Senior Analyst (Energy) | Paris

Who We Are:

We are one of the worlds leading economic consulting firms. We strive to recruit and develop talented people to work together to produce meaningful economic analysis of exceptional quality and to create a positive impact on our clients and society.

Our extensive expertise in the various Energy market ranges from market design & regulatory issues strategy development and market modelling to comprehensive expert work in civil and antitrust / competition proceedings and carrying out due diligences for transactions. We work with utilities energy infrastructure operators large end-users of energy energy regulators law firms and investors.

You will work on both quantitative modelling and regulatory issues through a range of international projects.

OurEMEA Energy Team with 60 professionals across Europe is at the forefront of the transformation of energy markets. We advise governments regulators energy companies financial investors and legal counsels on issues spanning:

- Market design and regulation of electricity gas and hydrogen markets across the entire value chain

- Energy transition strategies climate policy carbon markets and decarbonisation pathways

- Industrial decarbonisation and industrial competitiveness

- Valuation of energy assets and investment decisions for utilities infrastructure funds and industrials; due diligence support

- Market and financial modelling

- Competition and State aid investigations

- Regulatory and commercial disputes including arbitration and litigation support

Our company is global and our EMEA Energy Team focuses onEurope Africa and the Middle East.

Ourwork combinescutting-edgeeconomic research deep energy sector expertisewithappliedmarket and financialmodellingtohelp clientsnavigate therapid transformationof energy systems.

Our recentpublic studiesinclude a modelling focussed study forEnergie Nederland on Resource Adequacy and the future design of the Dutch electricity market a modelling based impact assessment of a Swedish capacity remuneration mechanism for Svenska kraftnät a report forNaturgy Foundation on the evolution of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanismand a modelling focussed study for Nuclear Europe on the role of nuclear power generation in a low-carbon Europe in 2050 Business Europe on European competitiveness in the energy and climate transition a report forEurelectric on the evolution of system flexibility needs and the evolving concept of security of supply a report for theClean Air Task Force on the deployment of clean power technologies.

Due to expansion of our Energy practice in Europe we are currently looking for an experienced power market modeller/consultant with several years of professional experience in consulting regulatory authorities or with energy utilities.

You will work on both quantitative modelling and regulatory issues across can be located in any of our European offices (i.e. Berlin Düsseldorf Paris Brussels London and Helsinki) and will continuously work with colleagues in other offices.

Typical duties will include:

• Quantitative analysis using our energy-specific models and using our energy system modelling platforms (power market model based on Plexos bespoke tools in Python data analysis)

• Preparation of reports and summaries of analysis.

• Active participation in client meetings and conference calls.

• Participation in our business development efforts

Benefits of your career at Compass Lexecon:

• A competitive salary with additional benefits

• A variety of interesting and challenging projects

• Client interaction and responsibility from day one

• Excellent development opportunities

• An international team from a variety of backgrounds and experiences

• A steep learning curve in a supportive and collaborative team

• Comprehensive training programs

Experience and Skills Required:

• 2 to 5 years of relevant professional experience in energy consulting with regulatory authorities or in energy utilities

• Experience in power market modelling (long-term capacity expansion short-term dispatch) power prices projection supply and demand dynamics wholesale market analysis ancillary services market analysis power plants valuation

• Experience in power market simulation software (e.g. Plexos BID 3 PyPSA Antares)

• Experience in data manipulation (time series analysis data collection and cleaning). Working knowledge of statistical packages or programming languages (Python R etc.)

• Masters degree in Economics Engineering Finance or Statistics from a leading university

• Fluency (both spoken and written)in English is mandatory; Fluency in German or French is a plus

• Other European languages are desirable

• Advanced Excel PowerPoint and Word skills

• Commitment to high-quality and accurate work

• Strong solution orientation and analytical skills

• Good organisational skills and ability to prioritize

• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and clients

• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment

For an informal discussion on this position please contact Pierre-Emmanuel Peslier (Senior Economist Paris) at and/or Wenkai Mi (Senior Economist Helsinki) at .