Associate Consultant, Customer Energy Solutions

As an Associate Consultant, you'll support applied research and evaluation projects that help utility clients better serve their customers. You'll build foundational consulting skills while collecting, organizing, and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data and contributing to clear, client-ready deliverables. You'll work on collaborative project teams deploying a range of research methods, with structured guidance and coaching from project managers, experienced consultants, and subject matter experts. This role will be remote, with minimal travel (1-4 times a year). The budgeted salary for this position is $61,000-$82,000 USD + annual bonus. Actual pay will be adjusted based on experience.

Responsibilities

Contribute to the development of interview guides, survey instruments, focus group materials, and other data collection tools; Conduct in-depth interviews with program staff after shadowing more experienced team members and support other primary data collection activities as assigned; Analyze information from interviews, focus groups, surveys, secondary data sources, and other social science research methods with significant guidance; Use basic statistical concepts and analytical tools to organize, clean, review, and summarize data with support; Document methods, assumptions, analytical decisions, and work steps clearly so outputs are transparent and ready for review; Conduct quality control on your own work and incorporate reviewer feedback; Develop basic data visualizations, graphics, tables, and analytical outputs for client deliverables; Work closely with more experienced staff to interpret results and contribute to reports, presentations, memos, and other client-facing deliverables; Maintain awareness of priorities and deadlines, manage assigned tasks, and proactively communicate status, questions, and issues to project managers; Collaborate with consultants, project managers, subject matter experts, engineers, data scientists, and other team members to support successful project delivery

Requirements

Exposure to social science research or applied research methods through academic coursework, internships, or early professional experience; Basic qualitative and quantitative data analysis experience and familiarity with basic statistical concepts; Familiarity with Excel and analytical software such as Stata, SPSS, R, Python, or similar tools; Think critically, demonstrate curiosity, and seek to understand how assigned work fits within the broader project context; Communicate effectively in writing and verbally, listen attentively, and respond constructively to feedback; Take accountability for assigned work, follow established processes, and ask questions when guidance is needed; Stay organized, maintain awareness of priorities and deadlines, and communicate proactively when issues arise; Bachelor's degree with up to two years of relevant experience in applied research, program evaluation, social science, or a related field; qualifying exposure may also come through coursework, internships, research assistantships, or early professional experience; Authorized to work for any employer in the US or Canada

Nice to have

Have contributed to primary data collection activities such as interviews, focus groups, or surveys; Have created basic data visualizations or written summaries of research findings; Have experience organizing, formatting, aggregating, or cleaning data for analysis; Have used Microsoft Office tools, including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, in academic or professional settings; Have exposure to the utility or energy industry, including energy efficiency, load flexibility, electrification, or distributed energy resource programs

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance 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; Annual bonus; Minimal travel (1-4 times a year)