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GDS Associates, Inc. has an exciting and challenging opportunity for a Senior Consultant (Eastern Markets) in the Planning & Advisory Business Unit. The Senior Consultant will provide client liaison and analytical support with an emphasis on eastern power markets, regulatory and market design oversight. This position is based out of the Marietta, GA office with remote work-from-home options available.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage projects from initiation to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and meet the required scope and quality
• Work directly with GDS clients regarding eastern regulatory and market design issues (PJM, MISO, SPP, ERCOT)
• Lead and support resource adequacy capacity market design and policy development across the U.S.
• Prepare and/or review regulatory filings in energy-related administrative proceedings before regulatory agencies
• Review, analyze, and report on filings of other parties in energy-related administrative proceedings before regulatory agencies
• Carry out policy and economic analysis to support regulatory and legislative advocacy
• Provide assessments of market fundamentals, analyze changing landscape of market design in power markets, provide insight into changing market rules and impact to client critical planning functions
• Summarize analysis results for client management teams and seek peer review of material to support delivery of high-quality client-specific projects
• Actively track stakeholder developments across markets with support of existing GDS staff personnel
• Effectively communicate with clients and develop and deliver presentations
• Develop relationships with existing clients and help facilitate ongoing needs as a client liaison
• Continuously develop subject matter expertise in a particular practice or focus area by actively contributing to above-listed activities and pursuing activities/work in various disciplines and staying abreast of current/hot topics to broaden and build upon subject matter knowledge
• Use common industry models and tools as needed to perform detailed analytics or oversee similar modeling work from project analysts

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, statistics, economics, or other energy industry-related fields. Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum 11 years of analytical and modeling experience in one or more structured power markets (e.g. CAISO, ERCOT, MISO, ISO-NE, NYISO, PJM, SPP, etc.). Familiarity with one or more of the power markets within the Eastern Interconnection preferred.
• May directly manage one or more employees. Leads mentoring of other team members.
• Experience in RTOs analyzing congestion, ARR/FTRs, resource adequacy requirements, capacity market design and pricing, and / or RPS requirements.
• Experience with the assessment and analytical interpretation of regulatory and legislative rule-making advancements and their associated impacts on utility operations and/or costs preferred
• PJM, MISO and SPP practices, protocols, and procedures
• Principles of resource planning, electricity generation, transmission, distribution and infrastructure
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Solid problem-solving, judgment and decision-making skills.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
• Ability to perform primarily sedentary work, including extended computer use, effective communication via phone and digital platforms, and occasional light lifting or movement within an office environment.
• Advanced proficiency with MS Office applications required (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).
• Up to 25% travel to Client sites and to attend industry meetings.

GDS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Please note that this position is not available for visa sponsorship.
Work Authorization: Citizens or Permanent Residents of USA. Cannot provide Visa sponsorship.
Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual's combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The typical salary range for this position is just one component of the firm's total compensation package.
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