Gas Utility Decarbonization Strategy Manager
About The Position
The Gas Utility Decarbonization Strategy Manager is a key member of a client-facing consulting team within ICF’s Energy and Climate Planning Line of Business. The team supports gas and combined gas-electric utilities with decarbonization strategy and planning, while collaborating across energy and decarbonization topics. The role leads projects and manages staff to develop solutions to client problems, including reviewing and presenting analytical findings. It leads teams using analytical and modeling techniques to assess and forecast decarbonization impacts on utility customers, infrastructure, costs, and greenhouse gas emissions, informing gas utility strategic planning and regulatory efforts. The manager also builds and maintains client relationships and supports sales and business development. The work supports natural gas utilities, combined utilities, governments, and other clients as they prepare for changing market, technology, and policy conditions. The team performs a broad range of utility decarbonization work, and candidates with relevant experience across different areas are encouraged to apply. The position is formally posted as hybrid at ICF’s headquarters in Reston, Virginia, but candidates in other U.S. or Canadian regions may be considered, including remote candidates in areas where the company has no offices.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, energy policy, business, or economics.
- At least 8 years of work experience related to analysis, policy, and/or regulations involving natural gas demand, gas infrastructure, energy efficiency, and/or decarbonization.
- Experience working with natural gas or electric utilities.
- Project management experience.
Nice To Haves
- At least 12 years of work experience related to analysis, policy, and/or regulations involving natural gas demand, gas infrastructure, energy efficiency, and/or decarbonization.
- Experience working at a natural gas utility.
- Experience with utility regulatory proceedings.
- Consulting experience.
- Master’s degree in engineering, energy policy, business, or economics.
- Client management and/or business development experience.
- Specialized knowledge of gas utility decarbonization opportunities, potentially including energy efficiency, non-pipeline alternatives, methane emission reductions, renewable natural gas, hydrogen, and/or heat pumps.
- Strong analytical aptitude.
- Strong communication and writing skills.
Responsibilities
- Work with clients and manage engagements addressing complex challenges related to the role of gas utilities in supporting energy and decarbonization targets and policies.
- Lead teams performing quantitative and economic analyses of decarbonization pathways and energy and climate policies, focusing on impacts and opportunities for gas utilities.
- Assess and forecast technology adoption, fuel and power consumption, utility infrastructure impacts, costs, customer rate impacts, emissions reductions, and implementation and regulatory challenges.
- Manage and grow client relationships by delivering value, consistency, quality, and dependability.
- Support sales and business development through market research, outreach, proposal development, and thought leadership.
- Collaborate and communicate effectively with ICF and client teams.
- Mentor junior staff and provide direction in the course of their work.
- Review and present analytical findings.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
