Energy Specialist

Job Title: Energy Specialist

Location:Orange, CT (60 Marsh Hill Road)

Number of Positions: 1

Work type:Office

The salary range for this position is dependent upon experience, ranging from$87,600to $109,500.

Job Summary

The Energy Specialist position is assigned to the Operations Team within the Conservation & Load Management (CLM) Department.  C&LM delivers high quality and cost-effective energy efficiency programs to natural gas and electricity customers in CT and MA.  This role is responsible for various administrative tasks, including the Procure to Pay Process for vendor payments, supporting Energy Efficiency programs across MA and CT.  This position will also be responsible for business systems support, including analyzing program data, data analysis and information requests.

Responsibilities:

• Maintains the CLM Operations email inbox, including response to payment and invoice requests within 24 hours of receipt.
• Strong knowledge, experience and demonstrated ability in data analysis, including sourcing, compiling and interpreting data, performing data analysis on an advanced level and communicating and directing analysis output.
• Processes invoices and payments in SAP.
• Creates purchase requests and purchase orders in SAP.
• Maintains the Vendor Invoice Management (VIM) inbox in SAP.
• Runs Cyber Security Evaluations and documentation.
• Regularly provides updates on all activities in Operations tracking tools for reporting to upper management.
• Provides program support with data entry, data analysis, and various administrative tasks, as assigned.
• Delivers intelligence and insights to end-users and key stakeholders through execution of the data visualization life cycle.
• Creates repeatable, scalable processes for future source onboarding for data acquisition.
• Identifies and supports process improvement initiatives and change management activities.
• Identifies and supports process improvements and change management activities.
• Maintains the CLM Operations email inbox, including response to payment and invoice requests within 24 hours of receipt.

Required Qualifications:

Education & Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Statistics, Economics, Mathematics or a related field of study and a minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience.  An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Results-oriented with critical and creative thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, with advanced level skills in Excel and SAP.
• High attention to detail.
• Effective interpersonal, written and verbal communications, including solid presentation skills.
• Strong cross-functional team skills, desire to serve co-workers and provide customers with excellent service.
• Ability to travel, as required.

Skills / Abilities:

• Experience in managing vendor payments
• Electric & gas utility industry knowledge
• Energy Efficiency programs and industry knowledge
• SAP ERP Purchasing functions
• Microsoft Office and Office365
• Proficient in Excel and Word
• Proficient in SharePoint and TEAMS
• PDF Editing (Adobe, PDF X-Change Editor)
• CRM / DSM Systems
• DocuSign
• Ariba Purchasing systems (IBuy)
• Legal Documentation

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Job Posting End Date:

July-31-2026