About us
We are the independent expert in assurance and risk management. Driven by our purpose, to safeguard life, property, and the environment, we empower our customers and their stakeholders with facts and reliable insights so that critical decisions can be made with confidence.
As a trusted voice for many of the world s most successful organizations, we use our knowledge to advance safety and performance, set industry benchmarks, and inspire and invent solutions to tackle global transformations.
About the role
• 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?
DNV Energy System s North America group is seeking a Senior Energy Market Research 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 primary and secondary research experience to lead and coordinate related tasks.
In this role, you will be joining a high-performing team of socioeconomic research and technical specialists committed to helping clients navigate a just and equitable 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. This includes a mix of market characterization/transformation studies, process evaluations, net-to-gross and non-energy impact research, and community-benefit plans. This role will also lead and contribute to business development.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with combined, client-facing experience in energy, climate change, equity, and/or risk assurance and is seeking a role that involves strategic, big picture thinking, collaboration, and an interdisciplinary approach to solving complex challenges.
This role is based at our DNV office, presenting a dynamic hybrid schedule where employees will typically spend three (3) days per week working from either a DNV office or client location/site. Further details regarding role-specific requirements will be shared during the interview process.
What You ll 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 climate and equity-related risk including evaluation of the distribution of benefits from utility-sponsored programs, non-energy impact assessments, market characterizations, geospatial analyses, socio-economic analyses, comprehensive utility planning processes, best practice reviews, and strategy plans for stakeholder engagement.
• Conduct primary research including survey design, conducting interviews, and managing survey firms. Perform secondary research, including literature reviews, internet research, document review and database review.
• Ensure all work products are high quality, effective, timely, and accessible to diverse stakeholder groups while proactively leveraging DNV s 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 research and survey design best practices and ensure other project teams incorporate research best practices into their study design
• 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.
What we offer
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) wit
Location: Oakland, CA
Posted: Aug. 18, 2024, 5:25 a.m.
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