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Associate Consulting Engineer Jobs in Massachusetts

Lombardo Associates, Inc.

Senior Environmental Engineer

Boston, MA · On-site

$125K - $175K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

Lombardo Associates, Inc. , a nationally recognized environmental engineering firm, is seeking a ... Consulting Engineer's Council Engineering Excellence Award and a nomination as an Ernst & Young ...

Rimkus

Associate Consultant - Structural Engineer

Boston, MA

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

The Associate Consultant will assist with field investigations, structural evaluations, repair and ... Perform engineering calculations and develop technical solutions for structural deficiencies and ...

Rimkus

Associate Consultant - Structural Engineer

Boston, MA · On-site

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

The Associate Consultant will assist with field investigations, structural evaluations, repair and ... Perform engineering calculations and develop technical solutions for structural deficiencies and ...

Rimkus

Associate Consultant - Structural Engineer

Boston, MA · On-site

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

The Associate Consultant will assist with field investigations, structural evaluations, repair and ... Perform engineering calculations and develop technical solutions for structural deficiencies and ...

KEYENCE

Field Application Engineer '27

Woburn, MA · On-site +1

$53K - $80K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Retirement

  • PTO

The title for this role may be called Application Engineer, Vision Consulting Engineer, or ... Bachelor's degree (or Associate's and 4+ years military experience) * Strong work ethic and a ...

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Principal Associate, Consulting

Synapse Energy Economics, Inc

Cambridge, MA • On-site, Remote

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 11 days ago

Job description


Are you passionate about energy, economics, and the environment? Are you ready to harness your skills for positive change on behalf of public interest organizations? If so, Synapse Energy Economics is the place for you! We are a research and consulting firm specializing in economic and policy research, modeling, and analysis to provide energy sector solutions. Our work supports a broad range of public interest clients, including consumer advocates, environmental organizations, regulatory commissions, and state and federal agencies. Synapse produces expert reports and analysis for these clients and represents their technical interests in state and federal dockets and legal proceedings.
Synapse places great value on our staff. We are a high-energy, forward-thinking, collaborative group with a real passion for the public interest and sustainability.
Synapse Energy Economics is seeking an ambitious consultant with exceptional quantitative and writing skills and project management experience. Candidates should have advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel along with a demonstrated commitment to public interest issues such as sustainability, environmental justice, and consumer protection.
Job Responsibilities
The Principal Associate will manage projects, proposals, teams, project scope, and content related to topics such as energy efficiency, resource planning, building electrification, renewable energy technologies, ratemaking, electric vehicles, electricity markets, and/or other related topic areas.
  • Lead and manage projects and proposals (including budget, staff, and client management)
  • Assess utility company modeling approaches, scenario definitions, input assumptions and related parameterization. Work collaboratively with team members to refine analyses and develop reports and testimony
  • Perform economic and policy analysis, cost-benefit assessments, and resource valuations for energy sector
  • Clearly and succinctly summarize complex technical concepts to clients, regulators, and public audiences through papers, presentations, testimony, and meetings
  • Defend analysis and refute opposing viewpoints and analysis
  • Conduct electricity system modeling activities using industry-standard production cost and capacity expansion software (including, but not limited to PLEXOS, EnCompass, Strategist, System Optimizer, PROMOD), as well as in-house custom software tools
  • Create, use, and maintain spreadsheet-based tools and other analytical platforms to analyze energy technologies, programs, and portfolios
Required Qualifications
  • Degree in Engineering, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Physical Sciences, or related field
  • 10+ years of relevant industry work experience with a Master's or Bachelor's Degree, or 6+ years of relevant industry work experience with a Doctorate
  • At least 2 years of project management and budget management experience in a consulting position or in a similar role
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
  • A strong desire to work on behalf of public interest clients in improving energy planning and policy
  • Ability to work and communicate well in teams
  • Ability to multitask and prioritize critical tasks and conflicting requirements

You don't have to satisfy every requirement or meet every qualification listed above. If your skills are transferable or you are near the number of years of experience we seek, please apply. Applying gives you the opportunity to be considered. Please note that we are always looking for experts in topics such as resource planning, energy economics, utility regulation, and transmission or distribution.
Preferred Qualifications
  • State, federal, or provincial electric utility regulatory experience
  • Expert witness experience: ability to develop persuasive arguments for testimony and reports based on analysis of quantitative and qualitative evidence
Working at Synapse
Synapse prides itself on its flexible and collaborative working environment. Many staff work in-person in our Cambridge, Massachusetts office, while others are hybrid or fully virtual across the country. Synapse currently supports a hybrid work environment so our staff can find the right mix of support, collaboration, and flexibility. While we prefer employees located locally so we can nurture this environment, we will consider remote candidates where such an arrangement is compatible with our clients' work.
Synapse offers numerous benefits to its employees:
  • Generous and flexible PTO (35 days)
  • Flexible work hours and holidays, and the ability to choose a schedule that works for you Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP): a tax-deferred retirement plan that offers employees a chance to be partial owners of Synapse.
  • Profit-sharing bonuses
  • Work-life balance benefit: at the end of the year, salaried employees are compensated for every hour worked over their standard full-time work schedule
  • 401(k) plan, including an employer safe harbor contribution of 3% of your annual salary regardless of individual contributions
  • Life insurance
  • Short- and long-term disability
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Collaboration: everybody contributes, asks questions, proposes solutions, and works on interesting research and analysis
  • Extensive professional development opportunities Cambridge, MA office space with sit-stand desks, lots of meeting space, indoor bike parking, and plenty of nitro cold-brew and kombucha on tap.

Principal Associate base salary range is $115,000-$185,000 annually, based on a full-time schedule. Our base salary range does not include profit-sharing bonuses. Actual salaries will vary based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. Synapse offers competitive market salaries, based on our primary market of nonprofits and government agencies. Our salaries reflect our work for these public interest clients.
Synapse currently supports a hybrid work environment so our staff can find the right mix of support, collaboration, and flexibility. While we prefer employees located locally so we can nurture this environment, we will consider remote candidates where such arrangement is compatible with our clients' work.
We are unable to sponsor work visas for this position. Authorization to work in the United States is required to be considered.
To apply, please submit your cover letter and resume. In your cover letter, please describe your area(s) of expertise you'd like to focus on at Synapse, and how you'll contribute to Synapse's business development as a Principal.
Synapse is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building a culturally diverse company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We strongly encourage applications from all qualified candidates including women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community.

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