Director - Power Markets

ICF is a leading provider of consulting services and technology solutions to governments and commercial clients in the US, Asia, UK and Europe. Since 1969, we have combined a passion for our work with deep industry expertise to tackle our clients' most important challenges. 

We are looking for an individual to lead to ICF’s business in power and RE consulting in India and South Asia. An ideal candidate would be technically sound in power systems, have a deep understanding of the fundamentals of Indian power markets, knowledge of the full value chain covering generation, transmission and distribution, understanding of grid operations, deep knowledge of central and state regulations, experience in systems modelling and cutting-edge knowledge about emerging technologies such as BESS. You must be growth oriented, passionate about clean energy and have an ability to work collaboratively in teams under matrix structures. ICF is a global leader in clean energy consulting, you will have the support of international teams of ICF to grow the business in India and the neighboring countries. 

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Manage the P&L for power and renewables consulting business for ICF in India and South Asia

  
  

• Generate consulting business to build a large and sustainable power and RE consulting practice covering India and South Asia.

  
  

• Lead delivery of power sector projects across a range of clients (Government, Donor, private sector).

  
  

• Build ICF brand presence in market by speaking at key events, writing articles, whitepapers covering latest developments power sector.

  
  

• Provide inputs to regulators, policy makers and transmission system planners on long term planning and operations of India’s power grid.

  
  

• Build a strong team and create internal capabilities by mentoring team members on core power sector issues.

  
  

• Support large multi-million-dollar pursuits in power and clean energy business across the South Asia region 

  
  

Skills and experience:

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from reputed institution

  
  

• Master’s degree in electrical engineering or MBA

  
  

• 20+ years of experience in power markets in India across generation, transmission and distribution covering policy & regulatory, power systems modelling, due diligence, market assessment etc.

  
  

• CXO level relationships in the power sector

  
  

• Business development experience in consulting firms covering lead generation, proposal preparation and closure desirable.

  
  

Key attributes

• Must be a visible expert in the power sector in India  

  
  

• Strong understanding of power grid operations, regulations (state and centre), markets (exchanges), generation (thermal, RE), demand patterns.

  
  

• Modelling expertise: power system modelling, demand modelling, generation modelling, transmission modelling, distribution modelling, ancillary market modelling

  
  

• Must have strong relationships and recall with power sector professionals in government (CERC, Grid Controller, PTC, PFC, IREDA, MoP, CEA), development institutions (World Bank, ADB, GIZ), and corporate sector (Gencos, transmission, distribution)

  
  

• Understanding of developed power markets and how they operate.

  
  

Personal Qualities:

The successful candidate will clearly demonstrate the following strengths:

• Excellent verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills

  
  

• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making capabilities

  
  

• Team player who can mentor a team of experts

  
  

• self-starter, self-motivated and driven, who will take full ownership

  
  

• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment

  
  

• Sound business ethics, including the protection of proprietary and confidential information

  
  

• Ability to work with all levels of internal staff, as well as outside clients and vendors

  
  

• Superior interpersonal skills including courtesy, professionalism, and a cooperative attitude

  
  

• Proficiency in MS Office Applications (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel) and AI tools

  
  

• Ability to be flexible to handle multiple priorities

  
  

Working at ICF

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