Senior Technical Analyst – Community Benefits (ARCH2) at GTI Energy in Morgantown, West Virginia

Job Description:

GTI Energy is a leading technology development organization. Our trusted team works to scale impactful solutions that shape energy transitions by leveraging gases, liquids, infrastructure, and efficiency. We embrace systems thinking, innovation, and collaboration to develop, scale, and deploy the technologies needed for low-carbon, low-cost energy systems. Fostering a positive and respectful work culture that promotes growth, collaboration, and opportunity, our 18-acre headquarters is home to state-of-the-art labs and facilities where scientists, engineers, program managers, trainers, and other professionals take a multidisciplinary approach to problem solving. We are proud of what we do because our work matters. GTI Energy is focused on solving global energy challenges in transitioning to a low-carbon economy. We have a proven track record in producing creative and important intellectual property and commercializing solutions to deliver safe, clean, and reliable energy. At GTI Energy, we deliver innovative solutions that transform lives, economies, and the environment. At GTI Energy, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Accessibility (DEI&A) is not only an important business priority, but it is also deeply rooted in our culture and values and something we celebrate every day. GTI Energy is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We offer generous benefits, competitive salaries, enticing incentives, career advancement, and the opportunity to work in a professional R&D environment committed to purposeful work. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

General Summary

GTI Energy is an organization dedicated to advancing the economy-wide transformation needed to deeply decarbonize energy systems while supplying the energy needed to support rising standards of living and economic growth worldwide. GTI Energy embraces a vision for integrated, low-carbon, low-cost energy systems that leverage gases, liquids, efficiency, and infrastructure to meet the urgent challenges presented by climate change and global energy access. With a team that includes some of the nation's top energy scientists, engineers, and thought leaders, we are helping deliver clean and resilient solutions to a growing world. GTI Energy partners with organizations around the globe to operationalize the ambitious aspirations required for the global energy transition.

We are looking for a Senior Technical Analyst, Community Benefits, in our Low Carbon Energy Solutions group.  The qualified candidate will shepherd an ongoing portfolio of Community Benefits Plans (CBPs) proposals and projects in partnership with GTI Energy’s R&D teams, private sector partners, other stakeholders, and communities to accelerate deployment of hydrogen technologies.

Why GTI Energy?

GTI Energy offers generous benefits, competitive salaries, career advancement, and the opportunity to work in a professional R&D environment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

We are proud of what we do because our work matters. GTI Energy is working toward solving global energy challenges in transitioning to a low-carbon economy. We have a proven track record in producing innovative ideas and commercializing solutions to deliver clean and reliable energy. At GTI Energy, we deliver innovative technology solutions for safe, efficient, and responsible energy. GTI Energy has received the second consecutive Top Workplaces USA award, and the fifth consecutive Top Workplaces Regional award for Chicagoland. We also received five culture badges for best compensation and benefits; advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion; fostering a culture of innovation; communicating our purpose and values; and enabling work-life flexibility for 2023. We are an organization that collectively leans into our principles, providing an environment where creativity, unique perspectives, and differing backgrounds and views are celebrated. Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity, and Accessibility, employee recognition programs, and investments in emerging leaders are testaments to our focus on supporting our people, our most valuable asset, in achieving meaningful and impactful careers at GTI Energy.

So, what does that mean for you? You will work in a positive and respectful work culture that fosters growth, collaboration, and opportunity. You will be supported by competitive compensation, incentives, and benefits, while enjoying purposeful work that drives improvement of delivering clean energy to the world.

Work Location

The position will be fully remote out of West Virginia, Southeast Ohio, or Southwest Pennsylvania. Candidates local to Morgantown, WV are highly preferred. Up to 25% of travel is required for work projects.

Primary Responsibilities

The Community Benefits Team is leading an ambitious and proactive practice to integrate Community Benefit Plans (CBPs) into technical practices, policies, programs, and research. The Senior Technical Analyst will report to the Senior Manager for Community Benefits. They will effectively shepherd a portfolio of ongoing proposals and projects supporting development of Community Benefits Plans (CBPs), metrics, deliverables, and milestones through crucial research, analysis, proposal preparation, and report writing and contribute toward the development of tools, resources, and success metrics to support all technical work across the organization. The Senior Technical Analyst will play a key role in both development and implementation of CBPs.

Essential Duties of the Senior Technical Analyst:

• Develop and lead execution of CBPs, including but not limited to Justice40 (J40) assessments and implementation strategies, workforce development/training plans, and other CBP activities, to support Department of Energy (DOE), state government/agencies, and other funding opportunities.


• Lead, facilitate and collaborate on proposal development and project execution for all CBPs, deliverables and success metrics, including directing junior staff, where applicable.


• Translate J40 Initiative into actionable recommendations for technical efforts in energy and facilitate assessment, development, implementation, measurement and reporting of J40.


• Plan, develop and create GIS-based maps, Agent-Based Models (ABM), and other online platforms for collecting, managing, analyzing, and reporting on J40 metrics, data, and measures.


• Develop and lead integrative quantitative and qualitative research design, execution, and reporting, data collection, coding and analysis, proposal and report writing, scope and budget development for proposals.


• Follow standard operating procedures, adhere to project scope, deliverables, budgets, and schedules, and recommend implementation of new best practices.


• Prepare and review completed project deliverables and may lead client-facing interaction.


• Perform other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics

• Exemplify strong knowledge and use of GIS, Agent Based Modeling or other geospatial/data analytic tools.


• Exemplify strong environmental justice and community engagement knowledge.


• Demonstrated ability for quantitative/qualitative data acquisition/analysis and tangible outcome results.


• Demonstrated ability to translate findings, trends, and recommendations into easily understandable reports.


• Proven skills in teamwork, leadership, and collaborating on diverse teams.


• Aptitude for learning new technology platforms to effectively deliver on goals.


• Willingness and flexibility to travel to project sites and nearby communities.


• Ability to work independently and seek help when appropriate.


• Familiar with and able to interpret funding opportunities, and municipal, state, and federal policies.


• Excellent written/verbal communication skills including writing/delivering proposals, reports, presentations.

Education and Experience

• Master’s degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant, professional-level work experience; PhD with a minimum of 2 years of relevant, professional-level work experience (graduate-level research work may qualify as relevant work experience).


• Open to any discipline (i.e.: Planning, Policy, Information Sciences, Environmental Studies/ Sciences, Urban Studies, Social Sciences, Public Health, Economics, Engineering, Business, etc.)


• Preference for combination of STEM and other disciplinary degrees.

EEO Statement

GTI Energy is committed to developing a barrier-free recruitment process and work environment.  If you require any accommodation, please e-mail us at HumanResources@gti.energy and we’ll work with you to meet your accessibility needs. You must have legal authorization to work for GTI Energy on your date of hire with no further action required by GTI Energy. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and give consideration to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, or genetic information.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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