DSM Program Design Consultant

CLEAResult; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 66,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with match

Paid leave

Volunteer time

Recognition program

Employee assistance

On-demand training

Job summary

CLEAResult is seeking a Practice Consultant to support design, commercialization, and delivery of energy solutions across utility and public-sector programs, focusing on sales-driven solution development and scalable implementations. You will work with cross-functional teams to draft proposals, translate market needs into program designs, and ensure alignment with delivery capabilities.

Prior client-facing experience is desirable.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in energy efficiency, demand-side management, electrification, or related fields.
• Demonstrated success supporting the design and delivery of energy programs or solutions.
• Strong financial modeling, analytical, and data interpretation skills.
• Familiarity with regulated utility environments, filings, and evaluation frameworks.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and deliver results under tight timelines.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to present complex information to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Support solution design for pursuits, including measure strategies, program structure, budgets, and pricing.
• Translate market, regulatory, and client needs into tailored program designs.
• Develop solution specifications tailored to a specific client, geography, or location, in alignment with delivery capabilities and technical requirements.
• Contribute to development of compelling, defensible proposals that support successful pursuit outcomes.
• Support continuity between proposal assumptions and program execution during handoff to the Program Delivery team.
• Partner with delivery teams to help ensure designed solutions are feasible, scalable, and aligned with operational realities.
• Work with teams to finalize solution specifications, ensuring the value proposition is incorporated into RFP responses or Statements of Work (SOWs).
• Work with cross-functional teams across business development, delivery, engineering, product, IT, and marketing.
• Help align stakeholders around unified solution strategies and navigate competing priorities to support cohesive program designs.
• Operate with some independence while taking direction in time-sensitive and complex environments.
• Apply and help refine solution design methodologies, frameworks, and best practices.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, quality, and consistency in program design.
• Contribute to development of training materials and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
• Maintain working knowledge of DSM, electrification, and distributed energy resource programs, including regulatory and evaluation considerations.
• Monitor market trends, regulatory developments, and emerging technologies to inform solution strategies.
• Support occasional client presentations; prior experience in a client-facing role is desirable.
• Work with Product, Engineering, and Business Intelligence teams to support the direction of solutions and service offerings.
• Help identify gaps in current offerings aligned with market demand.

Skills

Financial modeling

Analytical skills

Data interpretation

Excel

PowerBI

Tools

PowerBI

Excel

Job description

CLEAResult is seeking a Practice Consultant to support design, commercialization, and delivery of energy solutions across utility and public-sector programs, focusing on sales-driven solution development and scalable implementations. You will work with cross-functional teams to draft proposals, translate market needs into program designs, and ensure alignment with delivery capabilities.

Prior client-facing experience is desirable.