Senior Consultant - Power Markets
Apply Job ID 18914 Date posted 04/24/2024Job Family:
Sustainability Consulting
Travel Required:
Clearance Required:
What You Will Do:
This posting is not for immediate hire. Future hire potentially late Q2 2024 or early Q3 2024.
The Wholesale Markets & Analysis Team’s work supports investors bringing in new grid-scale and community renewable and storage resources and helps utilities in their decarbonization and renewable integration efforts.
Our team develops and maintains a suite of quantitative market models that Guidehouse’s key clients, renewable and storage developers, and utilities depend on for capital investment decisions and grid reliability. Through our wholesale market expertise and modeling capabilities, we forecast energy prices across North America, along with generating resource additions and retirements, hourly optimization of assets across different price/revenue streams, and more. The team maintains its independent view of North American markets in its bi-annual Reference Case.
On our team you will:
Be an expert in ISO/RTO markets across North America, with knowledge ranging from Locational Marginal Pricing, to capacity auctions and ancillary services.
Be intimately familiar with the economics and policies driving renewable and battery storage development across North America
Run simulations of the operation of the electric grid using a production-cost model.
Forecast the addition/retirement of generating resources using a capacity expansion model
Be an expert in how utilities procure power, integrate renewables, and maintain reliability.
Help us develop our Reference Case and make it even more valuable for our clients.
Senior Consultants support project teams both at client sites and internally. Responsibilities will include client management, solution implementation and generation of project results. As a Senior Consultant on the Wholesale Market Analysis team, a key function of your role will be to create and present quality deliverables that support essential project workstreams. You will gather and analyze data, identify gaps and trends, and make recommendations related to baseline performance and structure, as well as established best practices and benchmarks.
Responsibilities include:
Tracking and analyzing energy market trends
Compiling reports, presentations, and other documents to communicate solutions, strategies, and analysis to clients
Supporting the day-to-day management of client relationships
Developing and managing work plans, staffing, deadlines, and budgets for multiple complex projects simultaneously
Developing and using analytical models, programming, and simulations to forecast market prices, conduct research and development, and create tools to improve productivity and accuracy.
Performing data collection, manipulation, and analyses, which may involve spreadsheet and database creation and management
The ability to assume complete ownership of significant projects is essential.
What You Will Need:
Bachelors degree in business, policy, environmental, economics, finance, engineering, science and/or related discipline AND a minimum three (3) years of relevant industry or consulting experience excluding internships/co-ops
Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills
Experienced with data analytics, data modeling and visualization
Proactive and independent work style
Ability to assume ownership of significant portions of tasks while collaborating with a close-knit team
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Demonstrated proficiency with researching, spreadsheets, databases, word processing, and slide presentation software.
Ability to travel as required
No sponsorship available for this position: Due to client engagements, US Citizenship restrictions may apply
Must currently reside in the USA
This role is a Hybrid role which will require you to go into the closest GH Office as needed or on occasion.
The successful candidate must not be subject to employment restrictions from a former employer (such as a non-compete) that would prevent the candidate from performing the job responsibilities as described
The salary range for this role may vary based on relevant degree, work experience and physical location at time of hire
Level of hire will be determined through Guidehouse interviewing process
What Would Be Nice To Have:
Masters Degree in business, policy, environmental, economics, finance, engineering, science and/or related discipline AND five (5) years of relevant industry or consulting experience excluding internships/co-ops
Experience with wholesale energy markets or renewable/storage finance
Experience modeling energy prices or capacity expansion
Preference will be given to candidates who reside within 50 miles of aGuidehouseoffice.
What We Offer:
Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.
Benefits include:
Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
401(k) Retirement Plan
Basic Life & Supplemental Life
Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
Student Loan PayDown
Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
Skills Development & Certifications
Employee Referral Program
Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
Mobility Stipend
About Guidehouse
Guidehouse is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
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