Solar Analyst

Sol Systems, Washington DC

Sol Systems is seeking a full-time Solar Analyst to support sales and development efforts for Sol’s industry leading distributed solar development business – Sol Customer Solutions (“SCS”). Sol Customer Solutions is a joint venture with our partner Capital Dynamics and provides renewable energy solutions to commercial, industrial, institutional and municipal customers. SCS leverages the development expertise and customer focus established by Sol Systems together with Capital Dynamics’ Clean Energy Infrastructure fund to produce one of the leading distributed solar development platforms in the county.

The scope of the position will include preliminary system design, financial modeling of potential solar opportunities, performing due diligence on sites, researching state policy and permitting requirements, providing support to SCS’ project development managers in their effort to identify, target, and secure solar customers with a focus on Fortune 500 companies. The role will require a unique combination of analytical skills, solar development/policy understanding, business development capability, and a desire to succeed.

The Analyst will be responsible for:

• Support Project Development to identify potential customers and sites in viable solar markets.
• Research and understand the details of renewable energy programs and project development requirements in given markets (Interconnection, Incentive, Taxes, etc.).
• Liaison with Engineering, Investments, Delivery, Asset Management, Legal, Government Affairs, and Accounting in support of Sol Customer Solutions.
• Complete preliminary PV system designs using Helioscope.
• Work with Engineering team to optimize system yields, equipment selection, estimated production, and system costs.
• Complete financial models in Excel for various unique opportunities.
• Work with finance team to establish acceptable IRR and general terms.
• Work with delivery team to establish preliminary EPC costs and schedules.
• Support interconnection and incentive application processes.
• Create customer outreach materials and proposals.
• Create customer savings models by analyzing energy data and utility rates, participating in customer calls, and populating contracts.

A successful candidate will possess the following skills and attributes:

• Strong computational and analytical skills
• Experience in Microsoft Excel financial modeling, renewable energy project finance, and the ability to understand and create models.
• Strong communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills
• Self-motivated with the ability to manage diverse relationships and multiple complex projects simultaneously.
• Creativity and critical thinking skills to tackle a variety of challenges from industry level to client-specific, with attention to detail and a commitment to excellence.
• Experience with completing business related proposals
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in finance, business, or related fields required

Location & Hours: Our office is Washington, DC. This position is full-time with a required 5 days a week in the office, along with expected travel of about one week a month. Our core business hours are 9:00am to 6:00pm

Commitment & Compensation: Compensation will be commensurate with experience. In addition, Sol Customer Solutions provides health insurance, retirement benefits, gym reimbursement, transportation benefits, education benefits, paid vacation and federal holidays, plus the opportunity to work in a unique and dynamic environment.

To Apply: https://www.solsystems.com/careers/current-opportunities/?gh_jid=2007766

Career Opportunity
Audubon Naturalist Society

Position Announcement: Naturalist Educator
Position Summary: The Naturalist Educator plans and teaches natural history classes, field trips, and programs throughout the Washington, DC region primarily for adult audiences with an emphasis on attracting new and diverse audience to ANS programs and serves as a natural history resource for staff, membership, media, and the general public.

View position description here: https://anshome.org/careers/

Center for American Progress

Research Assistant/Research Associate, Energy and Environment

American Progress has an immediate opening for a Research Assistant or Research Associate on the Energy and Environment team to conduct research and analysis of energy and climate change policy. The ideal candidate will have strong writing skills, an attention to detail, a commitment to addressing climate change, and a willingness to work on a wide range of domestic and international policy issues. The title will be determined by the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct and support research and analysis on energy and climate policy issues in coordination with American Progress’ Energy and Environment team, including conducting literature reviews, proofreading, fact-checking, and editing documents.
• Help develop a range of written products to influence the policy debate on key energy and climate issues, including memos, reports, rapid-response statements, op-eds, and social media.
• Perform light administrative duties, such as helping track publications and timelines and coordinating meetings.
• Develop expertise in assigned areas of responsibility.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements and qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience is preferred for the Research Associate position.
• At least one year of professional experience in energy and/or climate policy or a related field.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines in a team setting.
• Excellent research and analytical skills, including strong quantitative skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complicated policy matters to a nontechnical audience.

This position is part of a bargaining unit represented by IFPTE Local 70. American Progress offers full and competitive benefits packages. The starting annual salary is $46,000 for a Research Assistant or $50,000 for a Research Associate.

Read more and apply: https://www.americanprogress.org/about/jobs/479602/research-assistantresearch-associate-energy-environment/

New Employment Opportunities at U.S. Census Bureau

The Population Division of the U.S. Census Bureau has employment opportunities for people with skills in geography and related fields.

To apply, please visit USAjobs.gov and enter “Census Bureau” in the keyword search to see current postings and complete an application, or go directly to the posting page:

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/557684700

We are looking for well-qualified people with training in GIS, population geography or demography, remote sensing/satellite image analysis, and urban geography, among other specialties. 

Salaries reflect experience and the level of education completed. All positions require U.S. citizenship. 

Census HQ is in the Washington, DC, area and is located next to a subway station.

Openings offer qualified applicants an opportunity to work on a range of projects, including: analyzing and mapping the distribution of population and population change globally and in the U.S.; geo-demographic activities using statistical units such as metropolitan areas, counties, states, and their foreign equivalents; producing population estimates for other countries and studying their demographic characteristics at various geographic scales; and developing image analysis methodologies for high-resolution population mapping.

Please forward this email to students, colleagues with students, or others who may be interested in working at the Census Bureau. For more information about the agency, including position opportunities, look under “About Us” on our website at Census.gov. 

If you or your students have questions about work in the Population Division, please contact us: Joshua.Comenetz@census.gov or James.D.Fitzsimmons@census.gov. 

For specific questions about available positions and ways of applying for them, please contact David Zaslow at David.C.Zaslow@census.gov or 301-763-6195.

Cartographer positions at NOAA

The announcements for three Cartographer, ZP-1370-2/3 position have been posted. The announcements will open for 10 days; they are set to open on 1/27/2019 and close on 2/5/2019.

Job Announcement for current federal employees and certain other groups (MAP):
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/557626500

Job Announcement open to all applicants (DE):
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/557626100

Assistant Wildlife Policy Analyst
The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA)


The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) is hiring an Assistant Wildlife Policy Analyst to focus on wildlife trafficking in rhinos, elephants, orangutans especially. Anyone with experience working in CITES, or with an understanding of CITES processes, will be especially valued in this case.

https://eia-global.org/jobs/20200124-assistant-wildlife-policy-analyst-2020

GIS contracting positions with NOAA/ERT

ERT is seeking a candidate for their Cartographer/GIS Specialist position on a new project. The best candidate will understand NGS' strategic goals and its mandate for shoreline mapping under the CMP.

1 year of experience working in Cartography and/or GIS. Must have experience with ESRI ArcMap 10.3+ and ESRI ENVI 5.3. Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills. Must have the ability to work with sensitive or classified data. A solid understanding of QGIS is helpful. Read more and apply below

Carto/GIS Technician 2301

Carto/GIS Technician 2310

Carto/GIS Technician 2311