Energy Data Scientist - Optimisation Specialist

Energy Data Scientist - Optimisation Specialist

LCP Delta is looking for an experienced analyst to join our fast-growing team and play a key role in our growth, working with a wealth of experience across our Power Market Modelling and Tech and Data teams.

This is a great opportunity to:

• Develop cutting-edge enhancements for our optimisation models, including developing capability for our new web-based optimisation tools
• Contribute to the development of exciting new projects from the ground up

What will you be doing?

• Exploring new ways to leverage our existing optimisation capabilities
• Developing our next suite of optimisation frameworks
• Working with our clients to shape future work and grow business aims. Identifying problems and providing solutions in a timely manner
• To be a competent, active, engaged and willing member of the consulting and development team
• Keeping up to date with the developments and changes in the energy markets, to shape how our modelling frameworks changes with this

What skills, experience and qualities are we looking for?

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience with a numerical background
• Experienced in object-oriented programming - preferably in Python, C# is a bonus
• Working experience in optimisation, specifically mixed integer linear programming
• Power market knowledge - an understanding of European markets is a plus
• Confident working with large datasets
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to discuss technical matters in non-technical language, both internally and to our clients
• Excellent analytical and logical thinking, with the ability to clearly communicate examples of work
• Comfortable working collaboratively within a team
• Have an enthusiasm for learning new skills on the job

What's in it for you?

As well as joining a multi-award winning, fun, collaborative, people first organisation where your personal and professional skills will be developed to make you the best you can be, we offer an attractive benefits package designed to promote your overall wellbeing so that you are able to perform to your full potential both in and out of work. Currently our core benefits package includes:

For you:

• Hybrid working (varies by role and department)
• professional study support (where applicable)
• Access to our internal Wellbeing, LGBTQ+, Multicultural and Women's networks

For your family:

• Life assurance (6 x salary)
• Income protection
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption and shared parental leave

For your health:

• 26 days annual leave (pro-rata for part-time working) plus bank holidays (most of which can be taken flexibly!) with options to buy & sell holiday
• Private medical insurance
• Discounted gym memberships, critical illness and dental insurance through our flexible benefits
• Eye care vouchers
• Cycle to work scheme
• Digital GP services

For your wealth:

• Competitive pension scheme
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• High street discounts
• Season ticket loans

For others:

• Volunteering opportunities

For the environment:

• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme (qualifying period applies)

And much more!

We continuously strive to build an inclusive workplace where all forms of diversity are valued, including age, background, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or sexual orientation.

LCP is committed to making our opportunities accessible to all and would welcome you getting in touch to let us know if an adjustment can be made to help with your application. This may be extra time for assessments, pre-interview site visits, interview structure or questions, or asking us about building accessibility. Whatever it may be, please get in touch via our dedicated email address - accessibilityaware@lcp.uk.com to discuss how we can support you with your application.