Energy Consultant

City Science

14h•Remote

About The Position

City Science is seeking a Consultant level candidate to support the delivery of its consulting commissions within the Energy & Environment Team. The role requires a technical background (e.g., physical sciences or engineering) or an economics/finance background with experience in energy and low-carbon sectors. The position involves contributing to projects through research, report writing, analysis, and model production. Additionally, consultants are expected to handle non-technical tasks such as project management, bid writing, stakeholder engagement, and client relationship management. The company emphasizes collaboration, business objective achievement, and identifying future opportunities.

Requirements

2+ years of relevant work experience, or a PhD
Degree qualified in a STEM subject, or degree qualified in economics/finance with experience of applying those skills to decarbonisation or sustainability projects and technologies
Demonstrable knowledge and understanding across the energy and environment sectors
Strong Excel skills and data visualisation capabilities
Independent problem solving and ability to develop structured approaches
Ability to efficiently produce high-quality reports and documents
Ability to communicate technical outputs to a range of technical and non-technical stakeholders

Nice To Haves

A PhD, or Master’s degree in finance or a relevant technical discipline
Chartered status or working towards chartership
Completed project management qualifications (e.g. PRINCE2, APM)
Knowledge and experience of GIS and coding (e.g. Python)
Experience of working in a consultancy environment
Experience of one or more of: district heat networks, carbon accounting (particularly scope 3 emissions), energy system modelling, local area energy planning, or net zero financing

Responsibilities

Research, modelling, and analysis across a range of energy and net zero projects
Data analysis (in Excel predominantly)
Producing high quality reports and presentations for clients
Supporting business development and the winning of new work, including preparing proposals, identifying new opportunities and promoting our business
Providing quality assurance for projects and technical deliverables
Build and maintain strong client relationships

Benefits

The opportunity to work on a diverse range of projects across our consultancy business
The opportunity for career progression
Ongoing mentoring, training and support from senior professionals within the business (including towards professional chartership)
Paid membership of one professional institution
Flexible working arrangements
25 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays, and ability to buy a further 5 days
Membership of our group pension scheme
Enhanced maternity and paternity policy
Eye care vouchers
Cycle to work scheme
Employee assistance programme