Energy Markets Consultant

What we do
ICF Provides advisory services to the energy/utilities industry. Assists organizations in improving their performance through the assessment, identification and implementation of strategic planning and goals. Incumbents advise clients in areas such as corporate strategy, business unit strategy, customer & marketing strategy, growth, and innovation. Our services also include the development and review of financial business plans including potential mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.

ICF’s Energy Advisory Team

Our work is focused on supporting the rapid transformation in the U.S. power system. Working within project teams, your role will be to assist in the continued development and growth of ICF’s Power practice and to support our clients to identify and pursue investment opportunities in support of development and M&A across a range of technologies and across US power markets.

This is a multi-faceted role with exposure to wide array of topics concerning energy -markets, policy, interconnection, transmission to name a few. You will study the increasing complexity of interconnection queues and assist your clients with navigating them and assess the impacts of network upgrade cost exposure on project/portfolio valuation and off-take strategies.

You will also assess how various market parameters such as natural gas prices, demand, transmission congestion, bidding strategies, outages etc. affect day ahead (DA) and real time (RT) market price formulation and assist your clients manage the curtailment risks. You will help shape our views on decarbonization strategies and their impact on the current market structures and how the power grid needs to evolve to enable increasing levels of renewable penetration.

Come join an interdisciplinary team and gain exposure across all major aspects of energy markets and establish yourself as an energy expert.

• Do you want to help renewable developers assess where market and policy drivers will lead to strong interest in renewables? Help them find the best locations to develop new renewables, battery storage among the rapidly changing U.S. electricity markets?

• How about assisting banks, private equity firms and other investment firms assess investment opportunities and risks? Use your technical and analytical skills to help various planning entities including the federal government with strategies and how the grid needs to evolve to enable increasing levels of renewable penetration. 

• Does working with multiple stakeholders in energy broadly categorized as private developers, financing entities and planning entities excite you?

What you will be doing:

• Perform advanced technical, quantitative, and economic analysis of energy and environmental markets, using commercial model frameworks.

• Key focus areas will be attaining strong expertise in power markets’ fundamentals and using expertise for capacity expansion and transmission modeling of power markets.

• Collaborate with team to develop and enhance ICF proprietary models and data bases 

• Evaluate the impact of future market trends and regulations, and support the development of client strategies to manage change 

• Be responsible for performing analysis for corporate and government client deliverables 

• Support sales and client development efforts with market research, proposal development and thought leadership 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Energy Policy, Economics, Mathematics, Business, Operations Research, Engineering, or related quantitative focused subject 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in above noted disciplines

• 1+ years Energy Markets and Economics Analysis experience

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (specifically Excel), and strong analytical skills

• Basic knowledge of R, Python, and/or other coding languages

• Strong organizational and project management skills 

• The ability to work with and understand technical concepts and communicate concepts to non-technical personnel

• Strong interest in one or more of these areas: energy economics, power markets design and fundamentals, power market capacity expansion and transmission modeling. 

Working at ICF

ICF is a global advisory and technology services provider, but we’re not your typical consultants. We combine unmatched expertise with cutting-edge technology to help clients solve their most complex challenges, navigate change, and shape the future.

We can only solve the world's toughest challenges by building an inclusive workplace that allows everyone to thrive. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to hiring regardless of any protected characteristic, such as race, ethnicity, national origin, color, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status, or military/veteran status. Together, our employees are empowered to share their expertise and collaborate with others to achieve personal and professional goals. For more information, please read our EEO & AA policy.

Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process. To request an accommodation please email [email protected] and we will be happy to assist. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations. Read more here: Requesting an Accommodation for the ICF interview process.

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Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is:

$69,862.00 - $118,765.00

Nationwide Remote Office (US99)