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Energy Economics & Regulation Consultant - Germany

Job description

On Behalf of a Global engineering & Advisory company, WRS are looking for a Energy Economics and Regulation consultant to join the growing team in Germany on a permanent basis.

This role is open to the offices in either Hamburg, Dresden or Bonn.

Overview: 

  • To further grow our services in the area of energy economics and regulation, we are looking for a consultant to join our team located in Germany. This role puts you at the forefront of the global energy transition. You will collaborate on innovative, early-phase projects, delivering industry-defining results to our customers. You will become an expert on the economic regulation of electricity and gas networks and the economic assessment of energy policies, investments and business models. You will develop your skills and support us in enhancing our reputation for quality, innovation, and integrity. You will perform with a high degree of individual responsibility in a role you can actively shape.

Your tasks in this role will include the following: 

  • Providing strategic and analytical economic advice for our clients on energy policy, economic regulation and energy market design, performing economic and financial modelling, assessing energy infrastructure investments and business models.
  • Delivering consulting projects for clients as part of a project team.
  • Becoming an expert point of contact for our customers on economic regulation of electricity and gas networks, tariff design, energy policy, sector restructuring, investment appraisal, economic and financial valuation, strategy and transactional advice (regulatory/commercial due diligence).
  • Contributing to the continuous development and expansion of our services, including acquiring new projects and writing winning proposals.

You should have the following:
  • Good knowledge of energy economics and the regulation of the energy sector.
  • Master's degree or PhD with a major in Economics, Business Administration, Business Engineering, with a specialization in energy economics and/or regulatory economics.
  • A couple of years work experience in the energy sector
  • Good quantitative and qualitative analytical skills
  • Excellent English language skills (written and spoken)
  • Strong presentation and communication skills; good report-writing skills
  • Ability to co-operate well with others
  • Self-motivated, proactive, result and solution-oriented mindset, high sense of responsibility and personal integrity