The Energy Storage Analyst will analyze energy storage projects, develop revenue projections, collaborate with teams, and utilize financial modeling tools.
Location Preferences:
Denver, CO (preferred)
Chicago, IL
Baltimore, MD
Remote in the US will be considered
ROLE OVERVIEW
Pivot Energy is seeking a motivated individual to join our Project Development Strategy Team and contribute towards analyzing Energy Storage in the existing and future project pipeline of Pivot Energy. This role would have a focus on market analysis, energy storage sizing, and financial modeling of energy storage projects and RFPs. This role combines aspects of mathematics, engineering, and finance. Pivot has seen a rapid growth in the number of solar + storage and standalone storage market opportunities, and this role will be a part of a growing energy storage strategy team at Pivot Energy.
The Energy Storage Analyst will be responsible for the analysis of hybrid and standalone energy storage projects, including revenue modeling from dispatch, system sizing, and financial modeling. This role will entail collaboration with project development teams, engineering teams, and financial modeling teams at Pivot Energy. This is an opportunity to join a small team tackling a fast-growing market from within an exciting and expanding company. This position offers a learning and growth opportunity for individuals passionate about the clean energy transition and interested in renewable energy and energy storage while working at a cutting-edge B Corporation with operations across the USA.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop revenue projections for hybrid and standalone energy storage projects by using internal modeling tools or third-party applications
- Use internal Excel-based financial models and internal Matlab optimization tools to determine the cost, revenues, and overall value of hybrid and energy storage projects
- Collaborate with internal teams on detailed modeling of project parameters
- Track opportunities and analysis requests in Pivot’s CRM tools
- Collaborate with the Market Strategy team and Project Developers to analyze and model the potential for energy storage in new markets through quantitative analysis of sample projects using internal tools and third-party applications
- Proactively provide feedback to different teams regarding the potential for improvements in internal tools for modeling and analysis.
REQUIRED COMPETENCIES
- Ability to problem-solve and apply quantitative analysis and qualitative reasoning to inform strategic decisions
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Passion to learn new things through self-directed study and structured settings
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, specifically Excel; willingness to work with databases such as Salesforce
- Experience with Matlab, MS Excel VBA, or energy modeling software
PREFERRED COMPETENCIES
- Bachelor's or Master’s Degree in a relevant field of expertise
- Minimum 1 - 3 years of experience in electricity markets or the energy industry.
- Experience in energy markets or other energy economics disciplines
- Knowledge of renewable energy finance or energy storage dispatch modeling, or project finance concepts
- Experience in the energy storage industry or solar industry is preferred, but not required
Recruitment Agency Notice:
We appreciate your interest in partnering with us; however, we are not seeking recruitment agency support for this role.
ABOUT PIVOT
Pivot Energy is a national renewable energy provider that develops, finances, builds, owns, and manages solar and energy storage projects that help decarbonize our nation’s electricity, increase equitable access to clean energy for local communities, and provide real cost-savings to American businesses and
families.
We are fiercely dedicated to accelerating the rapid transition taking place in the energy industry to a more decentralized and cleaner approach to power generation. We are committed to positively contributing to the local communities and people we serve with more than clean energy. We believe global warming poses an existential threat to our planet and that we have a responsibility to help mitigate the threat. Our portfolio includes projects that reduce energy burden for income-limited families, create workforce pathways for under-represented groups within the solar industry, and include robust community investment opportunities.
As a Certified B Corporation and one of Denver’s “Best Places to Work”, we believe that company success is driven by a healthy environment, thriving society, and workplace where all individuals are respected. We evaluate every internal decision on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors to determine if our actions will result in a net positive impact on the community, our employees, customers, shareholders, and the environment. Learn more in our annual ESG Report.
At Pivot, our core values guide our work internally and externally:
· Impact – We hold ourselves accountable to having a measurable impact on our people, communities, and the planet
· Balance – Put family first; work hard/have fun
· Determination – Find ways to be successful no matter how difficult the challenge
· Professionalism – Impress everyone we touch, be a team player
· Honesty – Be truthful and transparent, externally and internally
· Kindness – Create an environment where kindness, empathy, and vulnerability are embraced
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION and JUSTICE STATEMENT
At Pivot, we are proactively developing and maintaining an inclusive culture, rooted in mutual respect, that supports a workforce of different generations, races, gender identities, sexual orientations, ability statuses, religions, and cultures to work collaboratively together for greater impact. We seek to build a team that invests in relationship building, celebrates each other’s successes, and makes space for the unique contributions and working styles people bring into Pivot.
Pivot invests in company-wide trainings, assessments, and programs to advance internal inclusion and equity practices, such as employee allyship building, cross-cultural communications, and equitable hiring and management protocols to increasingly recognize bias and ensure mutual respect and belonging.
EEO STATEMENT
Pivot Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its workforce. We actively work to cultivate an inclusive culture that welcomes, empowers, and enables equitable career growth for employees regardless of background.
Top Skills
Excel
Matlab
Pivot Energy Denver, Colorado, USA Office
Located right across the street from Union Station, our Denver HQ is at the heart of lower downtown Denver, accessible by public transit within walking distance to hotels, restaurants, the Rockies Stadium and Ball Arena.
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