Associate Director Energy Economics and Regulation

About Our Client

Global Consultancy

Job Description

I am looking to recruiting a Associate Director of Energy Economics for a global consultancy who are looking to grow their utilities practice.

In response to demand from their clients the team is seeking experienced economists to help grow the business in the following areas:

• The economics of power generation
• Power price forecasting / modelling
• Policy and regulation of energy and water networks, flexibility, electric vehicles, whole systems approaches and system operation; and
• Policy and regulation of heat and industrial decarbonisation (including hydrogen and CCUS)

Responsibilities:

• identifying and designing policy and regulation to solve the challenges created by the energy transition faced by companies, governments and regulators;
• delivering high calibre economic insight and producing high quality, technically sound reports;
• management of projects to time and budget and leading teams;
• liaising with clients and leading client meetings;
• proactively supporting business development initiatives; and
• playing an active part in the management of the wider team of managers, executives and analysts.

The Successful Applicant

I am looking for applicants with experience in some of the following:

• Designing and influencing sector-specific economic regulation or wholesale / capacity / ancillary service / balancing / retail market arrangements;
• Designing and analysing energy and water network policy and regulation, including price controls (such as Ofgem's RIIO-3 price control framework, Ofwat's PR24 price control framework), smart grids, hydrogen and CCUS network regulation; and
• Undertaking cost of capital and other financial analysis related to ensuring the attractiveness of utility regulation for investors
• Experienced in working either in a consultancy or commercial regulated business.

What's on Offer

£90,000 - £105,000 PA DOE plus car allowance, bonus and benefits