Senior Analyst, Product and Financial Value

About ASL

ASL is at the heart of the energy transition, partnering with governments on critical infrastructure programs that are delivering the energy system of tomorrow, today. Purpose-built to fulfill this role, we act as trusted intermediary between governments and the private sector, creating a bridge between policy ambitions and the action that will deliver a net-zero energy system that benefits all Australians. ASL is committed to best-in-class service delivery for partner governments and continually building our relationships with stakeholders who deliver and support new infrastructure. 

This is a unique organisation, which is an important part of the Australian Energy Market Operator. You'll be tasked with solving novel and complex problems, adapting to ever evolving energy system needs and proactively considering how to enhance outcomes for consumers and taxpayers. You'll collaborate with the brightest and best minds, growing your skills whilst belonging to a highly respectful and inclusive culture, sharing the commitment to an essential purpose.

About the Role & Team:

The Commercial team's ambition is to deliver energy transition in Australia at the lowest cost and risk to electricity consumers and government. The ASL commercial team contribute to this through competitive tenders, which deliver timely, high quality, energy infrastructure. For ASL's commercial team this means:

• Working closely with private sector investors to establish relationships of trust. These relationships allow ASL to learn, educate, build awareness and gather insights for tender and product design refinements
• Commercial design of products and contracts (e.g. design LTESA, REZ access rights and in collaboration with government partners)
• Tender design & end-to-end delivery of the tender process for the procurement of energy infrastructure for NSW
• Collaborate with EnergyCo and other government partners to ensure REZ access rights become products capable of tendering
• Design and implement a robust probity framework in the tender process

About the Responsibilities & Accountabilities:

Reporting to the Manager, Product and Financial Value, the Senior Analyst, Product and Financial Value is responsible for preparing and delivering key elements of ASL's commercial designs and the tenders. This role has a particular focus on financial assessments of bids and on product design.

Core responsibilities include;

• Supporting the Senior Manager(s) and General Manager in planning and delivering important aspects of Company's tenders, including commercial designs, tender collateral, and tender analysis with a focus on financial assessments of bids and product design
• Supporting and preparing high-quality written materials to facilitate tenders, inform, and educate ASL's stakeholders
• Undertaking advanced commercial and financial analysis before and during the assessment, including on policy positions with high levels of future uncertainty

• Undertaking evaluation, due diligence, and reporting across multiple tender submissions. This involves;

• exploring and establishing views on complex diligence issues

• reviewing and providing input to the development of products made available in tenders, such as the design of a Long-Term Energy Service Agreement (LTESA) and;
• reviewing modelling outputs during the assessment.)
• Communicating with tender proponents and other stakeholders (including government, banks, investors, and external advisors) to deliver company commercial objectives. This will also include participating in (and facilitate) workshops for establishing processes and design decisions to support assessment
• Developing an understanding and applying high standards of integrity and probity requirements in all of Company's processes
• Proactively seeking opportunities to identify and implement efficiency to the risk and compliance management processes
• Supporting the design of financial value assessment frameworks and energy market modelling by selecting key parameters. Ensuring a clear purpose and understanding of regulatory issues, applying frameworks effectively and creating materials for assessment committees, while fostering a shared understanding of the regulation's goals and outcomes.

About You & the Role Requirements:

• Proven experience in the private sector (e.g., consultancy, corporate finance adviser, utility company or similar) or government with demonstrated ability to contribute towards delivery complex infrastructure projects, transactions, or financing
• Demonstrated experience planning, drafting, and delivering complex documents, financial models, or energy market modelling analysis
• Education qualifications in engineering, finance, law, economics, or similar and/or equivalent work experience in financing or evaluating energy infrastructure projects
• Proficiency in Excel for data analysis and modelling. Experience with other programming languages such as Python is not mandatory, but highly regarded
• Exceptional professionalism, communication and collaboration skills
• Excellent ability to exercise judgement, facilitate necessary decision making and manage complex communications including understanding and responding to multiple conflicting viewpoints.
• Results orientated with excellent attention to detail and ability to identify, manage and mitigate risks
• Strong interest in, and curiosity about, energy transition is essential

As a fully hybrid working culture, we can consider applications from across Australia, however preference will be given to applications in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane for collaborative purposes.