Senior DER Analyst

at  Calibrant Energy

The Senior DER Analyst provides sharp analytical support to the DER Asset Management team, with the aim of providing data-driven insights into the financial performance of DER projects and efficient financial settlements.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Conducting analyses of DER meter interval data and project financial performance data with the aim of identifying areas for intervention and performance improvement.
• Generating and automating recurring operational reports to increase visibility into project performance for operational teams, business leaders, and other project stakeholders.
• Developing and managing processes to detect and mitigate data quality issues, especially related to meter interval data.
• Conducting measurement and verification of DER project benefits, including the calculation of revenue-grade customer electric utility bill savings and reconciliation with customer bills and utility tariffs.
• Generating customer-facing financial statements and supporting financial settlement/invoicing.
• Supporting monthly financial close with project revenue actuals and estimates.
• Tracking DER project performance against financial targets and commercial obligations/performance guarantees.
• Automating data workflows and analyses to streamline DER project performance reports and financial settlements.
• Supporting the DER Asset Mgmt team with process improvements, tools, and automation.

The ideal candidate is a self-starter who is comfortable operating in a rapidly evolving environment, loves working with data, has some experience with coding / tool-building, and is excited to build new things and directly influence the transition towards a more sustainable energy future.

REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Engineering, Business, Economics, or Statistics

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills
• Experience working with time-series interval data, especially electric meter readings (e.g. kW, kWh, kVA, etc)
• Ability to code and automate repeatable analytical tasks, ideally in Python and/or R.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel.
• Very strong interpersonal and communications skills
• Self-starter with initiative to prioritize appropriately and develop creative solutions
• Ability to effectively work within multi-disciplinary teams to identify and solve crucial business risks and operational challenges

Preferred

• Prior experience with distributed energy resources (especially battery storage and solar), demand response, and/or energy markets
• At least 3 years of experience in prior analytical role
• At least 2 year of experience in an energy-related role.
• Familiarity with project finance, budgeting, financial settlement, and accounting

• Conducting analyses of DER meter interval data and project financial performance data with the aim of identifying areas for intervention and performance improvement.
• Generating and automating recurring operational reports to increase visibility into project performance for operational teams, business leaders, and other project stakeholders.
• Developing and managing processes to detect and mitigate data quality issues, especially related to meter interval data.
• Conducting measurement and verification of DER project benefits, including the calculation of revenue-grade customer electric utility bill savings and reconciliation with customer bills and utility tariffs.
• Generating customer-facing financial statements and supporting financial settlement/invoicing.
• Supporting monthly financial close with project revenue actuals and estimates.
• Tracking DER project performance against financial targets and commercial obligations/performance guarantees.
• Automating data workflows and analyses to streamline DER project performance reports and financial settlements.
• Supporting the DER Asset Mgmt team with process improvements, tools, and automation