Consultant

Company: 

VEIC (Vermont Energy Investment Corporation)

Location: 

Burlington, VT

The VEIC Consulting group is looking for two new team members! If you have demonstrated experience and working knowledge of any combination of the following, we encourage you to apply!

  • energy planning and distributed energy
  • innovative program design for energy solutions
  • transportation and the adoption of electric vehicles for fleets / public transportation / school buses
  • solar programs
  • net-zero residential construction

Responsibilities

  • Manages projects promoting cutting-edge energy projects on behalf of clients throughout the country and internationally. This may include:
    • Managing on-going client relationships;
    • Facilitating meetings of external working groups;
    • Managing the work of other VEIC staff and/or subcontractors; and
    • Tracking and management of project budgets.
  • Designs, reviews, and/or critiques energy efficiency and renewable energy programs and policies.
  • Conducts research and performs economic analysis of efficiency measures, programs and policies.
  • Assists consulting business development, including sometimes leading proposal preparation.
    • Occasionally represents VEIC and the Consulting Division at national and international forums

Qualifications

  • Strong personal commitment to the mission, vision, goals and values of VEIC.
  • Bachelor’s degree plus five or more years of relevant professional experience, including managing projects & client relationships, or a similar combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and skills were acquired. Three or more years’ experience within the efficiency or renewable energy field(s) preferred.
  • Excellent strategic thinking skills.
  • Demonstrated creativity and innovation in approach to work.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, including effectiveness in persuasive communications.
  • Excellent written and oral communication.
  • Excellent analytical skills. Strong quantitative analytical skills preferred.
  • Demonstrated ability to handle a variety of assignments simultaneously, address competing priorities, and meet deadlines.
  • Ability to facilitate group discussions and meetings.
  • Skills necessary to develop (and acquire funding for) new consulting projects.
  • Knowledge of the characteristics of key energy-efficiency and/or renewable markets and measures.
  • Knowledge of good efficiency and/or renewable energy programs and policies.
  • Facility with techniques of economic analysis.
  • Proven ability to be organized, detail oriented and accurate.
  • Proficiency with word processing and spreadsheet software.

Learn more and apply here.