Consultant – Emerging Technologies

  • Full-time

Company Description

Customized Energy Solutions (CES), a privately-held company, is a leading service provider of market intelligence and operational support services to companies participating in the retail and wholesale electric and natural gas markets. Utilizing deep know-how developed since the inception of the deregulated energy markets, CES provides accurate & timely analysis on regulatory changes, market opportunities, and operational efficiencies for electricity and natural gas commodities.

Join a rapidly growing company in an exciting and dynamic work environment. As one of the top 100 fastest growing companies in the Philadelphia region, Customized Energy Solutions offers an opportunity for significant professional growth. Our team of associates at CES is highly motivated, innovative, and passionate about providing excellent Services to our clients. We look for individuals interested in growing with our company, and working in an exciting, open and collegial work environment. Our main office is in Philadelphia, with satellite offices in various U.S. states, Canada, Japan and in India.  This is a full-time remote position preferably located in New York with consideration given to Pennsylvania.

Job Description

Emerging Technologies Consulting Services

  • The candidate will initiate, assist, and/or lead the completion of deliverables for various Emerging Technology consulting projects with a focus on energy storage, demand response, and electric vehicles. Key contribution will be in knowledge of market opportunities, including wholesale market design as well as state and utility program rules.  Focus area will be New York state, but contribution to projects in other regions to be expected.
  • The candidate will be able to utilize and improve CES’s suite of dispatch and financial models that are used for valuing energy storage projects.

StorageIQ Service

  • Create semi-monthly NY StorageIQ report
  • Monitor and participate in multiple NYISO and NY state government stakeholder meetings.
  • Monitor NY utility activity related to covered technologies.
  • Quickly write succinct reports, with analysis where appropriate, on Emerging Technology developments from those meetings for internal and external clients. 
  • Recommend appropriate courses of action according to clients’ commercial interests.
  • Work closely with clients and stay familiar with their interests by addressing clients’ questions in a timely manner and participating in regular conference calls.

Qualifications

  •  Minimum 5 years energy industry experience required
  • Relevant college degree or equivalent experience required
  • Relevant graduate degree or advanced industry training preferred
  • Strong preference for consulting business development experience
  • Expertise with energy storage concepts including: grid level storage, behind the meter storage, battery and other energy storage technologies, renewables pairing, and energy storage dispatch modeling preferred
  • Knowledge of RTO/ISO energy, ancillary services, and capacity markets required, in NYISO preferred
  • Familiarity with RTO/ISO transmission planning and generation interconnection processes preferred
  • Strong written, verbal and public presentation communication skills  (preferred)
  • Strong analytical/quantitative skills and experience
  • Experience writing under tight deadlines preferred
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively required.
  • Ability to work remotely with the team.
  • Periodic travel to attend regulatory meetings, conferences, client meetings and to Philadelphia headquarters.

Additional Information

Customized Energy Solutions offers competitive salary commensurate with experience.  Benefits include performance bonus and profit sharing Medical Savings Account, comprehensive health Insurance, disability insurance, life insurance, and 401K matching and tuition reimbursement. Excellent opportunities for advancement.