Willdan · 6 months ago
Managing Consultant
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$126K/yr - $174K/yr
4+ years expWilldan is a fast-growing energy consulting firm that helps utilities, regulators, policy makers, developers, and investors make educated strategic decisions. The Managing Consultant will lead project work, drive creative solutions to complex energy issues, and engage with clients to deliver findings and manage project workflows.
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Responsibilities
Lead the delivery of customer work through modeling, developing presentations, writing, and preparing entire subsections of reports and papers, and owning customer requests
Conduct independent research using your ingenuity and curiosity to make reasonable assumptions and produce appropriate solutions, at times with incomplete information fulfill end-to-end project obligations
Deliver presentations to customers and reply to questions
Develop aptitude in using a flagship modeling tool, gathering relevant data, and vetting results
Oversee or assist in management of existing tools as needed
Oversee or implement major revisions to toolkits
Apply core QA/QC best practices
Lead proposal writing on small/medium projects
Translate results of research and evaluations into clear visual representations
Head the creation or editing of spreadsheets to be 'client-ready,' including developing tools for customer solutions
Proactively track actual performance of own work performed against the established plan, with ongoing communication with the Director or Manager
Track and manage actual performance of project teams against the established plan, with ongoing communication to project team members
Capture project learnings and repeatable products and work samples for future use according to knowledge management processes
Assist with internal initiatives as needed
Qualification
Required
Master's degree or PhD in engineering, economics, computer science, public policy, or related field
4-8 years of experience in an energy-related field with a specific focus on the power electric sector
Prior experience specifically addressing power generation, renewable energy, project economics, and the clean energy transition
Demonstrated hands-on experience or extensive knowledge in, or related to our practice areas
Extensive project management experience leading collaborative project efforts while helping each member of your team to do their finest work
Experience crafting a clear and compelling message both in writing and via presentations
Demonstrated experience working directly with stakeholders or customers
Aptitude to write and communicate clearly passionate about the transition to a low-carbon economy
Demonstrated success guiding ideas, people, and projects
High fluency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; quantitative modeling methods and/or programming knowledge and experience are also valued
Preferred
Experience with electricity or energy modeling platforms preferred, examples include AURORA, PLEXOS, ReEDS, LEAP, NEMS
Prior work experience at a management consulting firm
Company
Willdan
Willdan is a company selling professional technical and consulting services to public agencies at all levels.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$241.6MKey Investors
California Energy Commission
2025-05-06Post Ipo Debt· $200M
2017-12-15Grant· $6.3M
2017-01-24Post Ipo Debt· $35M
Leadership Team
Marc Tipermas
President of National Programs
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