Energy Resource Adoption Forecasting Consultant

Do you want to be part of an organization dedicated to tackling global issues such as climate change

Are you passionate about modernizing energy systems to support decarbonization and the energy transition

Do you get excited about leveraging data and modeling to solve strategic problems and inform future energy system planning and collaborating with a team to do so

DNV is seeking an Energy Resource Adoption Forecasting Consultant to join our Strategy Team (within Energy Systems North America).In this role you will be responsible for supporting and leading projects in the energy transition with a focus on energy efficiency (EE) demand response (DR) distributed energy resources (DER) and electrification potential modeling and forecasting; customer adoption and grid impacts analysis; demand flexibility assessments; and additional technical & market research to support evolving client and stakeholder needs. Strong candidates will bring knowledge of a breadth of energy technologies an interest in executing complexanalysis and a self-starter attitude.

This role is based at our DNV office in Houston TX although we would consider other locations in the U.S. depending on the selected candidate. Further details regarding role-specific requirements will be shared during the interview process.

What Youll Do

• Conduct and support energy efficiency (EE) demand response (DR) distributed energy resource (DER) and building and transportation electrification potential studies and forecasting efforts.These projects can include conducting research and developing datasets executing analysis interpreting results and conducting quality assurance (QA).
• Lead and support development of data-driven modeling tools to address our customers evolving needs in understanding the intersection of demand-side resources and system planning.
• Conduct and support demand flexibility studies; benefit-cost analysis (BCA); utility program benchmarking; and market policy and regulatory research in response to new opportunities with a diverse set of stakeholders in the energy system. This may include assessment of the potential market opportunities and barriers for load flexibility DER or hybrid DER products and/or business models.
• Support project-based teams in the delivery of strategic research studies and analyses by serving as a technical lead. This can include client interaction development of proposals or work plans preparation of deliverables and presentation of not a core part of this role there may be opportunities available for project management and coaching for interested candidates.
• Work within a team of analysts and consultants contributing to strong performance collaboration and continuous learning and improvement.
• Interpret the results of data analysis to produce concise meaningful conclusions and recommendations for client-facing reports and professional papers.
• Support the development maintenance and/or refinement of models and tools used for strategic planning NWA screening potential studies DER adoption analysis and forecasting work.
• Operate with a teamwork mentality that leads to building and maintaining interpersonal relationships providing technical guidance to researchers and consultants and collaborating with project managers and team members to share knowledge and best practices.
• Collaborate with DNV staff on other teams in North America and globally (Digitalization & Analytics Design & Evaluation Engineering & Technology Power System Advisory Storage and Grid Edge and Renewables Advisory) to identify opportunities for collaboration and innovation and to develop creative approaches to solving customer problems.

• 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 or
mental disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process may contact the North America Recruitment Department
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is Required

• Bachelors Degree
• Minimum four (4) years of work experience in data analysis engineering or market research in the energy industry.
• Experience in the analysis or forecasting of energy and demand savings and/or the grid services and impact opportunities of EE DR DER electrification and non-wire alternatives (NWAs).
• Experience in a consulting or team-based research environment preferred or experience working at or with electric utilities regional grid operators or other relevant organizations developing energy transition initiatives and analyses.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and maintain high standards under deadlines; accustomed to multi-tasking and working under tight deadlines in a dynamic environment and across time zones.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel Word and PowerPoint for modeling/analysis and reporting/communication.
• Demonstrated ability to convey technical results to diverse audiences.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse team and have a positive team-oriented attitude and professional demeanor.
• A collaborative mindset curiosity about evolving grid and decarbonization trends and a desire to innovate.
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills; comfortable communicating with team members with different cultural backgrounds and experience.
• We conduct pre-employment drug and background screening.

What is Preferred

• Advanced Degree or emphasis in a relevant discipline (economics engineering statistics environmental/energy policy or related field).
• Experience with programming languages such as Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) Python MATLAB or R.