At E Source, we help utilities make sense of complexity in a rapidly changing landscape, and we’re looking for an Associate Consultant to help shape how that impact shows up in the world.

E Source is a research, data/analytics, and technology focused professional services firm focused exclusively on the utility industry in the US and Canada. We help utilities target and serve their customers more effectively, enhance and optimize their grid, and leverage operating best practices and technologies to manage their business more effectively. Headquartered in Texas, we have 450+ employees across the US and Canada. Learn more at www.esource.com

As an Associate Consultant, you’ll support applied research and evaluation projects that help utility clients better serve their customers. You’ll build foundational consulting skills while collecting, organizing, and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data and contributing to clear, client-ready deliverables.

You’ll work on collaborative project teams deploying a range of research methods. With structured guidance and coaching from project managers, experienced consultants, and subject matter experts, you’ll execute assigned tasks, respond to feedback, and rapidly grow your research skills, critical thinking, problem-solving capabilities, and energy industry knowledge.

In this role, you will

Contribute to the development of interview guides, survey instruments, focus group materials, and other data collection tools

Conduct in-depth interviews with program staff after shadowing more experienced team members and support other primary data collection activities as assigned

Analyze information from interviews, focus groups, surveys, secondary data sources, and other social science research methods with significant guidance

Use basic statistical concepts and analytical tools to organize, clean, review, and summarize data with support

Document methods, assumptions, analytical decisions, and work steps clearly so outputs are transparent and ready for review

Conduct quality control on your own work and incorporate reviewer feedback

Develop basic data visualizations, graphics, tables, and analytical outputs for client deliverables

Work closely with more experienced staff to interpret results and contribute to reports, presentations, memos, and other client-facing deliverables

Maintain awareness of priorities and deadlines, manage assigned tasks, and proactively communicate status, questions, and issues to project managers

Collaborate with consultants, project managers, subject matter experts, engineers, data scientists, and other team members to support successful project delivery

You’re likely a great fit if you

Have exposure to social science research or applied research methods through academic coursework, internships, or early professional experience

Bring basic qualitative and quantitative data analysis experience and familiarity with basic statistical concepts

Are familiar with Excel and analytical software such as Stata, SPSS, R, Python, or similar tools

Think critically, demonstrate curiosity, and seek to understand how assigned work fits within the broader project context

Communicate effectively in writing and verbally, listen attentively, and respond constructively to feedback

Take accountability for assigned work, follow established processes, and ask questions when guidance is needed

Stay organized, maintain awareness of priorities and deadlines, and communicate proactively when issues arise

And even better if you

Have contributed to primary data collection activities such as interviews, focus groups, or surveys

Have created basic data visualizations or written summaries of research findings

Have experience organizing, formatting, aggregating, or cleaning data for analysis

Have used Microsoft Office tools, including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, in academic or professional settings

Have exposure to the utility or energy industry, including energy efficiency, load flexibility, electrification, or distributed energy resource programs