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“Director – Energy Optimization & Analytics Strategy

Customized Energy Solutions is an energy advisory and service company, offering software solutions and operational support to help clients navigate the wholesale and retail electricity and natural gas markets.

Customized Energy Solutions

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Customized Energy Solutions is seeking a strategic, technically fluent analytics leader to shape and scale the AI/ML optimization capabilities of our GridBOOST platform — CES’s advanced energy storage and market optimization engine.

This role bridges technical innovation and business impact, leading a cross-functional team of data scientists and engineers to enhance bidding, forecasting, and optimization capabilities across multiple energy markets.

This role focuses on technical methodology and innovation with direct involvement with the operations and client facing team members, as well as occasional direct interaction with clients.

Ideal candidates for this position will be able to work both independently and collaboratively and will possess strong communication skills and exceptional analytical skills.

  • Define the technical roadmap for optimization and forecasting within the GridBOOST platform.
  • Lead a team of data scientists and analysts in developing and deploying scalable AI/ML models.
  • Collaborate with product, market operations, and client teams to translate analytical insights into optimization features.
  • Oversee the design and maintenance of analytical pipelines in a modern cloud environments.
  • Balance short-term performance goals with long-term product innovation and market expansion.
  • Represent CES’s analytical capabilities in client discussions, industry forums, and cross-team strategy meetings.
  • 8–10 years of experience leading analytical teams in energy, trading, or industrial optimization environments.
  • Strong foundation in forecasting, optimization, and machine learning, with demonstrated success applying these to real-world energy or operational systems.
  • Familiarity with U.S. wholesale or distributed energy markets (e.g., ISO/RTO) and energy asset optimization.
  • Experience building and scaling AI/ML workflows (Python, AWS, or equivalent).
  • Proven leadership in managing technical teams and translating complex analytics into business value.
  • Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in engineering, data science, applied math, or a related field preferred.

At Customized Energy Solutions, we offer a competitive salary based on experience, along with performance-based bonuses, health coverage, and tuition reimbursement to support your growth.

We look for colleagues who can work independently, collaborate effectively, and embrace continuous learning and knowledge-sharing. Together, we foster a supportive environment where teams grow, innovate, and build sustainable solutions for the future.

Customized Energy Solutions provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Customized Energy Solutions (CES) is a privately held company and a nationally recognized leader in energy market consulting and technology. Our Congestion Management Services team specializes in helping clients navigate the complexities of wholesale electricity markets, with a focus on transmission congestion, risk mitigation, and FTR/ARR portfolio optimization in markets such as SPP, MISO, PJM, and others.

By combining deep market expertise with advanced data analytics, CES delivers high-impact solutions that support trading, operational planning, and regulatory strategy. Our clients include generation owners, load-serving entities, traders, and financial institutions, and our work spans both renewable and conventional assets.

As part of our Congestion Management Services team, you'll work at the forefront of transmission and congestion-related challenges—supporting strategic decision-making and helping clients respond to changing market dynamics and regulatory developments.

CES has been nationally and regionally recognized for sustained growth and innovation, including listings on the Inc. 500|5000 and Philadelphia Business Journal’s Top 100 Companies, with a “Best Places to Work” designation and Hall of Fame status for five or more consecutive years.

Our team is composed of highly motivated, collaborative, and mission-driven professionals. With headquarters in Philadelphia and offices across the U.S., Canada, Japan, India, and Vietnam, CES offers a flexible, collegial, and globally connected work culture for those passionate about the future of energy.

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The journey of Customized Energy Solutions (CES) began in 1998, born from a pivotal moment in the American energy landscape. With the deregulation of electricity markets, a new and complex world of opportunity and challenge emerged. It was in this environment that founder Stephen Fernands, after a unique path that took him from an ROTC scholarship to the Moody Bible Institute and eventually to a temporary role at Peco, saw a pressing need. He recognized that many participants in this new, competitive market required expert guidance to navigate the intricate rules and seize the opportunities that were unfolding. What started as a one-person consultancy from this entrepreneurial vision has since blossomed into a global force for innovation in the energy sector.

From its headquarters in Philadelphia, CES embarked on a mission to foster transparent, efficient, and non-discriminatory energy markets. This mission propelled the company's growth from a solo venture to a team of over 350 professionals spread across offices in the United States, India, Japan, and Canada. Over the decades, CES has expanded its services far beyond initial consulting. The company has become a trusted partner for hundreds of clients, offering a suite of sophisticated software solutions and operational support services. It has established itself as a leader in managing the complexities of both wholesale and retail electricity and natural gas markets. A key part of its evolution has been a deep dive into emerging technologies, pioneering solutions in energy storage, demand response, and renewable energy integration. This forward-thinking approach, which includes an R&D laboratory in India, ensures that CES and its clients stay at the forefront of the energy transition, turning the challenges of today into the sustainable solutions of tomorrow.

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