Senior Analyst or Consultant

Xodus Group•Worcester, MA

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Daymark Energy Advisors is a successful, growing consultancy seeking a Senior Analyst or Consultant to join their team. This role offers the opportunity to work on projects across six practice areas, with a particular focus on the rates and pricing practice. The ideal candidate will have an understanding of and interest in the utility rate-setting process, including cost of service studies, cost allocation, and rate design. This position will be part of a dynamic team of analysts, consultants, and advisors, providing services to developer, utility, large load, and state agency clients throughout the U.S. and Canada. Daymark Energy Advisors combines deep expertise in energy infrastructure, regulation, and markets with rigorous analytical methods and knowledge of RTO/ISO operations, market rules, transmission planning, policy, and regulatory/rate structures to deliver comprehensive solutions. They partner with clients to apply innovative strategies for decarbonizing the power sector. Daymark Energy Advisors is part of the Xodus Group. The company fosters an inclusive and affirming environment that supports professional growth and rewards entrepreneurial risk-taking.

Requirements

An overriding curiosity and desire to help others succeed in a team environment
Knowledge of state utility regulatory issues, regulatory practices, and procedures
Experience with cost of capital, revenue requirements, and regulatory analysis
Communication skills, both spoken and written, to engage with clients and team members and to deliver analysis and advice
Knowledge of Microsoft Office tools, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
Experience with statistical software (e.g., Python, SAS)

Nice To Haves

Conducting utility load research, load forecasting, cost of service studies, cost allocation analysis, and/or rate design
Preparing and/or presenting testimony in regulatory proceedings
Experience preparing and defending work product such as technical reports or expert testimony; demonstrated ability to manage staff (Consultant role)

Responsibilities

Analyze existing and emerging regulations and policies, regulatory precedent, tariffs and rate filings, and capital expansion plans; assess compliance strategies
Assess relevant information and advise clients on key priorities and implications for cost of service and rate design processes to align results with client needs and regulatory requirements
Contribute to the ongoing development of Daymark’s complex cost of service and rate design models and train and oversee analysts in their analyses
Develop analyses, written reports, and presentation materials, and potentially provide expert witness testimony in proceedings before state public utility commissions
Exercise exceptional analytical skills, sound judgment, creative problem solving, and commercial awareness
Develop, analyze, and interpret large amounts of data, information, and complex allocated cost of service models quickly and accurately, and make sound policy recommendations
Deliver clear and persuasive communication
Perform related consulting work including project management, proposal writing, and other analytic tasks for a range of project sizes and levels of complexity
Manage multiple priorities and concurrent projects and quickly adapt to changing priorities in a time-sensitive dynamic environment
Take responsibility and work independently, as well as coordinate team efforts
Be thorough and detail-oriented
Work accurately and swiftly under pressure
Demonstrate patience, tact, and courtesy