Associate

Department:
Advisory

Location:
Sydney, Australia

Description

Based in Sydney, you will help to deliver our advisory services for clients. You will manage junior colleagues in developing insights to help clients make better choices. You will support all aspects of client engagement: helping identify issues, forming hypotheses, conducting analysis, synthesising conclusions into recommendations and presenting to senior clients. You will develop data-based strategic insights into the energy transition for both public and private sector clients.

Successful candidates will work in a dynamic, stimulating, and demanding yet supportive environment. They will apply their interpersonal skills to build connected, co-operative project teams. They will be given responsibility to chart the path of their teams through projects, and opportunities to substantially influence the thinking of organisations across the energy sector. Over time, they will be able to grow into industry experts under the guidance of directors with deep experience addressing major strategic issues at the world's leading electricity market modelling firm.

The position suits an experienced analyst or associate from a top-tier strategic or economic consultancy, energy company, financial services company, or knowledge-focused firm or institution. The successful candidate will combine technical ability with a strong track record of leadership and dependable performance in team-oriented environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and carry out timely and rigorous quantitative analyses to enhance clients' decision making
• Work closely with our modelling team, structuring economic problems into quantifiable analyses and deriving insights from the model results
• Monitor the latest policy and market developments
• Engage with clients to thoroughly understand their interests and gain new insights.
• Communicate findings to clients in workshops and conferences, turning analysis to insight by creating compelling presentations
• Contribute to our product development, by identifying new opportunities and expanding our capabilities

What we are looking for

Required attributes:

• At least 2 to 4 years of experience at a major consultancy, energy company, financial services company, or other knowledge-focused firm or institution
• First class or high second-class university degree
• Demonstrated success in taking responsibility for project and process management in team-oriented environments
• Proven ability to interpret and derive insight from complex quantitative data and information
• Ability to communicate clearly and co-operate effectively with both technically and non-technically minded people
• Self-starting, entrepreneurial mind-set, and desire to grow the business

Desirable attributes:

• Previous experience of working on energy-related projects or policy – particularly in an Australian context
• Leadership, management or mentoring experience demonstrated by previous roles of professional responsibility or extracurricular activities
• Demonstrated success in working together with clients
• Competence in advanced data analytics (e.g. Python, R, Matlab, Advanced Excel)
• Strong academic record, such as a Master's degree or PhD in a relevant discipline
• Previous related experience in network and grid modelling, or distributed energy resources would be favourable but not essential

What we offer

• The opportunity to substantially influence major decisions in the energy sector
• HCF Private insurance
• 25 days annual leave
• Novated Car Leasing
• Paid Parental leave
• Specsavers corporate eyecare package
• Direct engagement with clients across the energy industry through Aurora conferences, workshops and webinars
• Access to the Aurora Academy, our training programme offering a range of opportunities to develop your skills within the responsibilities of your role and within the wider context of the industry.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), offering a complete support network that offers expert advice and compassionate guidance 24/7/365, covering a wide range of personal and professional aspects

The Company is committed to the principle that no employee or job applicant shall receive unfavourable treatment on grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership and pregnancy and maternity/paternity.