Director, Customer Energy Solutions

The role

You will lead large and complex research, evaluation, and advisory engagements for major utility clients. You will own strategic client relationships, direct multidisciplinary teams, and manage the financial performance of an assigned portfolio.

What you will do

• Lead large and complex research, evaluation, and advisory engagements for major clients
• Own and develop long-term client relationships as a trusted advisor
• Direct project managers and technical staff
• Ensure engagements deliver against objectives, scopes, schedules, budgets, and quality standards
• Set direction for research and evaluation approaches
• Serve as a subject matter expert on project teams and in client conversations
• Establish and improve quality assurance processes
• Lead strategic client communications
• Manage the financial performance of an assigned portfolio
• Champion strategic proposals and lead business development opportunities

Required qualifications

• Approximately 9+ years of relevant professional experience, or commensurate experience demonstrating readiness for Director-level scope and accountability
• An advanced degree in the social sciences, engineering, or a related field, or a bachelor’s degree with commensurate professional experience
• Extensive experience applying qualitative and quantitative social science research methods
• Demonstrated success leading large or complex consulting engagements, managing project economics and risk, and delivering high-quality work for major clients
• Demonstrated experience leading client relationships, developing managers and staff, and contributing to strategic proposals and business development

Nice to have

• Led strategic business development opportunities and helped grow major client accounts or service offerings
• Recognized externally as an industry leader through conferences, associations, publications, or other thought leadership
• Experience overseeing a portfolio of projects and contributing to team or practice-level budgeting, forecasting, and resource planning
• Experience working on demand-side management programs in California, including energy efficiency or demand response, and know the relevant state policy and regulatory frameworks

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• Company-paid life insurance
• Company-paid long- and short-term disability insurance
• Medical and dependent-care flexible spending plans
• Paid parental leave
• Flexible time off (FTO) policy
• 401(k) plan with a 3% employer match

Before you apply

• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the US or Canada
• Unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas or Labour Market Impact Assessments (Cdn)

About the company

E Source is a research, data/analytics, and technology focused professional services firm focused exclusively on the utility industry in the US and Canada. Headquartered in Texas, it has 450+ employees.