Associate Director, Customer Energy Solutions

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Associate Director managing research and evaluation projects while leading project teams for a utility-focused firm. Delivering analytical solutions and overseeing client relationships with energy solutions.

Posted 7/27/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $120,000 - $150,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage client relationships by identifying client needs, risks, and opportunities, and develop research and evaluation strategies and solutions to address them.
Lead and contribute to the execution of research, evaluation, and advisory projects to ensure client satisfaction.
Develop research and evaluation solutions that follow industry best practices and apply innovations in research methodology.
Lead multidisciplinary project teams to deliver work that meets defined objectives and client expectations.
Ensure project scopes, schedules, and budgets are executed successfully and in alignment with contract requirements.
Communicate complex technical content, including research methodology and findings, to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Support quality assurance by helping establish review processes and staffing approaches.
Conduct quality-control reviews of analyses, reports, presentations, and memos to ensure findings are clear, logical, and actionable.
Author client-facing memos, reports, and presentations.
Design and lead qualitative research projects, including in-depth interviews, focus groups, and other qualitative methods, and synthesize findings into clear, actionable recommendations.
Design and lead quantitative research projects, including surveys, statistical analysis, and data collection and analysis, and translate findings into clear, actionable recommendations.
Supervise and mentor junior consulting staff to support their professional growth and advancement.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Approximately 7+ years of professional experience, with at least 5 years designing and implementing energy research and evaluation projects.
Strong demonstrated experience designing and conducting qualitative and quantitative research — including in-depth interviews, focus groups, thematic analysis, surveys, and statistical methods — and translating findings into clear recommendations.
Bachelor’s degree in the social sciences, engineering, or a related field.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Excellent insurance options, including medical, dental, and vision plans; company-paid life insurance; company-paid long- and short-term disability insurance; medical and dependent-care flexible spending plans; and paid parental leave.
A flexible time off (FTO) policy that provides paid time away from work, approved by your manager, while ensuring business needs, workload commitments, and appropriate coverage are maintained.
A 401(k) plan with a 3% employer match.