Practice Areas

We specialize in specific niches to provide your search with the professionalism, insight, and working knowledge that comes with focus. We are dedicated to offering a personalized, customer focused, and straightforward approach. Paragon Group specialize in the following Practice Areas related to all aspects of the Energy Industry.

  • Accounting
  • Asset Management
  • Business Analysis
  • Business Development
  • Consulting
  • Contract Administration
  • Credit Risk
  • Engineering
  • EPC
  • Finance
  • Fundamental Analysis
  • Human Resources
  • Legal
  • Market Risk Analytics
  • Marketing & Sales
  • Operation
  • O&M
  • Origination
  • Plant Management
  • Procurement
  • Quantitative Analytics
  • Real-Time Operations
  • Regulatory
  • Risk Control
  • Risk Management
  • RTO
  • Settlements
  • Solar
  • Storage
  • Structuring
  • Substation Operation & Design
  • Trading
  • Transmission Planning
  • Transmission Operation
  • Wind

Why Paragon Group?

Here’s an all too familiar scenario – there’s an opening at your office and you need to fill it, fast. The stress of one person trying to perform two jobs is taking its toll. You’ve made an effort to look at the pile of resumes on your desk but can’t seem to find enough quality time to carefully sift through them. You could go ahead, fill the position and end up with a potential second-rate candidate or you could call Paragon Group.

At Paragon Group we professionally handle all aspects of the search and evaluation process in locating top talent for leading companies within the energy industry, especially the power sector. Our thorough process, along with a growing network of contacts developed through daily communication with companies and “difference makers” in our specialized niches, allow us to successfully complete the most challenging of searches.

Paragon Group knows executive search. Over 20 years of experience allows us to cut through the clutter to find the energy professionals that have the right skills to fill your position. Our process is accurate, fast, and simple to work with. Talk with us about your staffing needs directly. Let us take the pressure off so you can focus on what you are best at; running your business.

The team at Paragon Group work in partnership with our clients on both a corporate and personal level, providing innovative solutions for your business-critical recruitment issues.

In the end, a professional recruiter is as good as the number of fully qualified candidates they deliver to the client. To do this, the recruiter needs to be good at selling candidates on the benefits of working for your firm. Needs to know how to overcome objections and turn negatives into positives. They need to offer solutions, work out compromises, and in the end- make the hire happen. At Paragon Group, our primary concern is producing results for you, our client.

The Paragon Difference

NICHE EXPERTISE

Niche expertise allows us to understand our clients and the key players in each specific field of the energy industry. During our history, our success has been based upon discovering untapped talent in the energy business, and allowing our clients to see candidates they normally could not access on their own.

COMMITMENT

Since we can operate on a retained, engagement, or contingency basis, we can structure a search based on the needs of our clients and add flexibility to the search process. We are fully committed to providing our clients with high quality, differentiated executive search and advisory services.

LENGTHY TRACK RECORD

Lengthy track record allows for successful “in, near and out of the box” recruiting strategies. Multitude of similar search engagements allowing for competitive benchmarking, comprehensive search knowledge, and swift delivery.

TEAM ORIENTED

Team oriented flat hierarchy that ensures teamwork, quick flow of information, and rapid response time. Very little is achieved by working alone. Rather, real success comes from partnerships and collaboration.

SUCCESSFUL EVALUATION AND SCREENING

Successful evaluation and screening allows for both top notch “cultural fits” and matching of skills and experience. Our search consultants have the time and talent to help you find A-list players. The best part — it’s done on our clock, not yours.

COMPLETED HUNDREDS OF SEARCH PROJECTS

Completed hundreds of search projects leading to extensive relationships and a large database across North America, and even Europe and Asia.

NO SEARCH IS STRAIGHTFORWARD AND EASY

No search is straightforward and easy. By partnering with our clients, we will identify the challenges, pinpoint their core business needs, guide the search process efficiently, and introduce long lasting quality talent. We pride ourselves on our ability to provide superior attention, accessibility, and advice regardless of the search assignment. We believe that every search engagement is a critical one, every client is of equal importance, and every candidate is treated with the respect they deserve.

Client Testimonials

I have an ongoing relationship with Paragon Group. My interaction with them is always positive; they are personable and have extensive industry knowledge.We have a good rapport. I have worked with them when I was trying to recruit quantitative-oriented people into risk management or energy quantitative analytic jobs. I really appreciated that they have substantial knowledge of what these sorts of positions require as well as a good rapport with many people with a lot of quantitative skills. They have the background necessary to understand the needs of my business; they know what they are talking about and are able to use that knowledge in a good way. They are very easy to work with and have presented very high quality candidates. I definitely recommend their services.

Phil R.

Paragon Group brought us several successful candidates for 3 different positions as we built the Wind business at Exelon Wind. I would recommend them as a quality alternative to very large firms–with the necessary experience and track record to help source good people.

David D.

I have partnered with Paragon Group for two searches. Throughout the process, their communication was good. I shared the specific profile of what I was looking for and we continued to hone that as we moved through some of the candidates that were being evaluated. Overall, working with Paragon Group was a first rate experience—superior communication and the candidates were of high quality.

Travis B.

I have worked with Paragon Group multiple times over the years—both as a candidate and a client. I utilized their services for candidate recruiting in 2007 and 2008. They made three placements for my department. Paragon Group was consistently in touch and their communication with us was always clear. They understood our needs and performed thorough research for our candidate searches. The people they sent to us were always within the range of what we were looking for. Working with Paragon Group has been very productive; they have provided great candidates.

Michael R.

Paragon Group has assisted me with searches for several positions during the last several years. In 2008, they located an electrical engineer for a managerial role in utility contract analysis, negotiation, and administration. This year they placed an individual in the position to lead our permitting and environmental affairs area reporting to me—which was a difficult position to fill in a very competitive market. My experience with Paragon has been very positive and cost effective. They do an excellent job maintaining a presence in the industry and they are very aware of current issues. They do their research in order to thoroughly understand the position that you are trying to fill. Time is not wasted thanks to their effective screening process. I would definitely recommend Paragon Group to others.

Richard F.

Paragon Group International offers service options ranging from Exclusive Retained Search to Acquisition & Divestiture Services. When evaluating the various options, it’s not a question of which approach is better. Rather, it is a question of which approach will best serve your needs. In many cases our clients have opted to utilize different search options simultaneously. The determining factor should be the level of priority the assignment justifies.

Exclusive Retained Search

The retained search option is appropriate at all staffing levels. Key factors would be client priority, need and timing. The values our clients derive from our retained search service are: Committed resources – retained assignments receive our highest priority. Retained assignments are handled exclusively by our senior staff. Our staff members are limited to one retained assignment at a time; we do this to insure that a client receives our undivided attention. Clients benefit from a customized process designed with flexibility to meet their special needs. This provides the client with greater control over the process. We orchestrate an effective process insuring the search, recruitment, and selection phases are not compromised by factors extraneous to the client’s objectives. All candidates are recruited exclusively for the client until the assignment is concluded or until released by the client.

Contingency Search

Contingency search is best suited for situations of lower priority where client timing is not critical. Contingency search is designed to provide quality, fundamental search services complemented with basic candidate review. Contingency Search offers: No up front financial commitment is required, services are provided on a “time/resource available” basis. Specialized services are provided upon request on a cost plus basis. The client assumes more of a “hands-on” approach and greater “in-house” client resources are utilized. Exclusivity of presented candidates cannot be guaranteed. The client maintains more responsibility for candidate assessment and selection.

Project & Program Recruitment Services

Specifically designed for clients dealing with growth that requires rapid deployment of multiple candidates with the same basic skill profile. Our Project & Program Recruitment Services will meet your needs and timelines, whether you plan to supplement your team by five, fifty, or even five hundred people; we can handle your project. Upon retaining our services, we will assign a team to your project that will simultaneously attract, recruit, and interview multiple candidates. This will ensure that you will meet crucial deadlines for startups, product launches, or responding to unforeseen turnover.

Consulting Services

Paragon Group is more than a recruitment service provider. The strength of our firm lies in meeting client needs. Our years of experience have taught us that different situations require custom solutions. With this in mind, we can assist you in developing specialized programs designed around such diverse areas as key employee retention and turnover reduction, compensation and benefit surveys, as well as board member recruitment.

Acquisition & Divestiture Services

Utilizing our substantial industry knowledge and contacts, we assist clients that desire to acquire or divest of assets. If you are seeking potential acquisition targets or desire to divest of specific assets, we can identify appropriate organizations, obtain information, and confidentially make the introductions when appropriate.

Human Resource Due Diligence

After an acquisition has been identified, we can coordinate the evaluation of the “human assets”, identifying the key contributors and establishing their level of commitment to stay with the new organization. Through our affiliation with globally recognized human resource consulting firms, we can assist with organizational integration, change processes, management team reorganization, leadership development programs, personal and team performance assessment and enhancement programs, etc.

Program Outsourcing

Outsourcing can reduce the cost of internally managed programs that can be more efficiently handled by an external service provider such as new graduate, entry level recruiting, sales staffing, out placement programs, and internal recruitment.

Selected Completed Assignments

Renewable

  • Technical Manager Wind Turbine (Western US)
  • Wind Power Developer (Midwest)
  • Wind Resource Analyst (Southern US)
  • Manager of Wind Power Development (Rocky Mountains)
  • EHS Manager- Wind (Rocky Mountains)
  • Manager Wind Power Origination (Canada)
  • Senior Wind Power Development (Eastern US)
  • Vice President of Transmission & Engineering (Midwest)
  • Utility Relations Manager (Midwest)
  • Manager, Permitting and Environmental Affairs (Midwest)
  • Senior Advisor, Renewable Energy (South Africa)

Marketing

  • Senior Vice President Gas Marketing (Eastern US)
  • Vice President Sales & Marketing (Southern US)
  • Director Product Development (Southern US)
  • National Accounts Manager (Western US)
  • Senior Power Marketer (Eastern US)
  • Vice President Power Sales Origination (Midwest)
  • Manager Power Origination (Eastern US)
  • Sales Executive (Southern US)
  • Manager Power Marketing (Midwest)

Finance

  • Chief Financial Officer (Southern US)
  • Controller (Southern US)
  • Manager Accounting Crude Oil (Eastern US)
  • Senior Account Managers (Southern US)
  • Structuring Analyst (Midwest)
  • Senior Structuring Analyst (Southern US)
  • Manager Structuring (Southern US)
  • Director Operations (Southeast)
  • Energy Contract Administrator (Western US)
  • Manager Gas Settlements (Western US)
  • Financial Controller (Southern US)
  • Senior Accountant (Southern US)

Legal

  • Law Firm Partner (Western US)
  • FERC In-House Counsel (Western US)
  • Director of Legal Services (Eastern US)
  • General Counsel (Midwest)
  • Gas Settlement Analyst (Western US)
  • Director of Regulatory Affairs (Western US)
  • Of Counsel (Northeast US)
  • Regulatory Attorney (Southeastern US)

Miscellaneous

  • Senior Geologist (Midwest)
  • Sr. Business Valuation Analyst (Eastern US)>
  • Senior Business Valuation Analyst (Rocky Mountains)
  • Power Engineer (Eastern US)
  • Controls Engineer (Midwest)
  • Software Engineer (Western US)
  • Business System Engineer (Eastern US)
  • Energy Consultant (Eastern US)
  • Manager Gas Control (Southeast)
  • Director, Power Management (Northwestern US)
  • Director Transmission (Midwest)
  • Senior Mechanical Engineer (Southern US)
  • Supervisor Transmission Line Maintenance (Southern US)
  • Senior Regulatory Compliance Engineer (Southern US)

Risk Management

  • Vice President Risk Management (Eastern US)
  • Vice President Credit Risk (Southern US)
  • Vice President Risk Management (Midwest)
  • Senior Director of Credit & Market Risk Management (Western US)
  • Risk Control Supervisor (Retail) (Eastern US)
  • Manager Credit Risk (Southern US)
  • Manager Market Risk (Western US)
  • Enterprise Risk Analyst (Eastern US)
  • Risk Control Analyst (Southern US)
  • Risk Management Analyst (Eastern US)
  • Senior Compliance Officer (Southern US)
  • Trading Control Analyst (Midwest)
  • Director Corporate Market Risk (Midwest)
  • Director Quantitative Analysis (Midwest)
  • Director Quantitative Research (Southern US)
  • Director IT Risk Systems (Midwest)
  • Director Quantitative Analysis (Eastern US)
  • Lead Risk Management Analyst (Southern US)
  • Risk Control Analyst (Midwest)
  • Quantitative Analyst (Midwest)>
  • Senior Risk Management Analyst (Southern US)
  • Risk Research Analyst (Midwest)
  • Senior Quantitative Analyst (Eastern US)
  • Quantitative Strategist (Eastern US)
  • Senior Quantitative Analyst (Midwest)
  • Senior Quantitative Analyst (Eastern US)
  • Manager Quantitative Research (Southern US)
  • Manager Quantitative Research (Midwest)
  • Manager Fundamental Analysis (Southern US)
  • Manager Quantitative Research (Midwest)
  • Manager of Gas Structuring (Southern US)
  • Natural Gas Analyst (Southeast)
  • Manager, Structuring Analysis (Eastern US)

Trading

  • Senior Vice President of Trading (Eastern US)
  • Global Head of Crude Trading (Eastern US)
  • Vice President Power Trading (Eastern US)
  • Managing Director Energy Trading (Southern US)
  • Director Meteorology
  • Chief Meteorologist (Southern US)
  • Lead Meteorologist (Southern US)
  • Real Time Power Trader (Midwest)
  • Real Time Power Trader (Western US)
  • Senior Power Trader (Western US)
  • Senior Vice President Natural Gas Origination (Eastern US)
  • Senior Real-Time Trader (Eastern US)
  • Senior Power Trader (Western US)
  • Senior Power Trader (Western US)
  • Senior Real Time Power Trader (Western US)
  • Natural Gas Trader (Southern US)
  • Senior Gas Trader (Western US)
  • Gas Option Trader (Southern US)
  • Power Trader (Rocky Mountains)
  • Senior Gas Scheduler (Southeast)