Consultant​/Sr. Consultant

Why You Should Join the E3 Team

When you join the E3 team, you will be working on some of the most important energy issues with some of the top minds in the industry. We help shape energy and climate policy, play vital roles in regulatory proceedings, advise executives, and inform investment and planning selections. At E3, you will be challenged and inspired.

Founded in 1989, Energy + Environmental Economics (E3) is a growing energy consulting firm that helps utilities, regulators, policy makers, developers, and investors make the most educated strategic decisions possible as they implement new public policies, deploy and develop new technologies, and address customers’ shifting expectations. We have offices in San Francisco, New York City, Boston, Denver, and Calgary.

Because E3 works with customers from all sectors of the electricity industry, we provide a 360‑degree knowledge of markets, planning, policy, regulation, and environmental factors. Just as important, we are driven to deliver clear, unbiased evaluations that help customers make informed decisions.

E3 works on high‑profile, high‑impact projects in jurisdictions that spearhead the implementation of clean energy policy. In California, Hawaii, and New York, we are advising state agencies and regulators about how to implement clean energy policies with an emphasis on customer incentives and markets. We are also increasingly working in regions all across North America, with utilities, regulators, developers and investors from Florida to Alberta and many places in between.

E3 is seeking a Consultant for our Distribution Technology and Planning team to work on technical and strategic engagements that help electric utilities and regulators transition to a more flexible, decarbonized, and distributed grid. This role includes client engagement, regulatory support, and technical contributions – ideal for a utility consultant with experience in grid modernization, distribution system planning, and Distributed Energy Resource (DER) integration.

You will help develop and grow E3’s work in distribution planning, grid modernization strategy, systems and technology road mapping and specification for distribution planning and operational technology, and DER program evaluation while helping clients navigate the technical, operational, and regulatory challenges of electrification, DER, and system planning reform. Your background should include delivery of advisory services at the intersection of policy, planning, engineering, and operations.

This role also includes direct support for utility distribution planning teams, where you will help refine analytical frameworks, implement advanced modeling tools, and align planning practices with emerging regulatory expectations.

You will also support strategic work with utilities to prioritize distribution capital investments across competing objectives including reliability, resiliency, affordability and enabling electrification and DER adoption. You will develop and apply rigorous, transparent modeling and investment prioritization frameworks that help utilities direct capital to investments delivering the greatest system and customer value, while clearly articulating tradeoffs among cost, performance, and risk.

This analytical rigor is central to building stakeholder confidence and securing regulatory approval for timely investments in utility distribution systems.

• Hours:
  
  Full Time
• Type:
  Exempt
• Travel: 10-20%
• Office
  
  Location:
  
  E3 Office (San Francisco, Boston, New York, Denver, Calgary, Chicago)

• Analytics & Modeling
  • Conduct analytics and develop reports for consulting engagements focused on distribution systems planning, grid modernization, DER integration, and integrated grid strategy for utilities, regulators, and public agencies
  • Conduct distribution planning analyses including steady‑state, dynamic, and quasi‑static time‑series simulations for planning, reliability and hosting capacity assessments
  • Contribute to the development of grid modernization roadmaps, use cases, and systems architecture while accounting for cybersecurity considerations
  • Develop models, simulations, and…