The Role
Lead quantitative advisory projects on energy transition and electricity markets: structure analyses with modelling teams, derive data-driven insights, present to clients, manage junior staff, monitor policy/market developments, and contribute to product development and client engagement.
Summary Generated by Built In
Based in Sydney, you will be an important senior member of the Australian advisory practice, helping to deliver our advisory services for clients. You will support all aspects of client engagement: helping identify issues, forming hypotheses, conducting analysis, synthesising conclusions into recommendations and presenting to senior clients. You will develop data-based strategic insights into the energy transition for both public and private sector clients. You will manage junior colleagues in developing insights to help clients make better choices.
You will work in a dynamic, stimulating, and demanding yet supportive environment. You will apply your interpersonal skills to build connected, co-operative project teams. You will be given responsibility to chart the path of their teams through projects, and opportunities to substantially influence the thinking of organisations across the energy sector. Over time, you will be able to grow into an industry expert with deep experience addressing major strategic issues at the world’s leading electricity market modelling firm.
You will be expected to have experience in the energy markets (ideally in power), either at a consultancy, government body, or industry. Prior experience in leading and managing a team will be a plus.
You will work in a dynamic, stimulating, and demanding yet supportive environment. You will apply your interpersonal skills to build connected, co-operative project teams. You will be given responsibility to chart the path of their teams through projects, and opportunities to substantially influence the thinking of organisations across the energy sector. Over time, you will be able to grow into an industry expert with deep experience addressing major strategic issues at the world’s leading electricity market modelling firm.
You will be expected to have experience in the energy markets (ideally in power), either at a consultancy, government body, or industry. Prior experience in leading and managing a team will be a plus.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and carry out timely and rigorous quantitative analyses to enhance clients’ decision making
- Work closely with our modelling team, structuring economic problems into quantifiable analyses and deriving insights from the model results
- Monitor the latest policy and market developments
- Engage with clients to thoroughly understand their interests and gain new insights
- Communicate findings to clients in workshops and conferences, turning analysis to insight by creating compelling presentations
- Contribute to our product development, by identifying new opportunities and expanding our capabilities
What we are looking for
Required attributes:
- At least 4 years of experience at a consultancy, energy company, financial services company, or other knowledge-focused firm or institution
- First class or high second-class university degree (or equivalent) from a top-tier university
- Demonstrated success in taking responsibility for project and process management in team-oriented environments
- Proven ability to interpret and derive insight from complex quantitative data and information
- Ability to communicate clearly and co-operate effectively with both technically and non-technically minded people
- Self-starting, entrepreneurial mind-set, and desire to grow the business
Desirable attributes:
- Previous experience of working on energy-related projects or policy in an Australian context. One of the following areas will be highly favoured – network and grid modelling, distributed energy resources, power purchase agreements or policy
- Leadership, project management or mentoring experience demonstrated by previous roles of professional responsibility or extracurricular activities
- Demonstrated success in working together with clients
- Competence in advanced data analytics (e.g. Python, R, Matlab, Advanced Excel)
- Strong academic record, such as a Master’s degree in a relevant discipline
What we offer
- The opportunity to substantially influence major decisions in the energy sector
- Direct engagement with clients through Aurora conferences, workshops and webinars
- The opportunity to grow into a publicly visible industry expert
- A fun, informal and international work culture
- Private health insurance
- Novated car leasing
- Access to the Aurora Academy, our training programme offering a range of opportunities to develop your skills
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), offering a complete support network that offers expert advice and compassionate guidance 24/7/365, covering a wide range of personal and professional aspects
The Company is committed to the principle that no employee or job applicant shall receive unfavourable treatment on grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership and pregnancy and maternity/ paternity.
About
From its academic roots, Aurora Energy Research is a thriving, rapidly growing company, currently serving over 1000 of the world’s most influential energy sector participants, including utilities, investors, and governments. While we constantly strive to reach new markets and diversify our product portfolio, we are already active across the globe in Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Europe, South Africa and North America, working with leading organisations to provide comprehensive market intelligence, bespoke analytic and advisory services, and cutting-edge software. We are a diverse team of experts with vast energy, financial, and consulting backgrounds, covering power, hydrogen, carbon, and fossil commodities. With this, we provide data-driven intelligence to fuel strategic decisions in the global energy transformation.
Skills Required
- At least 4 years of experience at a consultancy, energy company, financial services company, or other knowledge-focused firm or institution
- Experience in the energy markets (ideally in power) at consultancy, government, or industry
- First class or high second-class university degree (or equivalent) from a top-tier university
- Demonstrated success in taking responsibility for project and process management in team-oriented environments
- Proven ability to interpret and derive insight from complex quantitative data and information
- Ability to communicate clearly and cooperate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Self-starting, entrepreneurial mindset and desire to grow the business
- Previous experience on energy-related projects or policy in an Australian context (network/grid modelling, distributed energy resources, PPAs, or policy)
- Leadership, project management or mentoring experience
- Demonstrated success working with clients
- Competence in advanced data analytics (e.g., Python, R, Matlab, Advanced Excel)
- Strong academic record, such as a Master's degree in a relevant discipline
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What We Do
From its academic roots, Aurora Energy Research has grown to become the largest dedicated power market analytics company in Europe, providing data-driven intelligence for strategic decisions in the global energy transformation. We are a diverse team of over 350 experts with vast energy, financial and consulting backgrounds, covering power, hydrogen, carbon and fossil commodities. We are active in Europe, APAC and the US, working with world-leading organisations to provide comprehensive market intelligence, bespoke analytic and advisory services, and cutting-edge software.
