About Charles River Associates

For over 50 years, Charles River Associates has been a premier consulting firm that offers employees a place to learn from a diverse group of consultants, industry experts, and academics. At CRA you will be exposed to leading minds who use economic, financial, and business analysis to solve complex world problems for an impressive roster of clients, including major law firms, Fortune 100 companies, and government agencies.  Through a collegial environment, formal and informal training opportunities, and a broad array of professional development resources, your experience at CRA will open doors for you as you accelerate your career.

Job Overview

Consultants in CRA’s Energy practice have researched, published, taught, and consulted on energy matters for a wide range of clients, including electric and gas utilities, investors, power asset owners and developers, power agencies, large industrial firms, and clean energy technology leaders. Our work in the energy industry has guided the energy transitions of major firms, established legal precedents in economics, and set new standards in market design and oversight.  We have advised on developing the structure of national and regional competitive markets, reorganized multi-billion-dollar companies, testified in hundred-million-dollar damages litigation, and played a key role in most North American utility mergers and acquisitions that have taken place over the last decade.

As a Senior Associate, you will provide strategic and M&A guidance to our energy clients facing fundamental questions around the strategic direction of their organizations, including developing their vision and strategic options, identifying areas and opportunities for growth and value enhancement, and recommending strategic priorities. Strategy recommendations are usually made based on extensive fact-based research and analysis and after taking external market trends such as sustainability, sector transformation, grid edge development, and other issues into account.

Our clients are typically senior executives of their utilities or other industrial organizations. Our existing client network covers many of the electric and gas utilities in North America and Europe. We also support private equity investors with strategic due diligence, portfolio optimization, and post-merger support.

Qualifications

We are seeking experienced hires from managers to senior advisors. Candidates should have experience in consulting or working directly for energy companies on strategy and M&A matters. Senior advisors will be expected to contribute significantly to client development. Graduate degree in economics, business, finance, operations research, or engineering is strongly preferred. You will also have experience with, or exposure to, the following areas focusing on the energy transition:

• Electrification
• Generation retirement and replacement studies
• Renewables and storage
• Integrated planning
• Distributed energy resources (e.g., EVs, microgrids, demand response)
• IT/OT solutions
• Advanced energy technologies

Excellent written and verbal communication skills required. Must demonstrate a passion for leading and supporting clients through the energy transition. Some travel is expected during normal conditions, primarily in North America.

To Apply

To be considered for a position in the United States, we require the following:

• Resume – please include current address, personal email and telephone number;
• Cover letter – please describe your interest in CRA and how this role matches your goals.

If you are interested in applying for one of our international locations, please visit our Careers site to view and apply for available jobs.

Career Growth and Benefits 

• CRA’s robust skills development programs, including a commitment to offering 100 hours of training annually through formal and informal programs, encourage you to thrive as an individual and team member. Beginning with research and analysis skill building, training continues with technical training, presentation skills, internal seminars, and career mentoring and performance coaching from an assigned senior colleague. Additional leadership and collaboration opportunities exist through internal firm development activities.
• We offer a comprehensive total rewards program including a superior benefits package, wellness programming to support physical, mental, emotional and financial well-being, and in-house immigration support for foreign nationals and international business travelers.

Work Location Flexibility

CRA creates a work environment that enables our colleagues to benefit from being together in the office to best deliver on our promise of career growth, mentorship and inclusivity. At the same time, we recognize that individuals realize a range of benefits when working from home periodically. We currently ask that individuals spend 3 to 4 days a week on average working in the office (which may include traveling to another CRA office or to a client's location), with specific days determined in coordination with your practice or team. At certain times of the year (e.g. holiday periods), additional remote work options are offered to those whose work commitments permit it, although our offices remain open for those who choose or need to be there.

Our Commitment to Diversity

Charles River Associates is an equal opportunity employer (EOE/AAE). As part of our focus on equity and inclusion, we work to ensure a fair and consistent hiring process. We celebrate diversity and we are committed to an inclusive work environment.

The city of New York requires CRA to include a good-faith estimate of the wage range for this role. This range is specific to individuals applying to work in our New York office and considers a number of factors including but not limited to experience, education level, and expertise. A good-faith estimate of the base wage range for this role is $115,000 - $170,000; actual total compensation may also include benefits and bonus.