Technical Consultant, Sustainability

H-E Parts; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job description

Location: Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom

Job ID: R0067075

Date Posted: 2025-01-07

Company Name: HITACHI ENERGY UK LIMITED

Profession (Job Category): Engineering & Science

Job Schedule: Full time

Remote: No

Job Description:

The opportunity

Hitachi Energy has an exciting new opportunity for a Technical Consultant, Sustainability and Technology Transformation. You'll be responsible for the development of advisory projects for major electricity sector agents, including distribution, transmission, retailer, and generators in helping them deal with regulatory, economic, and electricity challenges. Assists in the building and retention of long-lasting relationships with internal and external customers to support profitable growth and ongoing satisfaction.

Please note this position is of a hybrid nature (2/3 days working out of our central Birmingham office). Please also note we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

How you’ll make an impact

• Work in an environment of international collaboration within the different Power Consulting units, working on consulting assignments, using established standards, methods, and technologies, to develop solutions and resolve issues.
• Propose technical and engineering solutions to meet client needs and actively seek feedback for improvement.
• Conduct work (e.g., research, market studies, qualitative and quantitative analysis, policy support, report writing, and presentation development) across a range of international climate and energy projects.
• Help drive project proposals including proposed approaches, timelines, staffing plans, and budgets.
• Cooperate and work in teams with leading specialists; together with Hitachi Energy's well-defined career path, ensuring an exciting and motivating career with fast development along one's interests and personality traits.
• You will be living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background:

• Master’s degree in electrical engineering, electrical power systems, sustainability, or similar, and experience in the energy sector is required.
• Knowledge in power systems products, sustainability studies, cost-benefit analysis, energy economics, and documentation.
• A minimum of 3 years’ relevant work experience in strategy consulting or analytics consulting.
• Knowledge of C++, MATLAB, Simulink, GaBi Dfx, Homer, Python, and Microsoft Office package, especially Excel, PowerBI, PowerApps, and VBA.
• You have an analytic and solution-oriented working style.
• You are customer-focused and quality-oriented.
• To successfully take on this position, you need the ability to plan and prioritize, as well as systemic thinking.
• Fluency in English, written and spoken.
• Extensive and verifiable experience in additional sectors such as electric transport, battery storage, wind offshore, hydrogen, virtual power plants, etc.
• Additional language skills like Spanish, French, or German are considered a plus.