Senior Energy Analytics Consultant

Lumina - makers of Analytica; Campbell (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

4 weeks vacation plus 1 week sick or personal time

Matched 401(k) contributions

Stock options

Job summary

A growing software and consulting company is seeking an experienced energy modeler and consultant to lead projects in energy and economic modeling. This role offers creative freedom and opportunities to work with leading experts in various fields. Candidates should possess a graduate degree in a quantitative field and extensive analytic skills. The position includes a competitive salary range of $120K to $180K, along with great benefits like health insurance, vacation, and stock options.

Qualifications

• Outstanding analytic and quantitative skills.
• A graduate degree in science, engineering, operations research, or other quantitative field.
• Experience building substantial computer models of energy, environmental, or economic systems.
• Excellent speaking and writing skills for engaging with customers.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects in energy and economic modeling, decision analysis, machine learning, and AI.
• Work with experts to deliver innovative solutions to clients.
• Find projects that appeal to individual interests and expertise.

Skills

Analytic and quantitative skills

Creative problem solving

Excellent communication skills

Expertise in energy or environment

Education

Graduate degree in science, engineering, operations research, or quantitative field

Tools

Analytica

Python

Job description

Lumina is seeking an experienced energy modeler and consultant to take a leadership role in building decision applications for clients in energy and other areas.

Who we are

Lumina is a small, growing software and consulting company, creator of the Analytica modeling software. We are based in Campbell, California, in Silicon Valley. We are open to hybrid or remote work. Lumina provides consulting and advanced decision applications to help organizations solve challenging problems in energy, environment, transport, finance, and healthcare. Lumina's clients range from start-ups to Fortune 50 companies, including power and gas utilities in the US and Canada, National Labs, Department of Energy, and the World Bank. A Lumina team won the Decision Analysis Practice Award from INFORMS. Lumina CEO, Max Henrion, won the Frank Ramsey Medal, the top award from the Decision Analysis Society.

What you will do

You will work with Lumina’s renowned experts in energy and economic modeling, decision analysis, machine learning, and artificial intelligence—who will help you be successful. Our projects span many industries and applications, providing opportunities to learn new domains and apply a variety of technologies and methods. As a senior consultant, you will have the creative freedom to lead and find projects. We encourage our staff to seek clients and consulting projects that appeal to their interests and expertise.

What we offer

Salary range is $120K to $180K, depending on your experience, plus a performance bonus. Lumina offers great benefits, including health insurance, 4 weeks vacation plus 1 week sick or personal time, matched 401(k) contributions, and stock options.

You should have:

• Outstanding analytic and quantitative skills.
• A creative and tenacious approach toward problem solving and mastery of new domains
• A graduate degree in science, engineering, operations research, or other quantitative field
• Experience building substantial computer models of energy, environmental, or economic systems
• Experience with Analytica, Python, or other state-of-the-art modeling tools
• Excellent speaking and writing skills for engaging with customers.
• Expertise in one or more realms of energy or environment

Nice to have experience:

• Leading or contributing to project proposals and business development.
• Project and client management with ability to identify workable tradeoffs between budget, timeline, and scope of deliverables
• Effective use of generative AI
• Programming and software development
• Optimization
• Decision analysis and systems dynamics
• Statistics, data analytics, and machine learning.
• A passion for developing practical solutions to move our world onto a sustainable path.

Please provide your resume and a sample of your writing, including a technical piece and also, if you have one, an informal piece for a wider audience, e.g. a blog post or magazine article. Email to [e-mail] and [e-mail]