Energy Optimisation Specialist

LCP Delta is looking for an experienced analyst to join our fast-growing team and play a key role in our growth, working with a wealth of experience across our Power Market Modelling and Tech and Data teams.
This is a great opportunity to:

Develop cutting-edge enhancements for our optimisation models, including developing capability for our new web-based optimisation tools
Work with a range of tools from bespoke network simplex algorithms to open-source mixed-integer solvers
Contribute to the development of exciting new projects from the ground up

What will you be doing?

Exploring new ways to leverage our existing optimisation capabilities
Developing our next suite of optimisation frameworks
Working with our clients to shape future work and grow business aims. Identifying problems and providing solutions in a timely manner
To be a competent, active, engaged and willing member of the consulting and development team
Keeping up to date with the developments and changes in the energy markets, to shape how our modelling frameworks changes with this

LCP Delta’s Power Market Modelling Team
LCP Delta’s Power Market Modelling team develops in-house models of pan-European energy markets. Our consulting teams use these models to support key decision makers enabling the energy transition. This includes to helping Governments and regulators design effective policy and supporting investors to understand revenues expected from their assets.
Example models within the team include our pan-European power market forecasting tool, EnVision, and our battery asset platform STOREcast, which puts our models in our clients’ hands to configure their own asset and produce revenue forecasts. These models use a variety of mathematical techniques from agent-based approaches to stochastic optimisation models.
What skills, experience and qualities are we looking for?

Educated to degree level or equivalent experience with a numerical background
Experience in an object-oriented programming (Python, C#, Java, etc)
Working experience in optimisation
Enthusiasm for making a difference in the energy transition
Confident working with large datasets
Excellent communication skills, including the ability to discuss technical matters in non-technical language, both internally and to our clients
Excellent analytical and logical thinking, with the ability to clearly communicate examples of work
Comfortable working collaboratively within a team
Have an enthusiasm for learning new skills on the job

What’s in it for you?
Take a look at our Glassdoor and Career stories pages to see why our people love being here! As well as joining a multi-award winning, fun, collaborative, people first organisation where your personal and professional skills will be developed to make you the best you can be, we offer an attractive benefits package designed to promote your overall wellbeing so that you are able to perform to your full potential both in and out of work. Currently our core benefits package includes:
For you:

Hybrid working (varies by role and department)
professional study support (where applicable)
Access to our internal Wellbeing, LGBTQ+, Multicultural and Women’s networks

For your family:

Life assurance (6 x salary)
Income protection
Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption and shared parental leave

For your health:

26 days annual leave (pro-rata for part-time working) plus bank holidays (most of which can be taken flexibly!) with options to buy & sell holiday
Private medical insurance
Discounted gym memberships, critical illness and dental insurance through our flexible benefits
Eye care vouchers
Cycle to work scheme
Digital GP services

For your wealth:

Competitive pension scheme
Discretionary bonus scheme
High street discounts
Season ticket loans

For others:

Volunteering opportunities

For the environment:

Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme (qualifying period applies)

And much more!
We continuously strive to build an inclusive workplace where all forms of diversity are valued, including age, background, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or sexual orientation.
LCP is committed to making our opportunities accessible to all and would welcome you getting in touch to let us know if an adjustment can be made to help with your application. This may be extra time for assessments, pre-interview site visits, interview structure or questions, or asking us about building accessibility. Whatever it may be, please get in touch via our dedicated email address – accessibilityaware@lcp.uk.com to discuss how we can support you with your application.
LCP currently holds a sponsorship license for skilled worker visas, allowing us to assist with applications aligning with the UK Government’s criteria for skilled worker sponsorship. If you anticipate needing sponsorship for a skilled worker visa, we recommend reviewing the sponsorship criteria for your desired role before applying to LCP.