Environmental Markets Analyst

STANDARD SOLAR INC•Rockville, MD

2d•$65,000 - $75,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Environmental Markets Analyst supports the operational administration, compliance, and monetization of environmental attributes across Standard Solar’s distributed-generation solar portfolio. The role works with Asset Management, O&M, Engineering, Construction, Accounting, Business Development, program administrators, and other external stakeholders to register REC-generating assets and monitor and maintain them throughout their lifecycle. It is suited to an organized, analytical, process-oriented candidate interested in renewable energy markets, environmental commodities, data management, and program compliance. The position supports project registration and onboarding, administration of REC registries and generators, generation reporting, monthly certificate transfers, delivery obligations, inventory tracking, invoicing and settlement, contract administration, and recurring and ad hoc analysis. It also helps maintain the asset-level REC database in Salesforce and supports the negotiation and execution of new REC purchase and sale agreements as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Sustainability, Engineering, Data Analytics, Economics, Energy Management, or a related field.
0–3 years of experience in renewable energy, environmental markets, asset management, compliance, or energy operations.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work independently and in a team environment.

Responsibilities

Validate REC eligibility and ownership rights for late-stage construction assets.
Support timely solar-project registration in applicable environmental-attribute tracking systems and with relevant regulatory or administrative bodies.
Support onboarding of late-stage construction assets into regional incentive programs.
Prepare and submit documentation required for registration and program applications, such as PTO letters, interconnection agreements, as-built drawings, and corporate documentation.
Help optimize registration workflows for consistent, accurate submissions and shorter timelines between COD and initial monetization.
Administer the company’s REC registry accounts and ensure timely, accurate submission and processing of periodic generation.
Coordinate with registry administrators to release generation holds as needed.
Provide documentation, including meter photos and production records, to support REC issuance.
Help troubleshoot metering and reporting issues that affect certificate generation.
Execute monthly REC transfers through WREGIS, Xpansiv, and other tracking systems.
Support monthly delivery obligations for forward contracts and spot transactions; track inventory movements and delivery schedules.
Support monthly or quarterly REC invoicing and settlement processes and maintain transfer and settlement tracking reports.
Coordinate with Accounting on accounts receivable reconciliation support as needed.
Support monthly reporting of environmental-market transactions.
Support administration of existing REC purchase and sale agreements and related revenue contracts, including tracking obligations and reporting requirements.
Support negotiation and execution of new REC purchase and sale agreements as needed.
Assist with recurring and ad hoc analyses related to registrations, compliance, transfers, and environmental-market activity.
Support maintenance of the asset-level REC database in Salesforce.