Associate Consultant, Customer Energy Solutions

E Source

2d • $61,000 - $82,000 • Remote

About The Position

E Source is a research, data/analytics, and technology-focused professional services firm serving the utility industry in the US and Canada. The Associate Consultant supports applied research and evaluation projects that help utility clients better serve their customers. The role involves collecting, organizing, and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data and contributing to clear, client-ready deliverables. Working on collaborative project teams, the Associate Consultant completes assigned tasks with structured guidance and coaching from project managers, experienced consultants, and subject matter experts, while developing research skills, critical thinking, problem-solving capabilities, and energy industry knowledge.

The position is remote and involves minimal travel, approximately 1–4 times a year. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the US or Canada; the company is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas or Canadian Labour Market Impact Assessments at this time.

Requirements

• 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.
• 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.
• Critical thinking, curiosity, and an interest in understanding how assigned work fits within the broader project context.
• Effective written and verbal communication, attentive listening, and the ability to respond constructively to feedback.
• Accountability for assigned work, ability to follow established processes, and willingness to ask questions when guidance is needed.
• Organization, awareness of priorities and deadlines, and proactive communication when issues arise.
• Authorization to work for any employer in the US or Canada.

Nice To Haves

• Contribution to primary data collection activities such as interviews, focus groups, or surveys.
• Experience creating basic data visualizations or written summaries of research findings.
• Experience organizing, formatting, aggregating, or cleaning data for analysis.
• Experience using Microsoft Office tools, including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, in academic or professional settings.
• Exposure to the utility or energy industry, including energy efficiency, load flexibility, electrification, or distributed energy resource programs.

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, with support, to organize, clean, review, and summarize data.
• Document methods, assumptions, analytical decisions, and work steps clearly so outputs are transparent and ready for review.
• Conduct quality control on own work and incorporate reviewer feedback.
• Develop basic data visualizations, graphics, tables, and analytical outputs for client deliverables.
• Work 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.

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), with time away approved by the manager while maintaining business needs, workload commitments, and appropriate coverage.
• 401(k) plan with a 3% employer match.
• Annual bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level