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# Managing or Senior Managing Consultant, Research & Evaluation at E Source

- **Company:** E Source
- **Location:** United States
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Posted:** 2026-08-10
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/e-source/4cca9c8a-3619-4df7-8979-76ca9a7d4fe5

## Job description

At E Source, we help utilities make sense of complexity in a rapidly changing landscape, and we're looking for either a Managing or Senior Managing 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](http://www.esource.com)

As a Managing or Senior Managing Consultant, you will lead applied research, evaluation, and consulting engagements from design through delivery. You will shape rigorous research approaches, guide multidisciplinary teams, manage client relationships, and develop clear, defensible deliverables that connect evidence to action. This role requires someone who is equally comfortable designing a sound evaluation, facilitating a client conversation, managing project scope and budget, and mentoring team members in both technical and consulting skills.

In this role, you will:

Lead research and evaluation work

- Lead the design and delivery of applied research and evaluation engagements, including evaluation plans, research frameworks, data collection strategies, analysis approaches, and reporting plans.
- Apply qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-method research approaches to answer client questions, assess program performance, understand customer experiences, and generate actionable insights.
- Design and oversee field research methods such as in-depth interviews, surveys, focus groups, observational research, ethnographic interviews, usability testing, and user experience research.
- Interpret research and evaluation findings in context, identifying implications, tradeoffs, risks, and opportunities for utility clients and their customers.
- Develop high-quality client deliverables, including reports, presentations, memos, papers, and executive summaries that are clear, evidence-based, and decision-ready.
- Serve as a lead author and quality reviewer for executive-level findings, recommendations, and client-facing deliverables.

Advise clients and shape new opportunities

- Advise clients by combining technical expertise, business judgment, clear communication, and a practical understanding of utility programs and customer challenges.
- Build trusted client relationships by listening carefully, asking thoughtful questions, managing ambiguity, and helping clients interpret findings and define next steps.
- Lead the development of scopes of work based on client needs, including research approach, timeline, budget, assumptions, and deliverables.
- Identify opportunities to expand or deepen client work when additional research, analysis, or advisory support would create value, and contribute to related proposals or scopes of work.

Manage projects and multidisciplinary teams

- Own the planning, budget management, financial tracking, risk management, and successful delivery of assigned projects.
- Manage multidisciplinary project teams that may include consultants, analysts, engineers, data scientists, data management specialists, and subject matter experts.
- Set clear expectations for tasks, timelines, roles, quality standards, and accountabilities, adjusting as needed to keep work on track.
- Lead project meetings, including kickoffs, client check-ins, internal working sessions, and debriefs, and contribute to financial projection reviews.
- Keep project sponsors, project directors, and internal leaders informed about progress, budget, cost-to-complete, staffing needs, risks, and key milestones.
- Identify project resource needs early and proactively resolve or escalate issues that could affect timeline, budget, quality, or client satisfaction.

Develop people and strengthen delivery quality

- Mentor and develop team members in applied research methods, evaluation practice, consulting skills, client communication, and high-quality deliverable development.
- Provide timely, constructive feedback that strengthens technical rigor, clarity, client readiness, and professional growth.
- Model strong consulting behaviors, including ownership, sound judgment, responsiveness, curiosity, and accountability.
- Contribute to a collaborative team culture that values substantive expertise, thoughtful problem-solving, and continuous improvement.

You're likely a great fit if you:

- Have a strong foundation in applied research, program evaluation, customer research, user experience research, or a related field.
- Can design a rigorous research approach and explain its value to a nontechnical audience.
- Bring strong client presence, sound judgment, and the ability to help clients clarify questions, interpret findings, and identify practical next steps.
- Communicate clearly in writing and verbally, including when presenting findings, recommendations, risks, and tradeoffs.
- Build trust quickly with clients and colleagues by being prepared, responsive, thoughtful, and accountable.
- Enjoy leading project teams, developing people, and helping others strengthen both technical and consulting capabilities.
- Can manage multiple workstreams, deadlines, budgets, and stakeholder expectations without losing sight of quality or client value.

And even better if you:

- Have experience evaluating utility, energy efficiency, demand-side management, electrification, customer experience, or distributed energy resource programs.
- Have developed a recognized area of subject matter expertise and enjoy contributing to thought leadership in that space.
- Have experience supporting proposal development, finalist presentations, client expansions, or other business development activities.
- Enjoy representing your organization in client meetings, industry discussions, webinars, conferences, or other professional forums.

Experience and Skills to Qualify Include:

- Demonstrated experience leading applied research, evaluation, customer research, UX research, or consulting engagements from design through delivery.
- Expertise in qualitative research methods and familiarity with quantitative or mixed-method evaluation approaches.
- Experience developing research or evaluation plans, designing data collection instruments, overseeing analysis, and translating findings into recommendations.
- Proven ability to manage client relationships, project scope, budgets, timelines, risks, and multidisciplinary project teams.
- Strong client-ready writing, presentation, facilitation, and communication skills.
- Experience mentoring, coaching, or developing junior team members.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and make sound decisions when timelines, dependencies, or client needs shift.

At E Source, you'll work alongside people who are thoughtful, curious, and deeply knowledgeable about utility and energy systems. We value clarity over jargon, substance over flash, and collaboration over ego. You'll have the opportunity to grow your skills, contribute to meaningful work, and help shape a company that plays a real role in how the energy future unfolds.

## What you can expect

- Excellent insurance options, including medical, dental, and vision plans; company-paid life insurance; company-paid long- and short-term disability insurance; medical and dependent-care flexible spending plans, and paid parental leave.
- A flexible time off (FTO) policy that provides paid time away from work, approved by your manager, while ensuring business needs, workload commitments, and appropriate coverage are maintained.
- A 401(k) plan with a 3% employer match.

The budgeted salary for this position is $95,000 – $130,000 USD + annual bonus. Actual pay will be adjusted based on experience.

This role requires travel 1-4 times a year; otherwise, it is fully remote.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the US or Canada. We're unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas or Labour Market Impact Assessments (Cdn) at this time.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Employees of E Source are encouraged to apply. To foster a positive work environment and company culture, we support our employees in their career growth at E Source. If you are interested in similar job opportunities in the future, visit the E Source careers page for a listing of all open positions and contact Human Resources.

We contact applicants directly via email using only our designated company email addresses with the domain of @[esource.com](http://esource.com). Please do not provide personal information to anyone over email and be wary of other accounts impersonating businesses.

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## About E Source

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: E Source is a solutions-based research, consulting, and data science firm that helps North American utilities modernize operations, improve customer experience, and lead the energy transition.
- **Entity Type**: Private (owned by Align Capital Partners, LP; acquired in 2019)
- **Headquarters**: Houston, Texas, United States
- **Founded**: 1986
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Utilities (energy, water, gas) – research, consulting, data science, and technology solutions
- **Target customers**: B2B – electric, gas, and water utilities across North America (US and Canada); enterprise and municipal utilities
- **Mission statement**: "To shape the future of the utility industry and lead the transition to a sustainable world."

## Products & Services
Major offerings (all service/consulting + data platform):

- **Grid Solutions**: AI/ML-driven analytics for outage prediction, vegetation risk assessment, reliability scenario testing, and grid modernization.
- **Customer Solutions**: Customer experience design, digital self-service, program evaluation, demand-side management strategy, transportation electrification strategy, and customer research.
- **Business, Technology & Operations Solutions**: Platform modernization, process refinement, data governance, workforce transformation, technology investment readiness, and arrears recovery.
- **Data Science & AI Support**: Predictive modeling, utility data exchange, benchmarking, and AI-driven insights for operational decisions.
- **Water Loss Assessment**: Specialized water utility services for leak detection and conservation planning.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not disclosed (private; backed by Align Capital Partners)
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue ~$22.4M (LinkedIn estimate); 340 employees (+66.3% year-over-year growth)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Parent company Align Capital Partners; has acquired UMS Group (2023), Utilligent (2023), and ILLUME Advising (2025) to expand capabilities.
- **Growth Signals**: Active job postings (12 open roles as of mid-2026), headcount growth of 66% YoY, strategic acquisitions in advisory and data analytics, operating in 5 countries (US, Canada, UK, Pakistan, Philippines).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Deep utility domain expertise**: Over 30 years focused exclusively on the utility sector.
- **Integrated model**: Combines research, consulting, and data science under one roof – clients get both strategic advice and execution support.
- **AI/ML capability**: Proprietary predictive models for outage risk, vegetation management, and customer behavior.
- **Client scale**: Partners with utilities across every region and business model in North America, building a community that shares benchmarks and best practices.

## Strategic Focus
- Growing data science and AI practice (recently posted AI/ML Engineer and Data Scientist roles).
- Expanding through acquisitions (UMS, Utilligent, ILLUME Advising) to add complementary consulting and analytics capabilities.
- Helping utilities with decarbonization, electrification, affordability, and grid resilience – aligning with the energy transition.
- Strengthening customer operations and digital self-service to improve utility-customer relationships.

## Why Work Here
- **Remote flexibility**: Work from anywhere in the continental US or Canada; fully remote with all necessary gear provided.
- **Culture**: Collaborative, supportive, curious, and candid. Emphasizes diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging – BIPOC representation grew from 2% (2020) to 25%.
- **Benefits**: Flexible paid time off, 12 weeks paid maternity leave, 4 weeks paid partner support leave, wellness apps (Headspace, Glo Yoga), annual career planning, anniversary recognition program.
- **Growth**: Fast-growing company (+66% headcount YoY) offering roles across engineering, data science, product, and consulting – clear path for impact.
- **Open roles** (examples from June 2026): AI/ML Engineer, Software Engineer II/III, Data Analyst Intern, Interconnection Technical Director, Senior Software Product Manager, Business Systems & Integrations Manager.
- **Careers page**: [jobs.ashbyhq.com/e-source](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/e-source)

## Sources
1. [E Source Homepage](https://www.esource.com/)
2. [About E Source](https://www.esource.com/about-e-source)
3. [LinkedIn Company Page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/e-source)
4. [Careers and Culture](https://www.esource.com/public/careers-and-culture)
5. [Leadership Page](https://www.esource.com/public/leadership)

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