Senior Energy Economist

Mott MacDonald

Position location: Brighton,UK/ Glasgow,UK /Croydon,UK/ Cardiff,UK
Recruiter contact: Abhijeet Barpanda

We’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 a 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.

Our values: Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive, Excellence. 

About the business unit  

The 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 role

Join 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 Specification

• A 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.
• Excellent report writing and public presentation skills.
• The ability to produce clear and logical written communication.
• Adaptability and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• An interest in contributing to business development, including writing proposals and making occasional pitches.

• A flexible approach to work, with the ability to prioritize and manage time effectively to meet deadlines and client needs.

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion 

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Agile working 

Happy to talk Flexible Working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Lifestyle

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.

 Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

 Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.

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