Associate Energy Storage Engineer (on-call hybrid)

This is an on-call position with 20 hours expected per week starting by on August 31 2026. Pay for this position is $39.19 per hour. The selected individual will work a hybrid scheduled from our Reston Virginia office and travel occasionally depending on engagements and needs.

ICFs Energy Advisory business is growing and we seek experienced consultants to join our team in our Independent Engineering/Owners Engineering line of business. Our work is focused on energy sector projects and encompasses all phases from concept development through the end of the project lifecycle. This includes technical advisory and due diligence for projects during development and financing construction monitoring performance testing periodic O&M and operating budget reviews decommissioning expert witness and restructuring activities. Personnel within the Technical Advisory practice have experience in numerous technologies including PV solar wind concentrating solar power biomass waste-to-energy biofuels emerging process technologies combined cycle and simple cycle plants thermal technologies distributed generation energy storage demand response and other energy related technologies.

Our Technical Advisory team works collaboratively with our Power and Gas Market team Environment and Planning team and the greater ICF to provide comprehensive advisory services include strategic investment and portfolio management operational planning; market development; policy analysis; regulatory support; and customer engagement. Consultants at ICF integrate industry experience and advanced consulting and analytical skills. As an IE/OE Consultant you will utilize your deep energy storage experience along with our IE/OE advisory services group and in broader power markets proven track record of technical consulting or utility industry results and skills engaging with client decision-makers at manager to senior executive levels.

Key Responsibilities:

You will contribute to the development of innovative accurate timely and high-quality products and services potentially working with all levels of staff. You will have an opportunity to apply your experience and knowledge lead and provide technical input to major projects and interact with experts and clients in the field while building content knowledge and consulting skills. Review technical aspects of related to energy storage specifically battery storage as well as electric vehicles (EV) EV infrastructure and EV charging stations - with a willingness to support the team on other technologies as necessary:

• Perform technical reviews for new and existing energy storage related equipment and systems including individual components control systems and system architectures.

• Perform detailed technical research related to energy storage modeling technology development and manufacturing trends.

• Perform energy modeling of systems that include energy storage plus generation (solar wind or thermal) or stand-alone energy storage and interaction with the grid.

• Support development of internal tools and databases related to technology performance and cost of energy storage technologies and other technologies

• Continuously monitor and evaluate new technologies and industry developments related to energy storage and EVs.

• Write and review due diligence reports

• Contribute to technical and cost proposal development

• Interface with clients on key deliverables

• Support business development efforts including identifying qualifying and supporting the pursuit of both follow-on work and new business opportunities.

• Support business development efforts including client discussions as a technical expert and marketing and thought leadership to external audiences

Minimum Qualification:

• Bachelors Degree in electrical engineering or related field with a focus on energy storage and/or power systems.

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• By start date acceptance/ enrollment verification or at least 9 credit hours of completed graduate-level courses in Energy Policy Climate Economics Mathematics Business OperationsResearch Engineering or related field

• Knowledge of energy storage applications technologies integration and valuation.

• Familiarity with regulatory standards (UL IEC NEC) and EV technologies.

• Up to 2 years experience in energy storage design modeling or component analysis.

• Strong quantitative and analytical skills.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

• Programming skills in R Python MATLAB or VBA.

• Understanding of linear optimization and production cost modeling (preferred).

• Consulting project management and business development experience.

• Ability to collaborate with technical and commercial stakeholders.

• Passion for sustainability and clean energy.

Working at ICF

Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position including but not limited to relevant work experience skills certifications and competencies that align to the specified role geographic location education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is: