This is a fully remote position but will involve some travel, and regular calls with clients, so locations as close as possible to US time zones are strongly preferred.

About the role

As a Senior Research Analyst, you will lead workstreams and, increasingly, whole engagements. You will structure the client’s question, build or direct the models, pressure-test the answer and present a clear recommendation to senior client stakeholders, while coaching Research Analysts along the way.

You will also help shape new work. That means scoping proposals, spotting follow-on opportunities and building BlueTech’s reputation in the market. We are looking for someone who can be trusted with a client, a deadline and a junior team, and who wants to grow toward leading the practice’s work.

What you'll do

Representative examples of our engagements (illustrative, not a client list):

Sizing the North American market for PFAS treatment across municipal drinking water and industrial wastewater, segmented by technology (granular activated carbon, ion exchange, high-pressure membranes and destruction).
Benchmarking a dozen MBR, MABR and aerobic granular sludge suppliers on energy use, footprint, effluent quality, capex and opex for a strategic buyer.
Running a horizon scan of emerging nutrient and resource recovery technologies for a chemicals company planning its next five years.
Mapping technology and asset solutions across a utility's treatment value chain to show where water reuse, biosolids and digital investments fit.
Supporting commercial due diligence on a UV disinfection or instrumentation company for a private equity fund: market growth, competitive position, voice of customer and technology risk.
Building a competitive landscape of industrial water treatment providers serving semiconductor fabs, data centers and mining operations.

Engagement and workstream leadership

Translate loosely defined client questions into hypotheses, issue trees and workplans with clear deliverables, timelines and budgets.
Own major workstreams end to end, and lead smaller engagements outright, from kickoff to final presentation.
Direct and review the work of Research Analysts, set the analytical standard, and coach them as they develop.

Technology assessment and benchmarking

Lead technology assessments and benchmarks, including technical due diligence on a target's technology: maturity, differentiation, scalability, IP position and risk.
Build and defend a clear point of view on which technologies will win, in which segments, and why.
Develop technology and asset solution maps that help clients see where to invest across the water value chain.

Market sizing and forecasting

Design market sizing and forecasting frameworks for water and wastewater technologies that others can build on.
Quality-assure models for logic, consistency, source quality and engineering sense before they reach a client.

Due diligence, market studies and M&A support

Lead commercial due diligence workstreams for private equity and strategic buyers: market attractiveness, competitive position, customer diligence and business plan assessment, often on tight deal timelines.
Lead horizon scans, competitive landscapes and market studies, and support buy-side target screening and acquisition strategy for water technology companies.
Plan and run expert and customer interview programs, and synthesize the findings into a clear view.

Clients and business development

Act as a trusted day-to-day contact for clients, and present to C-suite executives, investment committees and utility leadership.
Contribute to proposals, including scoping, approach, staffing and pricing inputs, and spot follow-on opportunities.
Raise BlueTech's profile through web briefings, articles and conference talks, including at BlueTech Forum.

AI and analytical innovation

Design repeatable, AI-assisted research workflows (for example for horizon scans, company screening and interview synthesis) with clear quality controls, and train colleagues to use them.
Champion tools such as Python, Power BI and data platforms where they make our work faster and better.

Who you are

BlueTech Research is a vibrant and innovative employer, flexible in how it engages and develops its people. If this sounds like the sort of job and employer you are interested in, please submit your CV here.