Energy Efficiency Consultant, C&I (Hybrid Schedule)

About the position Eversource supports work-life balance by offering hybrid schedules for certain roles. Eligibility is based on job responsibilities, operational needs, nature of work and team dynamics. Current guidelines require employees to work at least three days in the office, including Tuesdays and Wednesdays, with the third day set by the employee and supervisor based on department needs. These guidelines apply to roles approved for remote work and are subject to change, based on managerial discretion and work performance. All applicants must be able to work up to five days in the office if needed (for example: emergencies, training, or other business needs) or should the policy change Please note: Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Eversource will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position. If you’re passionate about sustainability, join a team of professionals connected and motivated by this common commitment to the environment and a clean energy future. In this role within the energy efficiency department, you will be working with customers to develop and execute retrofit energy efficiency projects. You will make a direct impact as you work to help customers and contractors provide energy efficiency improvements to Eversource’s electric and natural gas customers. As an Energy Efficiency Consultant, you will lead the development, promotion, and implementation of Commercial and Industrial (C&I) customer engagement in new and existing programs as well as identify existing and new technologies that support energy-saving solutions for customers. Through your regular interactions with external stakeholders, energy efficiency contractors, engineers, and internal teammates from marketing, regulatory compliance and sales, your focus will be on accomplishing energy saving goals which also help to lower the state’s carbon emissions. Responsibilities • Provides direction to business partners, such as contracted vendors, and/or technical project expertise to customers and coordinates available resources specific to the procurement and installation of energy efficient measures, strategies, and systems. • Responsible for review and approval of moderately complex projects/programs, which require an understanding of engineering analysis/calculations, implementation strategy for new technologies, or energy simulation modeling. • Manages the integration of activities between the customer, program administrators, advisory consultants, and vendor/contractors. • Develops documents and plans necessary to meet compliance with regulatory filings and oversight of ratepayer funded Energy Efficiency programs. • Ensures that all projects and programs are accurate and in compliance with regulatory guidelines - reviews project documentation and program applications to confirm all required and supporting materials is provided to fulfill program participation parameters. • Participates in the budgeting, invoicing, evaluation, and tracking of expenses and energy savings; assists with the development of RFP's for contracted services. • Facilitates achievement of energy efficiency goals by promoting demand-reduction initiatives to assigned customers/customer segments and/or programs. • Partners with Energy Efficiency colleagues across sectors/channels, including Energy Efficiency Sales Account Executives, to set an energy efficiency implementation path and strategy for customer participation and energy efficiency program implementation. Requirements • Technical Knowledge/Skill: Requires ability to interpret energy efficiency / renewable technologies and services and understand their application. • Requires solid understanding of financial principals. • The ability to use PC desktop applications (e.g. arenaflex Word and Excel). • Education: Requires a bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience. • Experience : Three (3) plus years of relevant experience in technical marketing, project management, engineering, architectural, or energy efficiency. Nice-to-haves • Experience and/or aptitude in customer service also desired. Benefits • Eversource offers a competitive total rewards program. • Check out our careers site for an overview of our benefits programs. • This position is eligible for a potential incentive. Apply tot his job

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