Senior Consultant - Physical Markets and Grid Connections

ERM; Sydney; In loco; AUD 120.000 - 180.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

ERM seeks a Senior Consultant to build a specialist capability in physical energy markets and grid connections. You will advise on connection pathways, market operations, and revenue management for renewable generation, storage and electrification projects.

The role spans ERM's Energy Markets, M&A and Decarbonisation practices. Key responsibilities include leading workstreams, defining strategy, managing client relationships and delivering high-quality technical reports in a fast-paced advisory

Competenze

• Degree in electrical engineering, power systems engineering or related discipline.
• Approximately 3–4 years of relevant industry experience.
• Experience in network connection and planning, market operations, scheduling or trading, asset operation or performance, energy market analysis or technical advisory.

Mansioni

• Lead project workstreams and deliver complex engagements across energy markets, decarbonisation and M&A.
• Advise on connection pathways, network constraints, curtailment risk and revenue implications for generation, storage and flexible loads.
• Work with market modelling and strategy specialists to quantify commercial implications of constraints and system strength issues.
• Develop technical reports, client recommendations and proposals; mentor junior consultants.

Conoscenze

Communication

Stakeholder management

Formazione

Electrical engineering or related discipline

Descrizione del lavoro

The role ERM's Energy Markets team is seeking a Senior Consultant to build a specialist capability in physical energy markets and grid connections. This covers how assets connect to, operate in and earn revenue from the National Electricity Market (NEM), including network constraints, curtailment, dispatch and bidding, loss factors and asset performance. The capability is needed across our Energy Markets, M&A and Decarbonisation practices and will support a growing number of renewable energy, battery storage, flexible demand and electrification projects. You will provide technical and commercial advice on connection pathways, network constraints and curtailment risk, market operations and revenue management, and behind-the-meter energy solutions. Your clients will range from renewable energy developers, battery owners and investors to large energy users, data centres and industrial facilities pursuing electrification and flexible demand opportunities.

Key responsibilities

• Assess grid connection opportunities, network limitations and curtailment risk for renewable generation, battery energy storage systems (BESS), large loads and electrification projects.
• Advise on connection agreements, technical requirements, performance standards and network access risk under the National Electricity Rules.
• Advise on how dispatch, bidding, ancillary services, marginal loss factors and network constraints affect operating strategy and revenue for generation, storage and flexible load assets, including route-to-market, tolling and offtake arrangements.
• Analyse asset performance and operational risk, including availability, degradation, efficiency and warranty provisions in supply, service and offtake contracts.
• Conduct technical due diligence for M&A transactions involving renewable energy, storage, flexible demand and behind-the-meter assets.
• Assess demand response, flexible load and distributed energy resource (DER) opportunities, including behind-the-meter solar and battery storage.
• Work with ERM's market modelling, strategy and decarbonisation specialists to quantify the commercial implications of network constraints, congestion, curtailment and system strength issues.
• Support clients through project development, investment decision-making and transaction processes.

Senior Consultant responsibilities

As a Senior Consultant at ERM, you will: Lead project workstreams and contribute to the delivery of complex client engagements; Manage project scope, timelines, budgets and quality; Build trusted client relationships and contribute to business development; Prepare high-quality technical reports, presentations and client recommendations; Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across energy markets, decarbonisation and transaction advisory services; Support proposal preparation and the development of new service offerings; Mentor junior consultants and contribute to ERM's technical capability development; and Work across the Energy Markets, M&A and Decarbonisation teams to deliver integrated client solutions.

Experience and qualifications

• A degree in electrical engineering, power systems engineering or a related discipline (for example energy, economics or commerce with strong technical aptitude).
• Approximately 3 to 4 years of relevant industry experience.
• Experience in one or more of: network connection and planning, market operations, scheduling or trading, asset operation or performance, energy market analysis, or technical advisory.
• Experience working with network service providers, AEMO or market bodies, generators, retailers or traders, large energy users, engineering or advisory consultancies, or renewable energy and storage developers.
• Familiarity with the NEM, including dispatch, constraints, loss factors and ancillary services.
• Experience with behind-the-meter solar, battery storage, electrification or microgrid projects (an advantage, not a requirement).
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Who We Are:

As the world's leading sustainability consulting firm, ERM is uniquely positioned to contribute to the environment and society through the expertise and energy of our employees worldwide. Sustainability is what we do and is at the heart of both our service offerings and how we operate our business. For our people, our vision means attracting, inspiring, developing and rewarding our people to work with the best clients and on the biggest challenges, thus creating valuable careers. We achieve our vision in a sustainable manner by maintaining and living our ERM beliefs that include Together we Challenge, Expertise is our Superpower, and Impact Ignites us. At ERM, sustainability is our business. We are the world's largest advisory firm focused solely on sustainability, offering unparalleled expertise across business and finance. ERM partners with clients to operationalize sustainability at pace and scale, through our unique combination of strategic transformation and technical delivery capabilities. Our diverse global team of experts works with the world's leading organizations to help them set clear sustainability targets, measure progress and operationalize strategy through deep implementation and business transformation. With more than 50 years of experience, our ability to integrate sustainability solutions and our depth and breadth of technical knowledge are why organizations choose to partner with us as their trusted advisor. Every one of us firmly believes in the potential to create value for our clients through an integrated approach to sustainability (because we have personally seen it and professionally achieved it). Our team members are passionate about client service. We work closely with our clients to help them operationalize their sustainability goals and meet their environmental, health and safety objectives while advancing ERM's purpose through delivering tangible progress in what the United Nations coined The Decade of Action. Organizing our people across globally integrated communities of technical and strategic talent positions ERM to be a "boots to boardroom" leader in bringing that value creation to our clients, partners, and the world. We recruit exceptional professionals with a personal and professional passion for sustainability and nurture them to even greater success as specialists. We prepare our consultants to bring integrated, innovative and sustainable solutions to our clients and provide opportunities for ongoing development across a variety of subject areas related to technical, business, and personal growth. At ERM, effort pays off and becomes career defining work that leaves a positive imprint on our planet.