Senior Consultant (German Speaker)

Compass Lexecon; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading economic consulting firm is seeking a Senior Consultant with 4 to 6 years of experience in energy consulting. The role includes quantitative analysis, overseeing project operations, and mentoring junior staff. Candidates must be fluent in German and English, possess advanced Excel skills, and hold a Master’s degree in a relevant field. The position features competitive salary and development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary with additional benefits

Variety of interesting projects

Excellent development opportunities

Comprehensive training programs

Qualifications

• 4 to 6 years of relevant professional experience in energy consulting.
• Experience in managing and training junior team members.
• Strong solution orientation and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Quantitative analysis in Excel using energy-specific models.
• Oversee the day-to-day running of the project and client contact.
• Monitoring project progress and extensive mentoring of junior staff.

Skills

Fluency in German

Fluency in English

Advanced Excel skills

Analytical skills

Organisational skills

Ability to communicate effectively

Education

Master’s degree in Economics, Engineering, Finance or Statistics

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Statistical packages (R, Stata)

Programming languages (VBA, Python)

Job description

We are one of the world’s leading economic consulting firms. We strive to recruit and develop talented people to work together to produce meaningful economic analysis of exceptional quality, and to create a positive impact on our clients and society.

Our EMEA Energy team is spread over several European offices and has over 25+ team members specialising in the economics of the energy sector including electricity, gas, emissions trading and renewables. We are mainly active in Europe and the Middle East, and have worked on projects in more than 25 countries in the last year.

Our extensive expertise in the European energy market ranges from market design & regulatory issues, strategy development and market modelling to comprehensive expert work in civil and antitrust / competition proceedings. We are involved in a broad spectrum of matters to include development of renewable energy, climate change, liberalization of the power and gas industries, investment decisions and due diligence, storage, electric vehicles and smart grids.

Due to expansion of our Energy practice in the German-speaking region, we are currently looking for a Senior Consultant with a number of years of professional experience in energy consulting.

You will work on both quantitative modelling and regulatory issues across the DACH region, and projects all over Europe.You can be located in any of our European offices (i.e. Berlin, Düsseldorf, Brussels, Paris, London, Madrid and Helsinki) and will regularly work with colleagues in other offices.

Typical duties will include:

• Quantitative analysis in Excel inter alia using our energy-specific models and using our energy system modelling platforms
• Oversee the day-to-day running of the project and client contact on all matters
• Active participation in client meetings and conference calls
• Monitoring project progress
• Extensive mentoring and supervising of junior staff

Experience and Skills Required:

• 4 to 6 years of relevant professional experience in energy consulting
• Master’s degree in Economics, Engineering, Finance or Statistics
• Fluency in German and English languages (both spoken and written)
• Other European languages (particularly French) are desirable
• Advanced Excel, PowerPoint and Word skills
• Working knowledge of statistical packages (R, Stata) or programming languages (VBA, Python, etc.) is a bonus
• Commitment to high-quality and accurate work
• Experience of managing and training junior team members.
• Strong solution orientation and analytical skills
• Good organisational skills and ability to prioritize
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and clients
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment

Benefits of your career at Compass Lexecon:

• A competitive salary with additional benefits
• A variety of interesting and challenging projects
• Client interaction and responsibility from day one
• Excellent development opportunities
• An international team from a variety of backgrounds and experiences
• A steep learning curve, in a supportive and collaborative team
• Comprehensive training programs

Compass Lexecon is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We appreciate that recruitment agencies may have speculative CVs that they wish to submit to Compass Lexecon. To avoid any ambiguity around fees, please note that speculative CVs received by Compass Lexecon, that have not been authorised in advance by the Recruitment team, will be ineligible for an agency fee.