BU Energy Club Job Postings

Sustainable Investment Intern - Trillium Asset Management

Boston, MA

Categories:
CSR/ Envir Mgmt Systems
Finance
SRI Investing

Skill Level: Internship / Volunteer

Position Type: Part Time

Trillium Asset Management Corporation (“Trillium”) is the oldest and largest independent firm in the United States dedicated to socially and environmentally responsible investing. We are looking for an intern to help us identify and analyze public companies that are solving social and environmental problems and have good long-term financial prospects.

Position Overview:

The intern would work directly with our social research and investment professionals in Trillium’s Boston office. The ideal candidate would have excellent research skills, have completed the first year of an MBA program including graduate course work in both financial analysis and business sustainability, and have a strong interest in “investing for a better world,” which is Trillium’s motto.

This internship is part-time during the academic year beginning in November 2009.

Compensation: A stipend will be paid at a rate of approximately $12.50 per hour.

To Apply:

Interested candidates should please send a resume.

When you apply for this position, please say you saw this job on Green Dream Jobs!!

Contact Information:
Ellen Murphy 
employment@trilliuminvest.com
http://www.trilliuminvest.com

CERA - Energy Research Associate II

Job Description:

Research Associate II,

A core member of CERA’s research team, the candidate will maintain and update macro-economic and energy (oil and refined products, gas, power) data, help set up models and monitor geopolitical developments, participate in CERA applications and help prepare for CERA events. Candidate will co-author or author CERA Research reports.

Specific Responsibilities
• Create and maintain models to develop insights on the energy sector economics in (oil, gas, coal, power).
• Contribute to research papers
• Support specific applications teams
• Specialize in a particular field (e.g. subsector, regional industry activity, etc) in order to become “the CERA expert” on this issue
• Support the team’s client-interactions (site visits and applications, roundtables) by helping to prepare presentation materials
• Support CERA sales and marketing team in business development and sales


Qualifications

Skills and Personal Attributes
• Excellent writing skills
• Strong analytical skills coupled with synthetic capability
• Excel modeling capabilities
• Team player and sense of initiative
• The ideal candidate would have energy sector related experience and awareness of political and business issues

Background

- Masters in Economics/Engineering, Business Administration or International Relations (supported by a minor in economics)
- One to three years of Energy Experience

Primary Location
US-Massachusetts-Cambridge

http://www.cera.com/aspx/cda/public1/about/jobs/jobslisting.aspx

CERA - Associate II, Research

Description

IHS (NYSE: IHS) is a leading global source of critical information and insight dedicated to providing the most complete and trusted data and expertise. IHS product and service solutions span four areas of information that encompass the most important concerns facing global business today: Energy, Product Lifecycle, Security and Environment. By focusing on customers first, IHS enables innovative and successful decision-making for customers ranging from governments and multinational companies to smaller companies and technical professionals in more than 180 countries. IHS has been in business since 1959 and employs approximately 3,800 people in more than 20 countries.

A core member of IHS CERA’s North American Power team, the candidate will provide quantitative research support and assist in creating IHS CERA reports, contribute to consulting projects and participate in IHS CERA events. This position will be based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

The successful candidate will have significant experience writing and must enjoy writing papers for publication.

General Duties:

* Provide hands-on analytic support for IHS CERA’s North American Power research team, including developing and maintaining models and databases
* Contribute to research reports and presentation materials in the form of market and issue-specific analysis
* Contribute to consulting projects
* Respond to research-related questions from clients

Qualifications


Education:

* Master’s degree in economics, statistics, power technology, engineering or related fields. MBAs with the appropriate background will be considered.


Skills:

* Strong analytical skills; proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
* Attentive to detail with good problem-solving skills
* Strong written and oral presentation skills
* Ability to work well in a team oriented environment providing ideas and open feedback
* Highly organized, creative and proactive to ensure deadlines are met consistently with high quality output.
* 2+ years of electric power experience (for Associate level)


We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V.

Primary Location

US-Massachusetts-Cambridge

http://www.cera.com/aspx/cda/public1/about/jobs/jobslisting.aspx

City of Boston Energy Block Grant Admin

Under the direction of the Director of Energy Policy, Office of the Mayor, Environmental and Energy Services and the City Auditor:  manages the City’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG), awarded September 15, 2009, by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.  Prepares budget for $6,506,200. EECBG and its ten (10) project lines, focusing on energy efficiency and renewable energy deployment in the City of Boston.

Serves as a liaison between the Director of Energy Policy and the U.S. DOE on issues related to grant administration, reporting, and tracking.  Supports efforts to prepare the City to receive full amount of EECBG funds, including working with appropriate departments to identify and set up accounts, transfer funds, and develop a plan for receiving and expending EECBG resources.  Assists Director of Energy Policy and other staff draft and issue Requests for Proposals for consulting and other services using EECBG resources, and assist with proposal review as necessary.  Meets U.S. DOE reporting requirements and deadlines, including timely submission of required forms, paperwork, and reports, and maintains contract fiscal reporting and payment process for accuracy and appropriateness.  Makes recommendations to the Director of Energy Policy relative to the availability of funds.  Maintains budgetary ledgers.  Prepares all reports requested by the City of Boston Office of Management and Budget as requested.  Processes consultant invoices.  Performs other duties as required.

Minimum Entrance Qualifications:

Four (4) years of full time administrative experience in budgeting, accounting or financial reporting of which two (2) years have been concentrated in basic accounting & record keeping, office management & practices and procedures, department rules & regulations, working ability to prepare and maintain budgets and associated records; or any equivalent combination of the required experience and substitutions below:
An undergraduate degree with a major in business administration, public administration or business management may be substituted for a maximum of two (2) years of the required experience on the basis of one year of such education for six months of the required experience.
A graduate degree with a major in business administration, public administration or business management may be substituted for 3 years of the required experience.
Demonstrated prior experience with the management of federal grants, budgets, and reporting may be substituted for 1 year of required experience.

Position funded with benefits through September, 2012.

BOSTON RESIDENCY REQUIRED

Terms:

Union/Salary Plan/Grade:  Nonunion/M0-5 
Hours Per Week:  35 
Please refer to the Salary Information section on the Boston Career Center site for more information on compensation.  For each Salary Plan, salaries are listed by Grade and Step.

Follow up is ONLY through the following links:

http://www.cityofboston.gov/ohr/careercenter.asp

https://recruit.cityofboston.gov:8443/psc/prdcg/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL

OPOWER - Energy Efficiency Analyst

About the Job

As an Energy Efficiency Analyst, you will collaborate with the Manager of Consumer Content to innovate on what content we deliver to consumers, how best to present it within our products and how best to serve our clients. This is an ideal job for an early career analyst, who is looking to leverage existing research, analysis and writing experience and to take on significant ownership and responsibility in a rapidly growing startup. This opportunity will create immediate impact on our Home Energy Reports.

Responsibilities

Serve as a key internal expert on energy efficiency tips and concepts, fielding questions and conducting research on energy efficiency topics as necessary.

Develop and target energy efficiency advice for our report and website products, including customizing our content for our clients; researching and writing energy efficiency tips; and calculating the costs, savings and other quantitative metrics associated with tips.

Load, organize and manage content within our content repository tools, and test the content in our products.  This work will require light coding (e.g. html).  No prior experience required, however interest in mastering our web-based content management tool is important.

Support the Manager of Consumer Content in managing client relations on content, including preparing meeting materials and client deliverables.  Over time, a strong performer will have the opportunity to build direct relationships with certain clients.

Help track key performance metrics      on content and support research and analysis to improve content and      targeting.

About you

You have a Bachelor’s Degree and      1-3 years of professional experience

You are good with numbers and      words, with a solid academic career in both.

You are consumer-minded and love      thinking about what resonates best with consumers.

You like achieving results in the      most elegant, efficient way.

You’re passionate about helping to design and manage systems and processes to reduce complexity and eager to learn a content management tool.  Experience with content management tools (e.g. Alfresco) a plus.

You have a passion for energy      efficiency.  Experience or      coursework on the topic is a plus.

You like building relationships across teams within the organization as well as with our clients.  Client-facing experience not essential, but a plus.

You are a leader and a doer.

About the Company

Founded in June 2007, OPOWER creates innovative software products that promote energy efficiency by empowering residential consumers to make better decisions on their energy usage. Through a platform which delivers home energy reports, robust online  tools, insights based on data analytics, and customer service tools, OPOWER is reshaping the outlook on home energy demand and achieving unprecedented energy savings across hundreds of thousands of households.  The company is well funded and making big headlines as they stay on track to saving enough energy to power a city of 75,000 homes and to reaching one million households by the end of 2009.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Please email your resume in MS Word, RTF, HTML, or ASCII text format to the address below. If you wish to enclose a cover letter, please include it in the body of your email message.

—

Brandon D. Morton

Office of Sustainability

Development Analyst

Business Services

Assistant for Sustainability

University of North Texas

Office: 940-369-8304

Cell: 214-952-5693

Fax: 940-565-4297

email: Brandon.Morton@unt.edu

www.sustainable.unt.edu <http://www.sustainable.unt.edu>

NORESCO - Energy Engineer (Westborough, MA)

NORESCO specializes in energy and environmental efficiency performance contracts and energy infrastructure projects for a variety of public and private sector clients.  What makes NORESCO unique is our ability to engineer and implement turnkey energy solutions that meet each customer’s individual needs.

At  NORESCO, we pride ourselves on the excellent relationships we maintain with our customers.  We earn their trust and respect through listening and timely responding to their needs and concerns.  These relationships, along with pursuing and hiring the best people,  are truly why NORESCO is a leader in the energy industry.

OUR ENGINEERING TEAM

NORESCO’s  Engineering Group is responsible for identifying energy savings opportunities for large commercial and institutional facilities   Our Engineering team’s primary focus is to analyze current energy systems and consumption and to make recommendations for energy upgrades necessary to decrease overall energy usage and costs for that business.

We have an immediate need for an Energy Engineer based in the New England area with project assignments throughout the continental U.S.

As an Energy Engineer at NORESCO,  you will be required to travel about 50% to different project sites nationally. You will have a great deal of interaction with customers as well as other NORESCO staff.  This includes Sales, Project Development, Construction Project Managers, Measurement and Verification (M&V) and other Engineering staff.   You’ll be representing NORESCO at customer sites.  Therefore it is of utmost importance to possess professionalism and  trustworthiness as well as  good listening and communication skills.    Teamwork is essential as every person on our team plays a vital role in the successful completion of every project we do.

In order to be successful in the role of Energy Engineer, you will need to perform the following tasks.

●Conduct energy audits, site investigations, energy savings calculations, develop  cost  estimates and to identify and quantify energy conservation opportunities associated with Lighting Retrofits, Lighting Controls and Water Conservation.

●Coordinate and schedule site visits with customers and NORESCO personnel.

●Analyze utility bill data to determine customer energy performance parameters.

●Collect detailed information on the existing lighting, plumbing and document critical performance variables (e.g., existing equipment type, condition and performance criteria, operating schedules and functionality of the space.

●Perform data entry and QC of audit.

●Establish design criteria by identifying the customer’s needs, preferences and experiences as well as recommend final design based on design criteria and performance measures.

●Write detailed ECM descriptions and supporting attachments to be included in the ESPC proposal submissions.

●Prepare detailed Bill of Materials and solicit bids from qualified vendors as well as make recommendations for vendor/subcontractor selection and scope.

●Write post installation reports documenting project performance in comparison to proposals.

In order to be considered for the role of Energy Engineer, you would need to have the following minimum requirements:

●BS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent four year engineering or technical degree.

●1-5 years in an energy efficiency technical discipline demonstrating superb problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

●Proficient in MS Office software- Excel, Word.

●Experience in using a database, preferably with an SQL platform.

●Professional level writing and oral communication skills.

●Past experience interfacing with customer technical representatives.

NORESCO is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. NORESCO maintains a drug free workplace.  Minorities are encouraged to apply. M/F/V/D

Sustainability Reporting Directed Study - Praxair

We are pleased to announce an exciting new partnership between BU GSM and Praxair, a B2B chemical company headquartered in Danbury, CT with operations in more than 30 countries. Praxair has been repeatedly recognized as a progressive leader in the CSR/Sustainability field, and has spent seven consecutive years on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (the only industrial gases company in the 2009-2010 World and North American Indices). 

Through a directed study led by Professor Paul McManus and supported by a board of faculty advisors including Professors Jim Post, Krish Menon, and CB Bhattacharya, a small team of selected students will work with Praxair’s Director of Sustainability to evaluate and deliver feedback on the company’s sustainability reporting from an external stakeholder perspective.  This project aims to:

• Expose students to the issues/opportunities/challenges surrounding sustainability reporting.
• Give students a sound understanding and familiarity with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) through hands-on evaluation of current company reports.
• Provide students with the opportunity to present findings to Praxair executives.

Though the course will be listed as a spring credit, we will begin work in October, with a goal of presenting to Praxair in February.

We welcome students from all backgrounds—an interest in sustainability is a must, however prior experience is not.  Interested students should email their resume and a paragraph stating their reasons for applying to Susie Keane atskeane@bu.edu by noon Friday, October 2nd. Questions should be directed to the same address.

From the Praxair web site: With 27,000 employees and operations in more than 30 countries, Praxair is focused on helping our customers become more profitable, efficient and environmentally friendly.
With 2008 sales of $10.8 billion, Praxair, Inc. (NYSE:PX) is a global, Fortune 300 company that supplies atmospheric, process and specialty gases, high-performance coatings, and related services and technologies to a wide diversity of customers.

LaCapra Associates - Intern Position

La Capra Associates provides consulting services in the fields of energy planning and risk management, market analysis, ratemaking, and regulatory policy in the electricity and natural gas industries.

Job Description:

We are looking for a bright quantitatively inclined intern who can work from 8 to 20 hours per week.  The intern will primarily be assisting in the market analysis and ratemaking areas of our consulting services.

Responsibilities may include:

·      Data management

·      Spreadsheet analysis and model development for various tasks.

·      Assistance in utility ratemaking projects.

Skills Needed:

·      Strong Quantitative skills.

·      Coursework or experience in energy, particularly understanding of electric markets.

·      Understanding of economic dispatch useful.

·      Background in economics, finance, statistics or engineering.

·      Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

·      Well organized, flexible, and self-motivated.

·      Prefer college juniors, seniors, or graduates.

Timeframe for Internship:

·      During school year for part-time

·      Full-time during summer

Compensation Dependent on Experience

EPA: Environmental Protection Specialist, GS-0028-09

APPLY: http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?jobID=83228854

SALARY RANGE: 50,408.00 - 65,531.00 USD /year

OPEN PERIOD: Friday, September 04, 2009

to Friday, September 18, 2009

SERIES & GRADE: GS-0028-09/09

POSITION INFORMATION: Full-time Permanent

PROMOTION POTENTIAL: 13

DUTY LOCATIONS:   vacancy(s) in one of the following locations:   1 vacancy - Washington DC Metro Area, DC

WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED:

Any U.S. citizen may apply.

NOTE:  This position is also being announced under Merit Promotion

procedures under announcement number HQ-OAR-MP-2009-0095. To be

considered under multiple announcements, applicants must apply

separately under each announcement.

JOB SUMMARY:

Founded in 1970, EPA is a dynamic organization employing people from

diverse backgrounds dedicated to improving and preserving the

quality of public health and the environment. EPA seeks to recruit

exceptional men and women who will work in new creative ways that

are cleaner for the environment, cheaper for business and taxpayers,

and smarter for America’s future.

This position is located in the Office of Air & Radiation (OAR),

Office of Atmospheric Programs (OAP), Stratospheric Protection

Division (SPD), Stratospheric Progam Implementation Branch (SPIB).

This position involves internal and external communications for and

marketing of the SunWise Program, which educates school-age children

about sun-safe behavior.  The position involves forging strong

working relationships with a wide range of partners, including

national environmental, education, and public health agencies,

government organizations, and not-for-profit groups; assistance in

the development of outreach and education materials, in printed and

electronic form; coordination of information requests from teachers,

schools, parents, dermatologists, meteorologists, and others;

coordination of information-gathering efforts to ensure success of

communications and education efforts; and coordination with EPA’s

Office of Public Affairs, Office of Children’s Health Protection,

Office of Research and Development, and other organizations inside

and outside of EPA.  The position also involves analyzing technical

material, including public health and economic information, with a

specific focus on ultraviolet (UV) radiation health effects,

economic analyses, and national educational standards.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

You must follow the instructions in the Required Documents section.

If selected, must complete an OF-306, Declaration for Federal Employment.

Must be a U.S. citizen.

May be required to travel 1 to 5 days per month.

FloDesign Wind Turbine - Business Associate

FloDesign Wind, one of America’s fastest growing, patent-rich and

technology-driven wind turbine companies, is in search of a Business

Associate reporting to our CFO.

The successful candidate will play a significant, high profile role in the

company’s development -

 Strategy: Provide competitive, financial, market, and operational

analysis on factors that impact the company and wind industry

 Fundraising: Support venture capital fundraising activities and interact

with existing venture investors and board members

 Business Development: Grow company relationships with strategic

partners, customers and research institutions

 Government Affairs: Participate in the development of funding requests

to state and federal agencies and elected officials