Principal Consultant – Power & Renewables
Wood Mackenzie
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Edinburgh • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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Lead
About the role
- The Principal Consultant will help grow the Power and Renewables Consulting practice within the EMEA region
- With a key focus on execution of projects as well as developing and managing relationships with key clients
- Requires a combination of solid knowledge of the power and renewables market dynamics across countries in EMEA & wider energy value chain dynamics
- Requires strong project management and execution capabilities to successfully deliver client mandates
- Provide project leadership and coaching of the junior team members to develop the wider consulting practice in EMEA
- High-profile role both internally and externally and influential in Wood Mackenzie achieving its goals regionally and globally.
Requirements
- Direct experience within the power & renewables industry or in a related consulting environment with demonstrated experience in project management
- Preferably with at least 5-8 years of working experience at a power and/or renewables focused consulting firm, IPP, power utility, development company, infrastructure fund, bank, or other such analytical or consulting role in the power & renewables industry
- A strong understanding of the power industry dynamics, EMEA power markets, power market fundamentals and price setting, core technologies (wind, solar, BESS, gas/flexible resource), business models and strategies
- Analytical skills including but not limited to financial modelling and familiarity with power asset and/or market modelling (commercial)
- Proven experience of working in a team environment is essential
- Proven experience acting as a commercial advisor in power and renewables transactions highly desirable
- Strong Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Personal time management skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong writing and presentation skills
- Project management
Benefits
- Equal opportunities employer
- Commitment to recruiting the best people
- Support for applicants with disabilities
- Recognition programs
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
project managementfinancial modellingpower asset modellingmarket modellingwind technologysolar technologyBESSgas resourceprice settingbusiness models
Soft skills
analytical skillsteam collaborationtime managementcommunication skillsinterpersonal skillswriting skillspresentation skillscoachingrelationship managementleadership