General Information:

The Senior Advisory Consultant is responsible for supporting portfolio advisory services and act as an external customer-facing consultant and an experienced and proficient practitioner working with one or a number of Hitachi Energy’s Solution sets.

Specifically seeking consultants with expertise in capacity expansion and production cost modeling for portfolio advisory services including Integrated Resource Plans, Avoided Cost Studies, RFP evaluations, Asset Valuations, and Resource Adequacy Studies. Ideal candidate would also have prior experience in simulation model software products for markets or portfolio optimization in the North American electricity markets.

Support Hitachi Energy’s Energy Market Advisors (EMA) marketing activities by providing thought leadership in energy markets through Energy Market Intelligence workshops, industry conference presentations and panel moderations, webinar series, and whitepaper publications.

Support EMA Sales process by conducting prospective client discovery calls and business needs assessments.

Your Responsibilities:

Lead development of portfolio modeling services. Lead consulting assignments of very high complexity from start to finish. Contribute to the creation of the business strategy in consulting area and ensures implementation. Conduct market studies to identify opportunities for new and repeat business for Hitachi Energy’s products and services.
Leads alignment and development of consultancy products and services to meet customers’ needs. Oversees and delivers challenging and major assignments. Approves and reviews tasks carried out by others. Defines best practices for the business.
Works without supervision. Complete latitude for independent judgment. May mentor less experienced peers and display leadership as needed.
The Senior Advisory Consultant would be responsible for:
Enhancing Hitachi Energy’s consulting capabilities with electric utilities with best practice consulting advice
Establishes client contacts at senior level (e.g. Managing or Technical Director), works with customers at a strategic level and coaches them.
Providing insight to Hitachi Energy’s product managers for software tool improvements and roadmaps for client use in best practices and valuable reports
Leads consulting project of high complexity, including:
Integrated Resource Plans
Portfolio Risk Assessments
Avoided Cost Studies
RFP Evaluations
Asset/Market Evaluations (including batteries and storage)
Value Stack Analysis
Energy Resource Plans (NetZero, Decarbonization, etc.)
Capacity Accreditation Studies
Resource Adequacy Studies
Hawaii Power Reference Case
Ad hoc Studies
Ideal candidate would also be an expert in one or more Energy Portfolio Management (EPM) simulation model software products for markets or portfolio optimization, such as:
Production Cost Modelling (Zonal and/or Nodal)
Integrated resource planning
Long-term electricity price forecasting
Capacity Expansion
Asset Valuation
Stochastic analysis
Financial Modeling.
Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your Background:

Typically, a minimum 10 years professional experience in relevant industry.
Candidate must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in the United States.
Proven experience in professional consulting role (desirable) and in implementation of Hitachi Energy solutions or equivalent
Proven extensive experience identifying and managing project issues and risks, including mitigation strategies and plans.

Bachelor’s or higher degree related to particular business area.
Post Graduate qualifications desirable.
Comprehensive knowledge of related disciplines in the organization.
Relevant industry technical certifications desirable
Recognized as a subject matter expert/proficient practitioner in relevant field
Fluent spoken and written English and language local to country in which employed

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Location	Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America Broomfield, Colorado, United States of America Houston, Texas, United States of America Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America San Jose, California, United States of America
Job type	Full time
Experience	Experienced
Job function	Engineering & Science
Contract	Regular
Publication date	2024-03-26
Reference number	R0047317

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Sr Advisory Consultant - Portfolio Modelling

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