Join the BGS team and help provide support to the Department of Energys Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO). Working in an integrated team environment and supporting the federal client, the candidate will be responsible for supporting federal research and development (R&D) programs within WPTO, with a focus on marine energy. The Marine Energy Program conducts transformative early-stage research that advances the development of reliable, cost-competitive marine energy technologies and reduces barriers to technology deployment.
The candidate will contribute to the continued development of the U.S. Testing Expertise and Access to Marine Energy Research Program (TEAMER) initiative (https://www.energy.gov/eere/water/us-testing-expertise-and-access-marine-energy-research-program-teamer). TEAMER is designed to provide marine energy technology developers and researchers with access to U.S.-based facilities and technical expertise. Daily interactions with stakeholders will include academia, government, industry, national lab and National Renewable Energy Marine Center (NREMC) representatives. The candidate may also work on new research initiatives to advance the state-of-the-arts and serve as a technology expert to evaluate technology area portfolios, conduct gap analysis, and develop strategic roadmaps.
A successful candidate will have a background in marine energy, and have knowledge and experience in data analysis and project management. The ability to identify activities to increase competitiveness, growth and success of U.S. marine energy is a plus.
Responsibilities:
- Strategy.
- Analysis/tracking of Technical Support Recipients (TSRs) relative to other funding mechanisms (pre/post TEAMER Technical Support).
- Meeting planning logistics, expectations, objectives.
- Identify process improvement opportunities.
- Facility Network Oversight.
- Help identify gaps in network based on developer/researcher needs.
- Consider DEI for growing the facility network.
- Project Management.
- Coordinate with Network Director on status, tracking, and communication of approved Requests for Technical Support (RFTS) projects.
- Data tracking/analysis & consistency of performance metrics across projects.
- Identification of overall project/technology trends.
- Consider DEI growth areas for applicants & reviewers.
- Coordinate funding verification within DOE.
Requirements:
- Bachelors Degree (Masters preferred) in relevant Engineering or Scientific discipline.
- 5+ years relevant experience.
- Experience in the marine energy industry.
- Lab testing, field testing, or computer modeling/analysis experience.
- Ability to track and monitor government-funded research and development projects.
- Project Management experience.
- Excellent communication, organization, and analytical skills.
- Self-starter, an ability to work both independently and as part of a highly dynamic collaborative team.
- U.S. Citizen.