Energy Innovation Analyst, Senior / Program Consultant | Strategic Sustainability Projects

The APS Promise is our commitment to our customers, community and each other. It explains why we’re here (our purpose), what we’re here to do (vision and mission) and the principles and behaviors that will empower us to achieve our strategic goals. It represents the opportunity to build on our cultural strengths and develop new behaviors that will enable our future success.

Summary

The Energy Innovation Analyst Senior / Program Consultant supporting Strategic Sustainability Projects - Manage and grow the Green Power Partners Program and other Customer Technology programs.

What your day would be like:

You are responsible for:

• Included but not limited to customer acquisition/retention, program tracking, sharing program concepts thought public speaking event and customer calls.
• Developing and managing the programmatic aspects for key Energy Innovation and Technology initiatives and projects, both customer and utility-focused, including budget oversight and reporting, project work plan implementation, key success indicator tracking and reporting, internal communication plans, training preparation and coordination, advanced technical assessments, and trend analysis.  
• Develops and maintains technical expertise and may be called on to act as lead on major projects and programs, coordinating and managing activities across multiple business units to extract the highest value. 
• Develops relationships with key stakeholders both internally and externally.
• Reports to management on program status and provides advice on issues and opportunities.
• Experience in regulated utility program design, implementation, green energy tariffs, regulatory filings and customer engagement/public speaking preferred.
• Ability to lead cross functional teams across the utility business units.  

Minimum Requirements

Energy Innovation Analyst Senior 

• Bachelors' degree in Engineering, Science, Information Technology or related field AND five (5) years of prior relevant experience in the technology, power and/or natural gas sectors with an understanding of regulatory, technical and business issues impacting the industry. 
• In lieu of Bachelor's degree, High School/GED
• PLUS nine (9) years directly related experience in the technology, power and/or natural gas sectors with an understanding of regulatory, technical and business issues impacting the industry including renewables, distributed energy and grid technologies.
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of one or more emerging energy technologies and related business models, such as solar, energy storage, electric vehicles, energy management software platforms etc. 
• Experience collecting and analyzing data of medium to high complexity with multiple correlations and variables.

Energy Innovation Program Consultant

• Bachelors' degree in Engineering, Science, Information Technology or related field AND eight (8) years of prior relevant experience in the power and natural gas sectors with an understanding of regulatory, technical and business issues impacting the industry including renewables, distributed energy and grid technologies.
• In lieu of Bachelor's degree, High School/GED
• PLUS twelve (12) years directly related experience in the power and natural gas sectors with an understanding of regulatory, technical and business issues impacting the industry including renewables, distributed energy and grid technologies.
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of one or more emerging energy technologies and related business models, such as solar, energy storage, electric vehicles, energy management software platforms etc.

 

Major Accountabilities

1) Manage standard Energy Innovation related projects, both directly and through collaboration with other internal and external groups through effective research, data and trend analysis.
2) Research and understand relevant technology trends and emerging business models, including early stage developments.
3) Prepare regular business updates on industry trends, emerging technologies and technology-enabled business models, focusing on the potential opportunities and threats for the Company.
4) Develop analytical and technical capabilities and expertise in areas including: distributed generation, energy storage and smart grid technologies, regulatory and policy issues.
5) Work closely with other business unit teams to assess technology-driven business opportunities, and build business cases for handling of the most impactful technologies
6) Provide support and expertise in forecasting the business impacts of emerging technologies, and ensure these perspectives are factored into business case development.
7) Effectively interface and resolve project issues wit