Careers at Opinion Dynamics

Come Join Our Dynamic Team

Our team comes from a diverse set of backgrounds and experiences—both personally and professionally. Despite diverse backgrounds, we all share similar traits: intellectual curiosity, collaborating in a team environment, and pride in providing our clients with the most accurate and useful information possible.

Benefits

We’ve got you covered

Our benefits are strategic and purposeful in their planning and execution. We are mindful of employee needs and strive to provide the best soft and hard benefits possible.

Insurance +

We offer very competitive medical, dental, and vision – 95% premium employer-covered. Life and disability Insurance – 100% employer covered.  Available from Day 1.

Ability to enroll in additional plans such as supplemental and voluntary insurance plans; flexible spending account; legal and financial protection programs; and pet programs.

Complimentary benefits and programs including Benefit Hub which provides employees with access to over 200,000 vendors.

Retirement

Competitive 401k Matching up to 4% of Annualized Salary and 100% vested.

Competitive PTO & Parental Leave

Our Paid Time Off policy combines vacation, sick, and holidays into one discretionary pool ranging from 31-36 days per year.

Universal Parental Leave coast to coast- up to 8 weeks at 100% pay for pregnancy-related leave and up to 4 weeks at 100% pay for child bonding.

Career Development

Career advancement paths for all levels, and specialized training and certifications available.

Student loan resources and repayment assistance.

New hire cohorts paired with new employees to train and learn with others from across the organization.

Each team has a dedicated budget for individual professional development.

Performance & Incentive Bonuses

Great work and commitment should always be rewarded! We offer an employee referral bonus (up to $2,500), service milestone recognition, as well as spot recognition with two tiers at team and peer-to-peer levels.

Added Benefits

Flexible hybrid work environment allows staff to collaborate and engage on a schedule that works best for them and their team.

Dedicated DEI team that is committed to fostering a diverse community and equitable and inclusive conditions for our employees.

Seeds planted to date

Total Carbon Offset to Date

Where Collegiality and Collaboration Grow.
One seed at a time.

Opinion Dynamics implemented Evergreen, a peer-to-peer recognition software that lets our teams give staff kudos in appreciation for all the amazing collaborative and innovative work they do. Evergreen, in turn, is partnered with Eden Reforestation Projects, a non-profit organization with a holistic approach to reforestation and ecological restoration.  Eden has planted more than 900 million trees around the world since they started, working with national leaders and local communities to restore forests with native tree species on a massive scale. Through their efforts, they not only create jobs and protect ecosystems but also help mitigate climate change.

Job Board

Opinion Dynamics is looking for a Consultant to join our team. In this multi-faceted role, you will bring your strong experience in applied social science research to execute research and evaluation methods and approaches and develop products (written reports, presentations, etc.) that support client needs. You will be responsible for:  Designing interview guides and surveys Interviewing a range of clients and stakeholders in the energy industry including utility staff, utility customers, contractors, and policy makers Analyzing data from an array of social science research methods such as interviews, focus groups, surveys, and secondary data sources Developing data visualizations and graphics read more ...
Energy Efficiency Evaluation Internship  Opinion Dynamics is seeking a paid evaluation intern during the summer 2024 to support the company’s evaluation of energy efficiency programs in the Midwest. In this role, you will learn about the role of utilities in energy efficiency and the types of programs offered to help consumers save energy; hone your research skills and learn about the field of program evaluation; and help contribute to understanding the impact of energy efficiency on communities in Illinois.   Intern Responsibilities   Work directly with members of Opinion Dynamics’ portfolio evaluation team, which includes engineers, social scientists, statisticians, public policy experts read more ...
Opinion Dynamics is growing and is seeking a new team member to join our Data Analytics team. In this role, you will get to apply your analytical expertise, backed by your knowledge of and experience in the clean energy space.  Our ideal candidate will bring a solid quantitative skillset at the cross-section of data science, statistics, and econometrics combined with the ability to effectively navigate a consulting firm's dynamic and collaborative environment. You will have demonstrated applied experience performing advanced analytics of interval energy consumption and equipment telematics data streams to support load impact or forecasting studies of clean energy read more ...
Environmental sustainability is a crucial area of study for the United States. This role requires leadership and oversight of exciting research tackling some of today’s most important topics of conversation, including decarbonization, electric vehicles, energy conservation, and environmental justice.   As a Principal Consultant, you are the cornerstone of a project team, connecting our energy industry clients (e.g., utilities, government entities, and program administrators) with the internal expertise needed to answer their key research questions. In this role, you will be responsible for project and staff management. This includes leading the design and execution of research and evaluation projects in read more ...
Opinion Dynamics is looking for a Senior Consultant to join our team. In this multi-faceted role, you will bring your strong experience in applied social science research to execute research and evaluation methods and approaches and develop products (written reports, presentations, etc.) that support client needs. You will be responsible for: Designing interview guides and surveys Interviewing a range of clients and stakeholders in the energy industry including utility staff, utility customers, contractors, and policymakers Analyzing data from an array of social science research methods such as interviews, focus groups, surveys, and secondary data sources Developing data visualizations and graphics read more ...