Opinion Dynamics Opportunity: Principal Consultant

Posted April 16, 2025

As a Principal Consultant, you are the driving force behind high-impact projects, bridging the gap between our energy industry clients—utilities, regulators, program administrators, and energy service providers—and the deep expertise needed to tackle their most pressing research questions. You’ll take the lead in designing and executing cutting-edge research and evaluation projects, ensuring our clients have the insights they need to navigate today’s challenges and anticipate tomorrow’s opportunities. Through managing projects and teams, you’ll work closely with clients to understand their evolving needs, provide strategic guidance, and ensure our research delivers meaningful insights that inform decision-making across the energy industry. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, consulting environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Project Management

• Work with clients to define project scope, objectives, and deliverables based on their needs.
• Develop and manage project budgets and timelines to ensure successful project delivery.
• Manage internal and external project reporting and tracking.
• Understand and communicate staff resource needs and proactively inform project leadership about emerging issues that could affect project delivery.
• Manage interdisciplinary project teams (e.g., data analytics and engineering) and facilitate collaboration across team members to ensure effective communication and a shared understanding of project goals and outcomes.
• Manage the client relationship by providing regular updates, responding to questions and requests, and staying informed of client priorities.
• Develop strategies to meet evolving project needs.
• Identify process improvements and lessons learned from project execution and share the findings with project leadership to continue innovation in service delivery.