Burns & McDonnell

Senior Consultant - Power Supply & Market Strategy - 1898 & Co.

Burns & McDonnell • $90K — $130K *
Atlanta, GA 30349In-Person
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
2 months ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field (ABET accredited) and 7 years' related experience OR Master's Degree in Engineering or Business and 6 years' experience
  • Experience with electric utility operations, planning, or consulting
  • Extensive knowledge of capacity expansion and production cost models (e.g., PROMOD, PLEXOS)
  • Familiarity with business and financial calculations (e.g., discounted cash flow)
  • Knowledge of power generation types and related operational costs

Responsibilities

  • Lead technical execution of power market studies and consulting services
  • Evaluate utility power supply portfolios and strategies
  • Perform production cost modeling and capacity expansion analysis
  • Apply market frameworks and evaluate regulatory policies
  • Conduct scenario analyses to assess risks in resource planning

Benefits

  • Participate in client meetings and workshops
  • Support project managers in proposal and business development activities
  • Comply with company policies and quality standards
  • Engage in multi-project management and critical path identification
  • Opportunities for professional development and learning new service offerings
Full Job Description
Description

We are seeking a Senior Consultant focused in the electric power market industry who is passionate about electric utility power supply planning, energy markets, and regulatory policy. This role will contribute directly to project execution by performing advanced market and resource planning analyses and supporting client decision-making through high-quality technical, economic, and regulatory evaluations.

What You'll Do
  • Lead technical execution of a broad range of studies and consulting services such power markets and resource planning consulting engagements, including integrated resource planning (IRP), power supply evaluations, market studies, and resource expansion analyses.
  • Lead evaluation of utility power supply portfolios, including owned generation, purchased power, renewable resources, energy storage, demand-side resources, and market participation strategies.
  • Perform production cost modeling and capacity expansion analysis to assess resource adequacy, reliability, fuel risk, emissions, and long-term cost impacts.
  • Apply market and regulatory frameworks by evaluating FERC rules, ISO/RTO market constructs, state policies, and emerging resource adequacy requirements.
  • Lead and review analytical modeling efforts using industry-standard tools such as PROMOD, PLEXOS, EnCompass, Aurora, Strategist, or similar production cost and planning platforms.
  • Adapt and apply standard engineering, economic, and planning techniques to electric utility power supply and market analysis.
  • Analyze engineering, financial, fuel, and market data to develop actionable insights and recommendations for client decision-making.
  • Develop technical and economic assumptions for life-cycle cost analysis, including capital costs, O&M, fuel price forecasts, capacity revenues, emissions costs, and market pricing.
  • Conduct scenario and sensitivity analyses to assess risk related to fuel volatility, policy uncertainty, load growth, technology performance, and market evolution.
  • Perform detailed financial and economic analysis to support power supply strategy, resource acquisition, and portfolio optimization decisions.
  • Develop technical memoranda, reports, and client-ready presentations summarizing findings, assumptions, and recommendations.
  • Support project managers with client deliverables, proposal development, and business development activities related to power markets and resource planning services.
  • Participate in client meetings, workshops, and planning sessions to support power markets engagements and stakeholder processes.
  • Comply with all company policies and quality standards.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications
  • Bachelor Degree in Engineering or related degree from an ABET accredited program or related degree and 7 years of related experience required.
  • Master Degree in Engineering or Business and 6 years of experience required.
  • Prior experience associated with electric utility operations, planning, or consulting.
  • Extensive experience leading power supply planning analyses using industry-standard capacity expansion and production cost models (e.g., PROMOD, PLEXOS, EnCompass, GridView, or comparable platforms).
  • Extensive experience and knowledge of general business and financial calculations including discounted cash flow analysis, net present value analysis, and internal rate of return evaluations.
  • Extensive experience and knowledge of electric power options including generation facility types, capital costs, operating costs, typical dispatch profiles, and general power system operations. Knowledge of power supply purchase agreements regarding costs and terms.
  • Ability to execute various power markets / power supply planning studies.
  • Knowledge of electric utility systems, power generation types, power delivery with understanding of power generation portfolio planning.
  • Knowledge of numerous power market regions of the country and independent system operators such as: PJM, MISO, NEISO, SPP, CAISO, WECC, SERC, ERCOT, NYISO.
  • Strong attention to detail, facilitation, team building, collaboration, organization and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work methodically and analytically in a quantitative problem-solving environment.
  • Demonstrated leadership skills.
  • Proven ability to lead, educate, and train a team of engineers and analysts in regards to renewable generation studies.
  • Ability to independently solve difficult problems that require adaptation and modification of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria.
  • Excellent written and oral communications skills.
  • Demonstrated critical thinking skills.
  • Ability to perform under pressure and tight deadlines and to be effective in on-site work environments.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently, including identification of critical path items to ensure deliverable deadlines are met.
  • Ability to focus on the big picture to effectively and efficiently provide services that meet client needs, while also having the ability to identify and analyze details that are critical to project outcomes.
  • Willingness to learn new service offerings as client needs and the market requires changes to the service offerings provided by our group.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PPT).
  • Ability to travel.
  • Professional Engineer (PE) License preferred.

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

Job Engineering

Primary Location US-GA-Atlanta

Schedule: Full-time

Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time

Req ID: 261845

Job Hire Type Experienced #LI-EH #E98 N/A

About Burns & McDonnell

Burns & McDonnell is a full-service engineering, architecture, construction, environmental and consulting solutions firm. The company was founded in 1898 by Clinton Burns and Robert McDonnell and is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. Burns & McDonnell provides services to a wide range of industries, including aviation, defense, energy, environmental, healthcare, and transportation. The company has over 7,500 employees and operates in more than 50 countries around the world. Burns & McDonnell has been recognized as one of the best places to work in the United States by Fortune magazine.
Learn more about Burns & McDonnell
Size
7,500 employees
Industry
Real Estate & Construction
Founded
1898
* Ladders Estimates

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