little about ESource
Utilities across the US and Canada face the same fundamental, day-to-day challenges: to ensure reliable service for every customer while maintaining and modernizing aging distribution networks and meeting regulatory requirementsall while keeping rates affordable. At the same time, climate change has created a common, universal call to action: to reduce our carbon impact, improve our environment, and ensure the prosperity of future generations.
At E Source, were dedicated to helping every utility become a Sustainable Utility. That means doing the hard work it takes to achieve goals that often seem at odds with one another:
Environmental responsibility:Decarbonizing operations, reducing emissions, eliminating water leaks, and finding efficiencies
Reliability:Providing safe, continuous, and consistent service in the face of increasing volatility caused by climate change, including extreme weather, drought, and fire
Equity:Making services and programs truly available to all, especially low- and moderate-income residential customers and small and midsize businesses who are often disproportionately impacted by societal events
Financial stability:Ensuring a bottom line that affords capital and operational expenditures while enabling innovation and giving back to our communities
E Source blends industry-leading research, predictive data science, and solution services to help utilities make better decisions to serve their customers, their bottom line, and our planet. With a commitment to practical innovation, we use more than three decades of utility-focused experience and our unique solution set to help our clients become a Sustainable Utility.
Benefits
We offer excellent insurance packages, including medical, dental, and vision plans; company-paid life insurance; company-paid long- and short-term disability insurance; and medical and dependent-care flexible spending plans.
We provide a flexible time off (FTO) program; E Source employees can take as many paid days off per year as they need, with manager approval, while fulfilling their work obligations and ensuring proper coverage of their responsibilities.
We offer flexible schedules, flexible work locations, and a paid parental leave benefit.
We provide a 401(k)/RRSP plan with a 3% employer match.
The budgeted salary for this position is $60,000 – $100,000 USD +annual bonus up to 8%. Actual pay will be adjusted based on experience.
This role will be 100% remote.
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the US. Were unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Employees of E Source are encouraged to apply. To foster a positive work environment and company culture, we support our employees in their career growth at E Source. Employees who are interested in similar job opportunities in the future should visit the E Source careers page for a listing of all open positions and contact Human Resources to express interest.
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