Energy Analyst

About Us:
At Gridcog, we are on an environmental mission. A mission to accelerate investment in the clean energy transition. We are energy natives who embrace the complex future of energy by providing holistic software solutions to plan, track, and optimize clean energy project investment. We believe the worlds big problems need big nerds to solve them, and we need passionate industry experts to join us to help progress our mission here in Australia and around the world.

Summary:
We are seeking a dynamic and motivated Energy Analyst who will bridge the technical and commercial aspects of our business, working closely with our customers in Australia and the broader region, and also with our data science and product engineering team. You will bring your expert knowledge of Australian energy markets and clean energy project development to help drive our growth in the region.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities:

• Become a technical expert in the Gridcog modelling software for both internal and external stakeholders
• Onboard new clients, providing expert modelling support, and responding to technical queries
• Proactivly monitoring client modelling to ensure optimal utilisation of their pilot/subscription
• Help maintain our Library of energy market prices, network tariffs, and project cost assumptions
• Stay up-to-date on industry trends and developments both here in Australia and around the world
• Support the marketing team by writing blog posts and producing videos to share Gridcog's industry insights
• Support the product team in coming up with new ideas for the software, and acting as an industry expert
• Support the business development team by answering technical queries from prospective customers

Essential Knowledge & Skills:

• Have a passionate interest in the energy transition, with a learning mindset, and strong intrinsic motivation
• Some professional experience in the Australian power sector (this could in relation to electricity retailing, wholesale trading or energy market analysis, renewable project development, or e-mobility and electrification)
• Some knowledge of Australian energy markets, you will understand different commercial options available to clean energy technologies like solar PV, battery storage, and EV charging
• Very strong analytical skills, with some prior hands-on experience in tools such as Excel, Tableau, Python, or R.
• Exceptional communication skills with a strong sense of customer empathy

Highly Desirable Knowledge & Skills:

• Familiarity with one or more energy markets outside of Australia.
• Practical hands on experience in energy project modelling.
• Engaging and persuasive writing and presentation prowess.

Benefits

• Competitive salary package aligned with experience and skills.
• Flexible hyrbid working environment with a strong supportive team of local colleagues in Melbourne
• Opportunity to build global experience and build relationships with colleagues in other teams, including at our annual whole company retreat.
• Join a high-performing, unapologetic energy and tech nerd team to tackle significant challenges.
• Engage in a high-trust distributed team environment that values innovation and creative problem-solving.
• Contribute to the decarbonisation of the world's energy system.
• Support for ongoing professional and personal development