Senior Energy Economist

Mott MacDonald
Brighton and Hove - United Kingdom
S: Competitive

Job Description

Based within the economics team within the Power business, the senior consultant will be expected to manage and contribute to projects involving a range of economic and policy issues on energy matters in a global arena. The role will also involve taking responsibility for business development initiatives and project proposals.

The work will involve predominantly quantitative analysis (using simple spreadsheet models and more complex models) and techno-economic analysis mainly in the electricity sector, especially the generation sector, but also likely to involve market and regulatory insight. As part of this work there be a considerable amount of report and proposal writing with occasional client presentations.

The role involves working potentially on multiple projects / proposals, both within teams and on a lone basis. Since the work is often of a techno-economic nature there is a requirement to familiarise oneself with and take an interest in the technical aspects of the electricity/generation market. There will be a requirement to travel for business (often beyond Europe) on an occasional basis, typically for short periods. Supervision and support will be provided by the chief economist.

Candidate Specification

The successful candidate will have:

- Masters in economics (or related field with a quantitative emphasis) and experience in economics or closely related discipline in the area of energy markets
- Experience of working as a consultant and assignments overseas will be an advantage
- A strong interest in energy policy and markets and willingness to learn about technologies, system operations and also key contracting arrangements
- A strong track record in modelling and quantitative analysis is essential.
- Particularly relevant experience in this area includes electricity market/dispatch modelling, least cost expansion studies, demand forecasting, use of Monte Carlo simulation and statistical packages, optimisation principles
- Good report writing and public presentation skills
- A willingness to travel internationally for short periods
- A keen interest in contributing to business development including writing proposals and making occasional pitches

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