Senior Specialist, C&I Buildings

ICF; United States; Remote; USD 108,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible workplace arrangements

Donation matching

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development resources

401k matching

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

ICF is seeking a Senior Specialist for Commercial and Industrial (C&I) Buildings to support national programs and services. The role focuses on partnering with local teams for market research, proposal development, and evolving C&I offerings across North America.

You will provide technical leadership on energy solutions including building electrification, demand-side management, DERs, and grid-interactive buildings, coordinating with SMEs and Offering Managers to ensure successful sales and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years in the design, construction, operation, or optimization of commercial and industrial buildings.
• Experience with energy efficiency, building systems, electrification, DERs, or related technical disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Work with local teams to develop and support business and development capture activities, including market research and drafting proposal text.
• Assist with evolving C&I offerings in partnership with Offering Managers and SMEs across North America.
• Provide technical leadership in developing commercial and industrial energy solutions (building electrification, DSM, DERs, grid-interactive buildings).
• Support energy savings analyses and solution development informing program design and client engagement.

Skills

C&I Buildings

Energy efficiency

DERs expertise

Proposal support

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Senior Specialist, C&I Buildings
Location: US Remote

Ready to make a difference?
To support our growth and accelerate our ability to scale, we are currently seeking a Commercial and Industrial (C&I) Solutions Senior Specialist for our Utility Programs & Services division to help transform and scale ICF’s utility program offerings at a national level. Reporting to the Senior Vice President, C&I Solutions Lead, you will be responsible for bringing market perspectives and technical expertise to our clients and your colleagues across North America. This includes pre- and post-sales support, evolving our C&I offerings and helping to elevate our performance on existing contracts. . You will work with and coordinate with our talented team of C&I subject matter experts (SMEs) who design, develop and deliver our national programs offerings across all regions in the U.S. and Canada. Additionally, you will support local teams to standardize approaches and best practices to optimize delivery and cost effectiveness across the program offerings.

Why you will love working here:

• Quality of life: Flexible workplace arrangements, work-life balance
• Investment of the community: Donation matching, volunteer opportunities
• Investment in you: Tuition reimbursement, access to professional development resources, 401k matching, Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• And many, many more (Ask your recruiter for more details!)

What you will be doing:

• Work in partnership with local teams in developing and supporting business and development capture activities, and assisting with proposal responses; including, market research, savings projections, and drafting proposal text.
• Assist with evolving and developing C&I offerings in partnership with C&I Offering Managers and SMEs and work across functional teams within ICF and with outside partners to ensure successful sales, start up and delivery of our offerings across North America.
• Provide technical leadership in the development and deployment of commercial and industrial energy solutions, including building electrification, demand-side management, flexible load strategies, DERs, and grid-interactive efficient buildings.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, market trends, and technical best practices to support new offering development and enhance client outcomes.
• Support technical assessments, energy savings analyses, and solution development activities that inform program design, customer engagement strategies, and business development efforts.
• Support standardized approaches and best practices are implemented across local teams resulting in optimized delivery and cost effectiveness of program offering.
• Provide thought leadership on ICF’s C&I offerings, speaking at conferences / webinars, serving on boards / committees and similar tasks.

What we need you to have (minimum qualifications):

• Bachelor’s degreein business administration, engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in the design, construction, operation, or optimization of commercial and industrial buildings, with expertise in energy efficiency, building systems, electrification, distributed energy resources (DERs), utility programs, or related technical disciplines.

What we would like you to have:

• Master’s degree in business administration, engineering, or related field.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to identify new opportunities and assess competition.
• Ability to establish influential partnerships at all levels.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a cross functional team (both in-person and virtual).
• Experience in the energy sector especially C&I energy efficiency, demand reduction and/or flexible load management.
• Demonstrated experience delivering grid interactive efficient buildings, microgrids and/or DER solutions for the C&I sector.
• Demonstrated experience in continuous improvement and quality assurance/control theories, techniques and application.

Working at ICF

ICF is a global advisory and technology services provider, but we’re not your typical consultants. We combine unmatched expertise with cutting-edge technology to help clients solve their most complex challenges, navigate change, and shape the future.

We can only solve the world’s toughest challenges by building a workplace that allows everyone to thrive. We are an equal opportunity employer. Together, our employees are empowered to share their expertise and collaborate with others to achieve personal and professional goals. For more information, please read our EEO policy.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process. To request an accommodation, please email [e-mail] and we will be happy to assist. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.

Read more about workplace discrimination rights or our benefit offerings which are included in the Transparency in (Benefits) CoverageAct.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

At ICF, we are committed to ensuring a fair interview process for all candidates based on their own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to generate or assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is not permitted. This policy is in place to maintain the integrity and authenticity of the interview process.

However, we understand that some candidates may require accommodation that involves the use of AI. If such an accommodation is needed, candidates are instructed to contact us in advance at [e-mail]. We are dedicated to providing the necessary support to ensure that all candidates have an equal opportunity to succeed.

Pay Range

There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is:

$108,476.00 - $184,409.00

Nationwide Remote Office (US99)