Senior Consultant - Energy Solutions
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Position Overview

We are looking for our next Senior Consultant to support and grow our Energy Solutions practice; you should have 7+ years of professional experience in the electric power industry analyzing, developing, and evaluating solutions to power supply and demand problems. Examples include utility planning and operations, policy development and/or implementation, energy trading, economic analysis, grid studies or power flow simulations, or project developer. Your experience could be at an integrated electric utility, a state agency or regulatory body, a consulting firm in an energy practice, or at a not-for-profit focused on solving these problems. You will have had a role managing or leading teams and interacting stakeholders whose problems you are responsible for solving. You will have technical knowledge and an interest in understanding and working collaboratively to solve the challenges that our industry faces as the power grid decarbonizes in the face of an ever-increasing demand for electricity.

At Sapere, you will apply your experience to our client engagements as a contributor, team member, and leader of projects. You will work with Sapere team members and clients to identify client needs; conceptualize solutions; define and implement project scope, schedule, and budget; and deliver quality work products. You will be expected to help Sapere develop leads and build client relationships. You will be a self-motivator, intellectually driven to constantly learn and adapt your knowledge to a variety of client organizations and types of projects. You will contribute to the professional growth of other consultants.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• 7+ years of professional employment in one or more of the following areas:
  • utility planning and/or operations;
  • power portfolio analysis;
  • analyzing and procuring generating resources;
  • development and implementation of energy policy initiatives;
  • planning and implementing large capital projects;
  • planning and implementing new technologies and systems;
  • defining and managing technical scope, schedule, and budget;
  • managing teams and delivering projects;
  • strategic planning; and/or

• business/project risk analysis
• Experience with Microsoft Office software (e.g., Excel, Visio, Word PowerPoint)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to write concisely and create compelling presentations
• Ability to thrive in a hybrid work environment
• Entrepreneurial spirit, curiosity, and a passion for learning
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• US citizenship or the ability to work in the US without sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in a relevant field
• Technical sales and client engagement experience
• Strong network of contacts in the energy industry
• Leadership experience
• Technical modelling skills
• Strong understanding of Federal and State energy policy
• Understanding of electricity markets
• Working knowledge of generating resources and emerging technologies
• Experience managing complex, multifaceted projects

At Sapere we work in offices to optimize creativity and innovation. Most of our employees enjoy the flexibility of a hybrid approach working in our offices two to three days a week. We seek candidates located in or willing to relocate to one of our four office locations in Seattle WA, Spokane WA, Chicago IL, or Washington DC.

We offer market-based salaries, and a generous incentive compensation and benefits package based on project execution, sales, and family-oriented excellent healthcare plan as well as dental, vision, disability, FMLA and EAP, in addition to paid time off.

Please submit your resume and cover letter to ...@sapereconsulting.com. Please format your cover letter to address the four questions below. Applicants with cover letters that do not address the below four questions will not be considered.

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About Sapere Consulting:We are a dynamic and growing management consulting firm seeking exceptional employees working collaboratively with clients to solve problems, improve business systems, ensure projects achieve their goals, and change the way organizations conduct their business. Sapere delivers services to the energy sector focusing on integrated solutions with multi-disciplinary staff in four areas:

• Energy Solutions – Applying energy expertise to help utilities and independent power producers adapt and thrive in a rapidly evolving energy landscape.
• Organizational Transformation – Helping businesses create new organizations and improve operations by changing minds and culture through development of evolved models of operations.
• Digital Transformation – Changing how businesses operate by harnessing data and next generation tools including developing new systems or integrating and optimizing existing systems.
• Sustainability & Resilience – Helping businesses, their organizations, and the systems they rely upon become sustainable and able to manage risk to continued operations.

Learn more about us at www.sapereconsulting.com

Equal Opportunity Employer

Sapere Consulting is an equal opportunity employer. Sapere does not discriminate or tolerate discrimination against race/color, creed, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, marital status, age, disability, military service status, or other protected characteristics. Sapere complies with federal and state protections for prospective employees including, but not limited to the Employee Polygraph Protection Act and equal employment opportunity regulations.

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