Your role as a Consultant will see you contribute to the delivery of projects across a range of clients, sectors and energy topics. Your day-to-day will vary depending on the scope and requirements of individual projects. Typically, you will work on: · Literature reviews and desktop research · Quantitative and qualitative analysis · Technology cost-benefit analysis and feasibility studies · Stakeholder engagement and workshop organisation · Information synthesis, extracting key insights and developing recommendations · Writing reports and developing summary presentations · Attending and actively participating in client meetings related to projects you are working on · Supporting the business development efforts of the company and writing proposals Example projects: · National Bioenergy Roadmap – developed for ARENA a comprehensive roadmap developed with multiple bioenergy stakeholders in Australia to characterise how bioenergy might play a role in the Australian energy transition, as well as the short- and medium-term actions that would help unlock the bioenergy value in Australia. · Microgrids go-to-market strategy – supported a new venture company, formed between an international technology supplier and a global investment fund, to identify the most attractive countries in South-East Asia for developing C&I microgrid activities, compile a list of acquisition opportunities, and design the most appropriate go-to-market strategy. · Non-network solutions evaluation tool – developed for an electricity network a benefits framework to evaluate ‘non-network solutions’ against network augmentation projects, and rank the different opportunities based on their capital deferral potential. · Australian Decentralised Energy Resources (DER) go-to-market strategy – for a solution provider, characterised the Australian DER market and its likely future evolution, and identified opportunities for new positioning in Australia’s emerging distributed smart grid. · Due diligence of BESS portfolio – supported an investment fund in a due diligence for the acquisition of a portfolio of large-scale storage assets, helping to better understand the opportunities and risks associated with the target. · Biogas Vision New Zealand – developed for a group of gas networks and biomethane project developers a ‘possible vision’ of the biogas/biomethane sector in New Zealand by 2050, to support their response to a public consultation and help shape the future of the bioenergy sector.
