Principal Energy Strategy and Policy Modelling Consultant

Description

• Have developed and maintained a position of influence with a network of key industry clients and partners who they collaborate with.
• Supporting Citizens Advice by building a probabilistic modelling tool for understanding the future of domestic gas bills during different energy transition scenarios. This project was nominated for a 2025 British Data Award.
• Building a BESS dispatch prediction tool to understand how future BESS will likely play in the Balancing Mechanism and Frequency Response markets, helping NESO to consider market stacking behaviour in their construction planning assumptions.
• Developing AI decision making systems
• Building AI tools to automatically extract data and quantitative insights from local area energy plans, regional energy strategies and national strategies. Using uncertain data to build statistical forecasting tools for future demand and system change
• Helping NESO to improve the Least Worst Regret decision making process for the Centralised Strategic Network Plan (CSNP). We worked with a team of academics to build a new decision-making framework that incorporates Bayesian statistics into investment decision making.
• Drive continuous improvement, actively contributing to the development of others through mentoring, coaching, knowledge sharing and thought leadership.
• Developing a resilience modelling capability to understand the impact to electricity and gas consumers during shock events. Working with UK government, system operator and DNOs to build decision support tools for future investments to build system resilience.
• Using electricity system simulation tools, such as PyPSA, to develop Fractal Flow, technology to improve visibility between operators at different scales of the GB electricity system, helping to optimise control of distributed resources.

Requirements

• Thinks strategically about client needs and offers their expert perspective to challenge their thinking.
• Have an excellent understanding of the energy system and markets in Great Britain and seen as a leader in their field of expertise.
• Decision science and decision support tools
• Acts as a visible role model to colleagues, demonstrating a development path they can follow and supporting others in their careers. Role models listening to, open mindedness and reflecting on diverse viewpoints. Leverages team diversity to brainstorm and co-create solutions effectively.
• Complex business case analysis
• Have experience delivering energy system modelling, data science, operational research or statistical analysis for solving complex challenges. Candidates should be adept at applying a range of other creative problem-solving techniques to deliver successful outcomes for clients and understand the latest technology choices available.
• Are experienced at developing winning proposals, with a strong track record leading significant opportunities through to completion and taking a balanced approach to identify the return versus risk.
• Are confident communicating complex ideas and advice to senior stakeholders, both in writing and in person, with a track record of effective influence.
• Are confident leading projects, managing teams and taking responsibility for the success of projects.
• Are effective collaborators with experience of working as part of a dynamic team.

Benefits

• Paid membership fees to a professional institution
• Attractive salary
• Life assurance
• Private healthcare membership
• Company pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Happy To Talk Flexible Working
• Targeted professional development
• Season rail ticket loan
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Bonus scheme linked into company performance
• 25 days' holiday entitlement

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance