.Contract Type: PermanentWork Pattern: Full TimeSector: EnergyJob Ref: 5092We're a global engineering, management, and development consultancy.Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients' businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.A fundamental part of this is respecting each person's differences and striving to meet their needs.We are proud to be one of Glassdoor's top employers to work for in the UK, as well as being recognised as a Top Inclusive Company in the UK.About the business unitThe Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across several sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. Together we provide integrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle – from concept and design to construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension. Together with our clients, we're helping to deliver the energy transition globally.Overview of the roleJoin our economics team within the Energy business, where you will manage and contribute to projects involving a range of economic and financial issues on energy matters globally. Your responsibilities will include:Energy System Master Planning: From electricity generation to wider Integrated Resource Planning (IRP).Techno-Economic Analysis: Assessing energy supply, flexibility, and utilization options, including levelized cost analysis of energy systems and services.Hydrogen Economy and Decarbonization: Evaluating the techno-economics of hydrogen and decarbonization options.Energy Demand Forecasting: Using both top-down (econometric) and bottom-up approaches.Policy and Regulatory Analysis: Evaluating the impacts of energy policy and regulations on markets and techno-economics.Report Preparation and Presentation: Creating and presenting reports to clients.Tender Preparation: Responding to Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and Requests for Expressions of Interest (RFIs).The work will primarily involve quantitative analysis using spreadsheet models, complex models, and proprietary software, focusing on the electricity sector, especially generation and transmission, with some market and regulatory insights.Candidate SpecificationA Master's degree in economics or a related field with a quantitative emphasis, and experience in energy markets.High IT literacy and numeracy skills.Experience as a consultant, with overseas assignments being an advantage.Experience advising clients on large-scale power transactions.A strong track record in modeling and quantitative analysis, including electricity market/dispatch modeling, least cost expansion studies, demand forecasting, Monte Carlo simulation, statistical packages, optimization principles, Integrated Resource Planning (IRP), generation planning, and tariff analysis
