Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Synapse Energy Economics is a research and consulting firm specializing in economic and policy research, modeling, and analysis for energy-sector solutions and public interest clients. The Principal Associate will lead projects and proposals, manage teams and budgets, conduct energy-sector economic and policy analyses, develop modeling and analytical tools, and communicate findings through reports, presentations, testimony, and meetings.
Responsibilities
- The Principal Associate will manage projects, proposals, teams, project scope, and content related to topics such as energy efficiency, resource planning, building electrification, renewable energy technologies, ratemaking, electric vehicles, electricity markets, and/or other related topic areas
- Lead and manage projects and proposals (including budget, staff, and client management)
- Assess utility company modeling approaches, scenario definitions, input assumptions and related parameterization. Work collaboratively with team members to refine analyses and develop reports and testimony
- Perform economic and policy analysis, cost-benefit assessments, and resource valuations for energy sector
- Clearly and succinctly summarize complex technical concepts to clients, regulators, and public audiences through papers, presentations, testimony, and meetings
- Defend analysis and refute opposing viewpoints and analysis
- Conduct electricity system modeling activities using industry-standard production cost and capacity expansion software (including, but not limited to PLEXOS, EnCompass, Strategist, System Optimizer, PROMOD), as well as in-house custom software tools
- Create, use, and maintain spreadsheet-based tools and other analytical platforms to analyze energy technologies, programs, and portfolios
Skills
- Degree in Engineering, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Physical Sciences, or related field
- 10+ years of relevant industry work experience with a Master's or Bachelor's Degree, or 6+ years of relevant industry work experience with a Doctorate
- At least 2 years of project management and budget management experience in a consulting position or in a similar role
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- A strong desire to work on behalf of public interest clients in improving energy planning and policy
- Ability to work and communicate well in teams
- Ability to multitask and prioritize critical tasks and conflicting requirements
- Authorization to work in the United States is required to be considered
- State, federal, or provincial electric utility regulatory experience
- Expert witness experience: ability to develop persuasive arguments for testimony and reports based on analysis of quantitative and qualitative evidence
Benefits
- Generous and flexible PTO (35 days)
- Flexible work hours and holidays, and the ability to choose a schedule that works for you
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP): a tax-deferred retirement plan that offers employees a chance to be partial owners of Synapse.
- Profit-sharing bonuses
- Work-life balance benefit: at the end of the year, salaried employees are compensated for every hour worked over their standard full-time work schedule
- 401(k) plan, including an employer safe harbor contribution of 3% of your annual salary regardless of individual contributions
- Life insurance
- Short- and long-term disability
- Employee Assistance Program
- Collaboration: everybody contributes, asks questions, proposes solutions, and works on interesting research and analysis
- Extensive professional development opportunities
- Cambridge, MA office space with sit-stand desks, lots of meeting space, indoor bike parking, and plenty of nitro cold-brew and kombucha on tap.
- Synapse currently supports a hybrid work environment so our staff can find the right mix of support, collaboration, and flexibility.
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