Senior Specialist - Energy Economics Engineer

Ernst & Young AE; Kuwait City; On-site; KWD 18,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Ernst & Young AE is seeking a senior analyst to lead economic and technical analyses supporting electricity, water, and PWPA arrangements in GCC energy markets. The role focuses on tariff policy, interconnection settlements, and regulatory economics.

The ideal candidate will bring energy-economics and financial modelling expertise, with knowledge of PWPA, IWPP models, and cross-border electricity trading. Strong reporting and stakeholder coordination skills are required.

Qualifications

• Technical analysis and modelling
• Utility engineering judgement
• Clear technical reporting
• Stakeholder coordination
• Quality and safety focus
• Strong energy-economics experience in utilities, generation, electricity markets or economic regulation

Responsibilities

• Lead economic analyses supporting PWPA, Bulk Supply Tariff, and electricity/ water transactions
• Analyze generation allocation, plant performance, and desalination interactions
• Evaluate fuel efficiency and fuel-supply agreement analysis
• Benchmark generation and IWPP performance against international indicators
• Support GCC electricity import/export arrangements and interconnector settlements
• Review energy-trading agreements, calculate payable/receivable fees and support settlements
• Analyze cost structures, tariff options, market conditions and revenue forecasts
• Provide regulatory, licensing, tariff-review and annual-budget analytical support

Skills

Technical analysis

Financial modelling

Stakeholder coordination

Energy economics

Tariff analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Economics

Job description

Lead technical commercial and financial analyses supporting generation economics electricity water purchase arrangements GCC energy exchange tariff policy regulatory matters and long-term system economics

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct economic and technical analyses supporting PWPAs Bulk Supply Tariff arrangements and electricity water transactions
• Analyze generation allocation plant technical commercial performance combined-cycle open-cycle operating characteristics and desalination interactions
• Evaluate theoretical and historical fuel efficiency and support fuel-supply agreement analysis and negotiations
• Benchmark generation desalination performance including IWPP facilities against relevant international performance indicators
• Support bilateral GCC electricity import export arrangements interconnector usage settlements and coordination with relevant interconnection entities
• Review energy-trading agreements codes calculate and verify payable receivable energy-exchange fees and support financial settlement inputs
• Analyze generation IWPP interconnection cost structures tariff options electricity-market conditions and revenue cost forecasts
• Provide regulatory licensing tariff-review and annual-budget analytical support including assessment at PWPA expiry

Core Competencies

• Technical analysis and modelling
• Utility engineering judgement
• Clear technical reporting
• Stakeholder coordination
• Quality and safety focus
• Ability to work across multidisciplinary study teams Strong energy-economics experience in utilities, generation, electricity markets or economic regulation. Demonstrated capability in financial/economic modelling, tariff analysis, generation economics and commercial agreements. Knowledge of PWPAs, IWPP models and cross-border electricity trading is strongly preferred. Degree in Electrical Engineering, Economics, Finance or a related field; relevant postgraduate qualification desirable.