Senior Manager - Energy Market Analysis

Electric Power Engineers; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & vision benefits

PTO & holidays

MyShare Ownership Program

401K match

Job summary

Electric Power Engineers (EPE) in Austin, TX seeks a seasoned Senior Manager with a background in providing consulting services to North American electricity markets to lead delivery, coach staff, and drive growth. You will work with senior leadership to align strategy with client needs and oversee cross-functional project delivery.

The role emphasizes leadership, business development, and staff development, with a hybrid work arrangement and opportunities to shape the grid of the future.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Economics, Energy Systems, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in transmission planning, transmission economics, or electricity markets.
• Strong understanding of planning processes and market fundamentals.
• Experience with PROMOD, PLEXOS, EnCompass, UPLAN, or equivalent tools.
• Ability to communicate complex findings to executives and regulators.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow EPE's Economic Transmission Planning services and team.
• Manage a portfolio of engagements for utilities, ISOs/RTOs, developers, and other clients.
• Oversee studies including production cost modeling, congestion analysis, and expansion planning.
• Ensure project execution within scope, schedule, budget, and quality.
• Develop strategic relationships to support long-term growth and renewals.
• Lead business development, proposals, and contract negotiations.
• Mentor project managers and technical staff; recruit and plan workforce.

Skills

Leadership

Client management

Strategic thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Economics, Energy Systems, or related

Tools

PROMOD

PLEXOS

EnCompass

UPLAN

Job description

Overview

We are designing the grid of the future!

We are seeking a seasoned Senior Manager with a background in providing consulting services and North American electricity markets. In this role you will work closely with senior leadership to support our growth strategy and provide subject matter expertise both internally through coaching and developing staff as well as externally to our clients. You will support the delivery of projects, organize the work and manage client interaction.

In return, EPE offers significant professional development opportunities, competitive compensation package and a hybrid working arrangement. You will join a team known for its engagement, drive, and collaborative spirit.

Responsibilities

How you can make an impact:

• Lead and grow EPE's Economic Transmission Planning services, including strategy, business development, project delivery, and team development.
• Manage a portfolio of transmission planning and transmission economics engagements for utilities, ISOs/RTOs, developers, and other energy industry clients.
• Oversee studies involving economic transmission planning, regional transmission planning, production cost modeling, congestion analysis, benefit-cost assessments, and transmission expansion planning.
• Ensure successful project execution through effective management of scope, schedule, budget, quality, staffing, and client expectations.
• Develop and maintain strategic relationships with utility, ISO/RTO, regulatory, and developer clients to support long-term business growth.
• Lead business development activities, including client engagement, proposal development, sales strategy, and contract negotiations.
• Establish annual business objectives and manage team performance, including revenue, backlog, utilization, profitability, and client satisfaction.
• Lead, mentor, and develop project managers and technical staff, including recruiting, workforce planning, and performance management.
• Partner with technical leaders to advance EPE's transmission planning methodologies, tools, and service offerings.
• Foster collaboration across transmission planning, resource planning, market analysis, and regulatory advisory teams.

Qualifications

Bring your passion, here's what’s needed:

Education & Technical Expertise

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Economics, Energy Systems, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of relevant industry experience in transmission planning, transmission economics, production cost modeling, electricity markets, or related fields.
• Strong understanding of utility transmission planning processes, regional planning frameworks, and electricity market fundamentals.
• Experience with transmission planning and market modeling tools such as PROMOD, PLEXOS, EnCompass, UPLAN, or equivalent platforms.
• Ability to communicate complex technical findings to technical, executive, and regulatory audiences.

Leadership & Team Development

• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary project teams and managing complex client engagements.
• Experience managing multiple projects, personnel, and competing priorities simultaneously.
• Proven ability to recruit, mentor, develop, and retain high-performing technical professionals.
• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and project management skills.
• Experience guiding project managers and technical staff while fostering a collaborative and accountable team culture.

Business Development & Client Management

• Proven ability to develop business opportunities and maintain long-term client relationships.
• Experience managing strategic client accounts and supporting business growth initiatives.
• Demonstrated success in proposal development, project scoping, budgeting, and contract negotiations.
• Ability to build trusted relationships with utility, ISO/RTO, regulatory, and developer clients.
• Experience contributing to revenue growth, backlog development, and overall business performance.

Lead the Change!

Be a part of an innovative team shaping the grid of the future through advanced energy intelligence. For more than half a century, Electric Power Engineers (EPE) has partnered with power and energy clients across the globe, providing consulting expertise and energy intelligence software solutions for complex engineering and grid modeling challenges. As leaders in the renewables space, we are focused on building a modern, secure, and resilient grid. Join us in making an impact on the communities we serve and the environment in which we live. Together we can transform the future of energy.

How we support you:

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits including medical, dental, and vision with 100% premium coverage foryou
• Generous PTO and paid holidays
• MyShare Employee Ownership Program
• Work with industry leaders
• 401K, up to a 4% match (100% vested from day 1)

Location: This position will be located in US

Travel: Occasional travel may be needed (10% or less)

EPE is an equal opportunity/AA/Disability/Veteran employer. The EEO is the Law poster, and its supplement are available using the following links:EEOC is the Law Poster

Third-Party Recruiting Notification

EPE does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters. Any unsolicited third-party resumes forwarded by recruiters to EPE via our career page or to any of our managers or employees will be considered public information, may be treated as a direct application from the person identified in the resume, and will not be eligible for placement fee payment to the agency.EPE will not pay a fee to a third-party recruiter or agency without a previously signed third-party agreement and has not coordinated their recruiting activity with the appropriate member of the Talent Acquisition team.