Location:         Stroud – Hybrid working available

Role

Climate17 are working closely with a well-known renewable energy business that own and operate a large portfolio of Solar PV, Onshore wind and Biogas assets across the UK.

Our client is actively looking for a Senior Smart Grid Analyst to lead in helping maximise the profitability of Smart Grid managed assets, through oversight and development of the algorithms deployed within our automated trading platform.



Responsibilities
 

• Develop a ‘best in class’ optimisation model for controllable flexible renewable assets (Batteries, Solar, Wind, etc) against available income streams.
• Work with Data Analysis team on developing state of the art auction theory to bid assets into the day ahead various markets, mindful of stacking constraints caused by mutually exclusive revenue streams.
• Help develop, update and maintain the integration of the optimisation models into our clients wider decision-making environment.

• Are comfortable communicating (verbal and written) to different audiences (e.g.
  
  technical and non-technical)
• Ability to manage and understand trading positions.
• Ability to provide actionable insight from complex data.
• Strong analytical, theoretical and numeric skills
• Experience in the Energy Industry.
• Experience in Python or similar software.
• Degree in a numerate subject, or a proven track record of quantitative and qualitative analytical abilities, ideally in a commercial setting
• Experience programming and developing optimisation techniques.
• Experience of modelling distributed energy resources such as energy storage
• Experience using SQL is advantageous.
• Experience using AWS or other cloud services.
• Strong initiative and the ability to take the lead on projects.
• Experience using REST APIs to read and post data.
• Ability to mentor/coach more junior team members