Energy Analyst (Economics) - July 2027

The Brattle Group • Boston, MA

19h • Onsite

About The Position

The Brattle Group is hiring Energy Analysts to work from its Boston office. Energy Analysts contribute to project teams alongside senior consultants and experts, applying economic and finance theories, quantitative methods, and data analysis to energy-related legal, regulatory, and business challenges. They build quantitative models and data-based solutions using tools such as Excel, R, Python, GAMS, Stata, and VBA; conduct energy-market analysis, research, literature reviews, and document examination; and help prepare client presentations, memos, expert reports, and other deliverables. In the Electricity practice, projects may involve electricity and natural gas markets, power-system modeling, capacity expansion, production-cost modeling, and regulatory and policy research.

The role offers development in applied economics and finance and a broad understanding of the electricity industry and related sectors. Analysts work collaboratively with project teams and receive support from a peer-level colleague and a manager-level career advisor. By the end of the first year, analysts are expected to have developed basic research, spreadsheet and modeling, and research-presentation skills, with experience across different parts of the electricity industry.

The position is based in Boston. The anticipated base gross annual salary is $90,000, with a competitive benefits package and a bonus program for eligible roles based on individual and firm performance. The role is listed for July 2027. Applications are requested by September 14, 2026, with a secondary deadline of November 1, 2026; interview outreach is expected to begin September 28, 2026.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in a quantitative discipline, such as economics, computer science, data science, or mathematics.
• Strong academic performance; successful applicants typically have a GPA of 3.7 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
• Strong teamwork and leadership skills.
• Intellectual curiosity and creativity in learning and approaching problems.
• A high degree of ownership and commitment to quality work and excellent client service.
• Ability to apply quantitative analysis and economic thinking to real-world cases during the interview process.

Nice To Haves

• Completed or will complete a course with a climate or energy focus.
• Completed a significant, self-defined project using quantitative analysis and economic principles.

Responsibilities

• Build quantitative models and data-based solutions using tools such as Excel, R, Python, GAMS, Stata, and VBA, including data, statistical, and econometric analysis and interactive dashboards.
• Conduct energy analysis, market analysis, literature reviews, and document examination, and write memos that support expert reports.
• Contribute figures, quantitative results, and findings to client presentations, memos, and other deliverables.
• Assist in preparing expert reports and presentations that explain economic and financial concepts in legal and regulatory contexts.
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with colleagues at all levels on project teams.
• Build financial, economic, statistical, and operational models for electricity practice projects.
• Analyze electricity, natural gas, and other energy markets and apply findings in financial, legal, and policy settings.
• Develop, maintain, and run power-system models, including capacity-expansion and security-constrained production-cost models.
• Conduct regulatory and policy research and summarize insights through literature reviews.
• Communicate research and analysis to project team members and clients; critically assess results and discuss findings with the internal team.
• Coauthor publications and participate on presentation teams.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package.
• Bonus program for eligible roles based on individual and firm performance.
• Career development support, including a peer-level colleague and manager-level career advisor.

What This Job Offers

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