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GDS Associates, Inc. is a multi-service consulting and engineering firm formed in 1986 that now employs a staff of over 180 in nine locations across the U.S. Our consultants are recognized leaders in their respective fields, dedicated to their clients, innovative in their approach to meeting unique challenges, and known for consistently being available when needed. Our broad range of expertise focuses on clients associated with, or affected by, electric, gas, water and wastewater utilities. In addition, we offer information technology, market research, and statistical services to a diverse client base. Our Mission is to help our clients succeed by anticipating and understanding their needs and by efficiently delivering quality services with confidence and integrity.

GDS fosters a community of learning and our staff has a wide range of skills and experiences, many with long tenures with the firm.? We offer a wide range of competitive benefits and a fun team environment.? We are invested in not only the success of the company, but the individual success of each of our employees.? For more information on who we are and what we do, please visit our website (www.gdsassociates.com).

Job Description

GDS Associates, Inc. is looking for strong entry-level candidates, or mid-career level candidates with experience in the energy industry, to join its Power Supply Planning Department. In this role, you will support power supply planning efforts for public power utility clients, contributing to the development of long-term strategies to meet power demand, enhance system reliability, and optimize energy resources. The ideal candidate would have a background in engineering, energy systems, business and/or finance, or a related field, and would be interested in helping develop strategic solutions in the dynamic energy industry.

The Power Supply Department helps support a variety of unique and challenging long-term planning processes on behalf of our public power and utility industry clients across the US. The Power Supply Department evaluates different generation resources that can be used to meet the needs of our electric utility clients' retail customers and develops customized, strategic recommendations to secure cost-effective and reliable power for our electric utility clients. In addition, our team is involved from coast-to-coast in structured and unstructured power markets creating sustainable solutions for planning, procurement, and implementation.

Responsibilities:

• Use common industry models and tools as needed to perform detailed analytics.
• Contribute to consulting projects by summarizing modeling results and seeking out peer review of material to support delivery of high-quality client-specific projects.
• Communicate with clients and make presentations as part of team effort.
• Support the development of power supply resource strategies for multiple clients, incorporating existing and future regulatory/legislative actions, generation technology alternatives, and power supply diversity objectives.
• Support solicitations for power supply resources, coordinate with RFP respondents, and review RFP proposals to identify key issues for use in preparing evaluations.
• Support economic feasibility studies of long-term and short-term power supply resource alternatives.
• Support the creation of market power analyses and financial planning models.
• Assist clients with day-to-day power supply management activities.
• Financial planning, modeling and operating budget preparation.
• Prepare energy, capacity, and REC price forecasts.
• Learn and work in organized market structures and regional transmission organizations such as SPP, MISO, PJM, and ERCOT.

For Mid-level candidates:

• Provide assessments of market fundamentals, analyze changing landscape of market design in power markets, and provide insight on changing market rules and impact to client critical planning functions.
• Prepare and assist with contract negotiations on behalf of clients for existing and future power supply resources.

Technical Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Energy Systems, Business and/or Finance, or similar energy industry-related field.
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office Software (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint). Advanced proficiency in Excel preferred.
• For Mid-level candidates, 2+ years work experience in the electric power industry
• Experience with Visual Basic, Python, SQL, or other programming languages is a plus.
• General knowledge of wholesale power markets, federal/state restructuring activities, and regulatory/legislative issues in the electrical industry is a plus.

General Qualifications:

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Solid problem-solving, judgment and decision-making skills.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage projects with limited supervision.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to conduct independent research.
• Excellent problem-solving, judgment, and decision-making skills.

Locations:

• Strong preference is for candidate to report to GDS's Marietta, GA headquarters (Hybrid).
• We will consider remote employment for experienced candidates.

GDS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Please note that this position is not available for visa sponsorship.

Work Authorization: Citizens or Permanent Residents of USA or Canada. Cannot provide Visa sponsorship.

Your Compensation and Benefits:

• Flex Benefits (Flexible Hours, Telecommuting)
• Competitive Pay
• Excellent Health Insurance Benefits
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick, Floating Holiday, Holidays)
• 401(k)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Tuition Reimbursement