Associate Director – State Energy

• Guidehouse is seeking an Associate Director to help lead and grow our State Energy practice across New York and the broader Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region.
• This role serves as a senior client advisor and business leader responsible for managing complex state energy engagements, developing market opportunities, leading proposal efforts, overseeing financial performance, and developing high-performing teams.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to state energy agencies, public authorities, utilities, public utility commissions, and other public-sector stakeholders.
• Lead complex engagements from planning through execution, ensuring high-quality delivery, stakeholder alignment, and achievement of client objectives.
• Define engagement objectives, success measures, governance structures, workstream alignment, and delivery strategies to support successful client outcomes.
• Manage project and portfolio performance, including budgets, staffing, schedules, risks, deliverables, and executive-level client communications.
• Identify and mitigate delivery, contractual, financial, reputational, and client relationship risks across engagements.
• Collaborate across Guidehouse practices to deliver integrated solutions for State Energy clients.

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
• Minimum of 7+ (SEVEN) years of professional experience in consulting, public-sector advisory, utility operations, regulatory affairs, program management, or related energy-sector fields
• Significant experience working within the New York energy market
• Knowledge of state energy policy, utility regulation, public-sector energy programs, and key market stakeholders across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
• Demonstrated experience leading large, complex engagements involving multiple stakeholders, work streams, or concurrent projects
• Experience translating policy, regulatory, legislative, or program objectives into executable strategies, scopes, and implementation plans
• Experience developing and leading complex proposals, business development activities, and strategic pursuits
• Experience managing project and portfolio financials, including forecasting, budgeting, revenue management, margin performance, invoicing, and risk mitigation
• Demonstrated success building client relationships, developing opportunities, and delivering high-quality outcomes in complex environments
• Demonstrated success leading, mentoring, and developing professional staff
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to travel as required for client engagements, business development activities, conferences, and internal meetings
• Must reside within New York City, NY or Boston, MA
• Due to nature of client engagements, must either be a US Citizen or US Permanent Resident

Demonstrates expertise in managing complex state energy engagements, developing strategic proposals, and overseeing financial performance while building strong client relationships. Proficient in navigating the New York energy market and translating regulatory objectives into actionable strategies.

• State Energy Policy Knowledge
• Project Management
• Client Relationship Development
• Proposal Development
• Financial Performance Management

• Consulting
• Public-Sector Advisory
• Utility Operations
• Regulatory Affairs
• Program Management
• Budgeting
• Risk Mitigation
• Stakeholder Management
• Strategic Planning
• Market Analysis

• Leadership
• Mentoring
• Communication
• Presentation Skills
• Collaboration

• New York Energy Market
• Public Utility Commissions
• Energy Programs
• Northeast Region
• Mid-Atlantic Region