Energy Policy Analyst

DNV•Portland, OR

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

DNV - Energy Systems' Analytics and Digitalization group is seeking an Energy Policy Analyst to join our team. This role involves conducting research to understand the impacts and optimize the strategies of utility-scale energy efficiency, demand response, and distributed energy resource programs. The position requires strategic problem solving by synthesizing skills in analytics, statistics, programming, data visualization, and awareness of industry-relevant topics, to develop on-point analyses, reports, and presentations. This role will include a mixture of analytics, task management, and communication responsibilities, with flexibility and versatility.

Requirements

Skills in analytics, statistics, programming, and data visualization.
Awareness of industry-relevant topics.
Experience with RCT and RED methods.
Experience with matched comparison algorithms.
Experience designing survey samples and performing post-survey analysis.
Experience estimating energy consumption regression models.
Experience developing impact results.
Experience with regression, statistics, algebraic, and numerical calculation tasks.
Ability to follow analytical trends in the energy industry.
Ability to maintain existing programmed analyses and identify potential improvements.
Ability to design quantitative and qualitative analyses within time, scope, and budget constraints.
Ability to communicate proactively with project managers, subject matter experts, and team members.
Ability to contribute to reports and presentations by writing concise methods, key findings, and recommendations.
Ability to communicate proactively and effectively with staff of all levels.
Ability to present and write technical information in a meaningful and impactful manner.
Ability to develop and maintain positive relationships with colleagues and clients.
Ability to self-manage to ensure quality results are delivered on time.

Responsibilities

Apply deep curiosity to a diverse and expanding set of technical challenges that will support the transition to a decarbonized grid.
Clean and prepare large datasets for analysis.
Proactively check all work for errors.
Develop and implement study designs using RCT and RED methods.
Apply matched comparison algorithms.
Design survey samples and perform post-survey analysis of results to provide statistically valid insights.
Estimate site-level and panel energy consumption regression models using time of week and temperature, change point, or other models for thousands of customers.
Develop short-term and long-term impact results across multiple population characteristics.
Conduct other ad-hoc regression, statistics, algebraic, and numerical calculation tasks to aid in determining impact of demand response and energy efficiency programs.
Follow analytical trends in the energy industry.
Maintain existing programmed analyses and identify potential improvements to be made.
Design quantitative and qualitative analyses to answer customer questions within time, scope, and budget constraints.
Communicate proactively with project managers, subject matter experts, and other team members to ensure that tasks are completed within the project requirements.
Contribute to reports and presentations by writing concise methods, key findings, and recommendations.
Communicate proactively and effectively with staff of all levels to find information, learn new skills, troubleshoot problems, and address complex issues.
Present and write about the technical information in a meaningful and impactful manner to a range of stakeholders and clients.
Develop and maintain positive relationships with colleagues and clients.
Self-manage to ensure quality results are delivered for each task, including ensuring the best methods are used, methods are used correctly, results are correct and logical, and tasks are performed on time.