Market Transformation Senior Consultant

DNV Energy Systems North America group is seeking a Senior Energy Market Transformation Consultant to join our Markets team. As part of a growing and agile business our Markets team is looking for a consultant with a broad range of project management strategic planning and market research experience to lead and coordinate related tasks and projects.

• Are you excited about the opportunities created by the energy transition to decarbonize our economy
• Are you passionate about thinking strategically and holistically about the future of energy
• Are you looking for an opportunity to collaborate with a team of engaged creative colleagues to deliver industry-leading solutions

In this role you will be joining a high-performing team of socioeconomic research and technical specialists committed to helping clients navigate the energy transition. You will serve as a subject matter expert project manager or key contributor on studies that monitor and measure the effect that program interventions have or can have on the market as well as market research to support the development of markets or technologies that advance the energy transition. This includes a mix of market characterization/transformation studies process evaluations net-to-gross and non-energy impact research. This role will also lead and contribute to proactive business development and proposal creation.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with client-facing experience in energy climate change and/or risk assurance that is seeking a role that involves strategic big picture thinking collaboration and an interdisciplinary approach to solving complex challenges.

This role is based in any of DNVs continental U.S. offices presenting a hybrid schedule where employees will typically spend three (3) days per week working from a DNV office. Preferred office locations include North Andover or Medford MA; Portland ME; New York NY; Arlington VA; Madison WI; Oakland CA; and Portland OR. Other office locations may be considered.

What Youll Do

In this multifaceted role you will continue to leverage and expand your skill set in the energy industry socio-economic evaluation methods and frameworks and delivering products that support client needs. You will be responsible for:

• Supporting project-based teams in the delivery of studies and analyses by acting as a leader and subject matter expert. This can include project management client interaction development of proposals or work plans leadership on best practices and innovation data collection data analysis and preparation of deliverables and presentation of results.
• Provide insights and lead and/or support research and analyses focused on addressing the energy transition including evaluation of market transformation programs and program designs the distribution of benefits from utility-sponsored programs non-energy impact assessments market characterizations socio-economic analyses comprehensive utility planning processes and best practice reviews.
• Ensure all work products are high quality effective timely and accessible to diverse stakeholder groups while proactively leveraging DNVs wide and deep bench of analysts and consultants to ensure high standards of accuracy
• Identify opportunities for adding value and develop innovative approaches or collaborate with colleagues to develop innovative approaches to address the changing energy landscape
• Mentor and coach junior staff on market research best practices and ensure other project teams incorporate research best practices into their study designs
• Interpret customers problems to be solved and questions to be addressed and convert into value-added opportunities. Talk to clients and potential clients about their organizations goals and needs around decarbonization and equity.
• Operate with a teamwork mentality that leads to building and maintaining interpersonal relationships providing guidance to researchers and consultants and collaborating with other project managers and team members to share knowledge and best practices.

• Generous paid time off (vacation sick days company holidays personal days)
• Multiple Medical and Dental benefit plans to choose from Vision benefits
• Spending accounts FSA Dependent Care Commuter Benefits company-seeded HSA
• Employer-paid therapist-led virtual care services through Talkspace
• 401(k) with company match
• Company provided life insurance short-term and long-term disability benefits
• Education reimbursement program
• Flexible work schedule
• Charitable Matched Giving and Volunteer Rewards through our Impact Program
• Volunteer time off (VTO) paid by the company
• Career advancement opportunities

*Benefits vary based on position tenure location and employee election*

DNV is a proud equal opportunity employer committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications merit or
business need without regard to race color religion age sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or protected veteran status.

DNV is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity including providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with a applicants with a physical ormental disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process may contact the North America Recruitment Department(). Information received relating to accommodation will be addressed confidentially.

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is Required

• Bachelors degree required
• Minimum five (5) years of work experience in the energy industry data collection and analysis survey design and implementation or market research
• Minimum two (2) years of project management and/or business development experience or a similar project leadership role
• Willingness to undertake new and exciting activities and think creatively to find a solution to a problem. An interest in using data and research to tell a story
• Strong interpersonal skills to interact across a broad range of audiences and technical backgrounds including internal and external clients stakeholders and regulatory agencies.
• Ability to manage time and workload effectively to complete multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills; comfortable communicating with team members with different cultural backgrounds and experience
• Pre-employment drug and background screening required

What is Preferred

• Masters degree or equivalent experience with emphasis in a relevant discipline (i.e. policy social political or environmental science urban studies applied and behavioral economics)
• Experience in the energy sector
• Experience in a consulting environment

*Immigration-related benefits for example visa sponsorship are not available for this position.*