Power Grid and Network Systems Specialist - Managing Consultant

Job Family:

Travel Required:

Clearance Required:

Background

NYSERDA sponsored development of a statewide Integrated Energy Data Resource (IEDR), a secure, centralized energy data platform designed to collect, integrate, and provide authorized access to utility customer and energy system data. The platform enables distributed energy resource (DER) providers, energy service companies, government agencies, researchers, and other stakeholders to access standardized energy data for analytics, planning, and innovation. The initiative includes collaboration across multiple utilities and industry partners in NY state to standardize foundational data sets across key workstreams (Rates, Network, and Customer), supporting long-term data governance, interoperability, and future energy use cases.

What You Will Do:

• Synthesize and translate IEDR-related NYSERDA requirements for internal stakeholder consumption

• For each IEDR data set approved during the engagement period:

  o    Confirm data availability.

  o    Create data process flow.

  o    Document business requirements.

  o    Document success criteria.

• Work with client data owners to collect and deliver IEDR use case relevant sample data files to NYSERDA

• Identify the data source, data owner, and how the data is processed / transformed currently

• Work with Guidehouse team members on client's data solution team as well as client's Network Engineers to document technical requirements

Data Analysis

• Map data from source to target including data transformations

• Analyze data and document gaps, quality issues

• Support data modeling activities

What You Will Need:

• Must be a US Citizen, due to nature of client engagements; No sponsorship available

• Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, or a STEM discipline AND Five (5+) plus years relevant post-graduation utilities work experience; Or Master's degree in business, economics, or a STEM discipline AND Three (3+) plus year relevant post-graduation utilities work experience  

• Good engineering knowledge of how power companies manage their grid and how they analyze their capacity needs

• Ability to build the bridge between the business, engineering, and IT

• Understanding the electric grid AND:

  • Connectivity between grid assets (substations, transformers, feeders, etc.)

  • Data and parameters associated with grid assets (such as capacity, thermal ratings, load, etc.)

  • Understanding of utility hosting capacity maps and load capacity analysis

  • Familiarity with agile development cycle and source to target mapping

• Strong attention to detail, ability to create PPT slides that turn complex or high volumes of information into a narrative story for audience of all levels (from leadership to staff engineers)

• Ability to comfortably work in and present Excel files

• Strong written and verbal communication skills  

• Ability to work independently with minimal direction and drive flow of work

• Currently reside in the contiguous United States

• Ability to travel  

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Master’s Degree in business, economics, or a STEM discipline

• Experience with DER interconnection queues or general familiarity with DERS

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

• 401(k) Retirement Plan

• Basic Life & Supplemental Life

• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

• Student Loan PayDown

• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities

• Skills Development & Certifications

• Employee Referral Program

• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program

• Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

If you have visited our website for information about employment opportunities, or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1-571-633-1711 or via email at [email protected]. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.

All communication regarding recruitment for a Guidehouse position will be sent from Guidehouse email domains including @guidehouse.com or [email protected].  Correspondence received by an applicant from any other domain should be considered unauthorized and will not be honored by Guidehouse.  Note that Guidehouse will never charge a fee or require a money transfer at any stage of the recruitment process and does not collect fees from educational institutions for participation in a recruitment event. Never provide your banking information to a third party purporting to need that information to proceed in the hiring process.

If any person or organization demands money related to a job opportunity with Guidehouse, please report the matter to Guidehouse’s Ethics Hotline. If you want to check the validity of correspondence you have received, please contact [email protected]. Guidehouse is not responsible for losses incurred (monetary or otherwise) from an applicant’s dealings with unauthorized third parties.

Guidehouse does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Guidehouse and Guidehouse will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.