Cascade Energy

Business Analyst II

Cascade Energy  •  $74k - $111k/yr  •  Portland, OR (Onsite)  •  3 hours ago
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Job Description

About This Opportunity

We are seeking a Business Analyst II. In this role you will be a key member of the Customer Engagement team, which encompasses the company’s business development and sales functions. The Business Analyst II plays an integral role in Cascade’s proposal process to win new work and analyze sales and revenue data. The Business Analyst II uses data to tell stories and translate business questions and requirements into insights, tools, and reporting in order to inform our decision-making and strategies. The Business Analyst II also guides the sales team’s usage of Cascade’s CRM, including data completeness involved in revenue reporting. They provide insights that help Cascade’s Leadership Team decide which business opportunities to pursue, the cost of our services, and how we demonstrate the value we offer our customers.

Future-Focused AI-Ready Culture

At Cascade Energy, we’re actively shaping how AI gets deployed in the real world, in our tools, our client engagements, and our daily work. Our approach has always been relationship-driven and expertise-led, and AI is how we multiply the impact of both.

Successful Cascadians are curious and resilient. They embrace change, seek smarter ways to create impact, and take ownership of their own growth. We embed AI into our work in ways that are responsible and human-centered, and we actively develop our people to deploy it creatively and confidently.

We believe the future belongs to organizations that pair emerging technology with genuine human expertise. That future is being built here. . . .come be a part of it!

What You Will Be Doing

Reasonable accommodation will be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

  • Proposal Pricing/Savings Forecasting: Work collaboratively with proposal teams to develop proposal budgets, pricing strategies, and program savings forecasting from development to interviewing to negotiation to handoff. Follow the Proposal Pricing Checklist to ensure proposals are priced accurately, internal teams are informed, and processes are followed.
  • Tool Development: Own, maintain, and enhance existing tools used to generate standard proposal budgets. Collaborate with F&A and other stakeholders to create new tools that automate/streamline the proposal process and train others to use them.
  • Revenue & Sales Pipeline: Maintain, enhance, and develop reporting and analysis that provide insight into Cascade's sales performance using tools such as Excel, Pipedrive, Ajera, Power BI, and Power Query. Act as a backup for revenue reporting with the possibility of future process ownership.
  • Develop AI tools: Become an owner of AI-based workflows and tools that assist you and your team’s ability to price work and complete proposals.
  • Customer Engagement Operations: Take on new projects, initiatives, and reports that support the team’s overall business development and sales performance. Learn new concepts and processes that can be applied to reporting and analysis of improvements.
  • Planning and hosting periodic pipeline reviews with the Sales team.
  • Consult with other Customer Engagement team members to optimize the CRM system’s data field completion and revenue information.

This is a full-time, exempt position, preferably located in Portland OR. We are also open to non-Portland candidates who reside near one of Cascade Energy’s offices with a willingness to travel occasionally.

Qualifications

Applicants for this role are required to have:

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, finance, engineering, or equivalent technical background.
  • 4-6 years of experience in a relevant role, with a track record of escalating responsibility over time.
  • Experience with CRM systems or similar databases.
  • Expert experience with Excel and related experience in other analytical applications.

A successful candidate should also demonstrate these preferred characteristics and/or skills:

  • Experience in the energy or energy efficiency industry strongly preferred.
  • Experience being part of a business development and sales team.
  • Experience with Power BI, Power Query, or similar data visualization and reporting tools.
  • Experience utilizing AI and emerging technology to automate workflows, streamline analysis, and improve reporting processes.

For candidates whose experience may not align perfectly with all these preferred skills but can see themselves adding value in this role, we encourage you to still apply. Cascade is dedicated to building an inclusive and authentic workplace and places strong importance on learning and development. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Compensation & Benefits

The full salary range for this full-time, exempt/non-exempt position in Portland OR is $74,000 - $110,880/year. At Cascade, transparency and fairness are core to how we work. We post the full salary range for every role because we value clarity and equity. Our offers are thoughtfully determined based on factors such as location, experience, qualifications, and internal equity, to ensure fairness. We aim to ensure consistency and integrity in every decision.

Our total rewards include competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing and financial security. We provide health, dental, and vision coverage, along with flexible spending and health savings account options that include employer contributions. Additional benefits include life insurance, short- and long-term disability coverage, paid parental leave, and a 401(k)-retirement plan with a guaranteed 3% employer contribution. Cascade is proud to offer an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), annual cash performance bonuses, paid vacation and sick time, and an inclusive, flexible holiday policy. To further support wellbeing, we provide a $500 contribution that can be applied to an HSA, FSA, or Lifestyle Spending Account.

Application Process

We would appreciate a current resume with your application. We would also appreciate a letter of interest describing why our team or the position resonates with you, and how your experience makes you a great choice for the role.

  • Please, no phone calls.
  • Please, no outside recruiters or agencies.
  • Cascade Energy is not able to provide sponsorship for work authorization in the U.S., which includes OPT.

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About Us

Cascade Energy is a leading provider of energy efficiency, energy management, decarbonization, and sustainability solutions for the industrial, commercial, and public sectors across North America. We have a 30-year history of delivering high-value services through electric and gas utility-offered programs and directly to industrial and commercial enterprises.

Our reputation for stellar, high-quality work has expanded our reach throughout North America to serve clients ranging in size from small to Fortune 500 companies in their pursuit of wide-ranging decarbonization and energy savings objectives. Cascade Energy has 14 offices throughout the US and employees in 30 states.

Why Work at Cascade?

As a 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP), Cascadians foster and value a culture of equals, initiative, and ownership. Our teams reflect our core company values: Do the Right Thing; Put Others First; Seek Shared Success; Learn Constantly; and Be Industrious. Our customers are vitally important to us, and we pride ourselves on stellar customer service. Our team members are a dedicated and diverse group of ambassadors, representing Cascade Energy, striving to embody our values, ensure we are responsive, and consistently delighting our customers.

In alignment with our values and doing better, Cascade Energy celebrates and values diversity as vital for increased creativity and innovation and faster problem solving, and we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect, free of discrimination and harassment. Learn more about what we do to create a welcoming environment at Cascade by visiting Culture and Belonging | Cascade Energy.

Cascade promotes a healthy work-life balance and appreciates employee contribution in all areas. We walk the talk about our commitment to learning constantly, with a focus on the ongoing development of every team member. Cascade is a strong supporter of flexible working arrangements, and offers role-dependent options for remote, hybrid, and in-office work.

AI Usage During our Recruitment Process

We value doing the right thing and authenticity in our hiring process. All application materials, including resumes, cover letters, and assessments, must reflect your own original work. The use of AI tools including Gemini, Claude, Copilot, ChatGPT, other large language models or generative AI, Grammarly, and resume builders to assist is acceptable only when your personal experiences, voice, and descriptions of your knowledge, skills, abilities, and other qualifications are accurately and meaningfully represented. Submission of work that is not your own or the use of AI impersonation or deepfake simulators during screening calls and videos will disqualify you from consideration.

AAP/EEO Statement

Cascade is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion and religious practices, sex (including pregnancy, gender expression, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or family, marital, or veteran status. To request a reasonable accommodation during the application and interviewing process, please contact the Cascade recruiter. Cascade Energy uses the federal E-Verify system to determine eligibility for work in the United States and conducts post-job offer, pre-employment drug screening.

Cascade Energy

About Cascade Energy

At Cascade Energy, we believe in better. We come to work every day with a drive for continuous improvement and we dedicate ourselves to making industrial energy efficiency happen in smart, measurable, and sustained ways. We offer utilities and industrial facilities novel ways to meet their sustainability, emission reduction, and/or energy savings goals. We specialize in: energy efficiency program design and implementation, carbon tracking and reporting, scope 1, 2, and 3 consulting services, energy efficiency engineering, energy management software, and hands-on training and coaching.

For over three decades, Cascade Energy has built unrivaled expertise in industrial energy efficiency. Our reputation for stellar, high-quality work has expanded our reach throughout North America to serve clients ranging in size from small up to Fortune 500 companies, in their pursuit of wide-ranging decarbonization and energy savings objectives. Cascade has offices in Oregon, Washington, Utah, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, California, and the Northeast region.

OUR VALUES

As a 100% employee-owned company (ESOP), Cascadians foster and value a culture of equals, initiative, and ownership. Our teams are a reflection of our core company values, which are: do the right thing; put others first; seek shared success; learn constantly; and be industrious. Our customers are vitally important to us, and we pride ourselves on stellar customer service. Our team members are a dedicated and diverse group of ambassadors, representing Cascade Energy, striving to embody our values, ensure we are responsive, and consistently delighting our customers.

Industry
Consulting & Advisory
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
Portland, OR
Year Founded
1993
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