Location: Loughborough Salary/Rate: £55k + benefits
Functional Unit: Strategy Development
Reporting To: Strategy Manager – Transport

Context
The client has been established to accelerate the development of a focused portfolio of commercially viable, sustainable energy technologies and systems, which will increase energy efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help achieve energy and climate change goals. A public/private partnership, backed by companies including BP, Caterpillar, EDF Energy, E.ON, Rolls-Royce and Shell, managing a 10-year collaborative R&D programme with a potential investment fund of £1.1 billion. Based at Loughborough University Technology Park, it aims to bring together the best scientists and engineers from industrial organisations and academic institutions in the UK and overseas.

Purpose
To contribute to the development of the client's technology strategy and programme portfolio by providing a UK energy system modelling and analysis capability in support of the Strategy Managers. The focus of this particular role is the Transport Programme which is focusing on both light duty vehicle electrification and heavy duty vehicle efficiency improvement.

Organisation
The Strategy Analyst will be a member of the Strategy Development team and will report to the Strategy Manager (Transport) who has responsibility for developing the overall strategic framework for the Transport Programme, and for integrating this programme into the client's overall Programme Portfolio. They will work closely with other Strategy Managers and will interface with the Programme Delivery team (which has responsibility for the delivery of projects to time and cost) and others within and outside of the client.

Principal Accountabilities
To support and manage the development of analytical tools and data sets (including energy supply, demand, carbon emissions and economic factors) that will guide the development, selection and integration of Technology Programmes, and to perform studies and other analysis using these tools and data sets, that will specifically be used to inform the Transport Programme.

Specific accountabilities include:
•  Support the Strategy Manager (Transport) in the technical and economic analysis of key low carbon transport issues, their long-term challenges and the opportunities for technology development intervention;

•  Liaise with the Programme Manager (Transport) to ensure that projects in development and those already in delivery align with the high level strategic objectives and the specific objectives of the Transport Programme;

•  Review the technical aspects of project deliverables to
(i) ensure the delivery of the desired project outcomes to the required technical quality; and
(ii) ensure that the key strategic outcomes of the projects are recorded, analysed, communicated clearly and fed back into the strategy development process;

•  Evaluate the technical and strategic aspects of proposed project variations and assess the impacts and implications for outcome delivery.

•  Ensure a consistent set of assumptions are maintained within for system modelling and economic evaluation of low carbon technologies, in particular in respect of the UK transport system likely to be needed to deliver 2050 energy targets

•  Ensure that the audit trail for key source documents and decisions is maintained and transparent, so that key modelling and strategic outputs can be traced back to their source inputs;

Other Dimensions
The Strategy Analyst will be a key player in ensuring that the strategy and programmes are fact based and that critical information and assumptions are documented, so that the impact of changes can be readily assessed.

This will require the Strategy Analyst to develop their own relationships and sources of information, and to ensure that new information is evaluated in a timely fashion and incorporated into the team's thinking.

They are likely to become the “go-to” person for numerical information for members of the leadership team when they require reliable data for presentations or policy discussions relating to the Transport Programme. This may require original research and not just synthesis from the existing models.

They will probably be the first line purchaser of information and other services costing around £5-10K per annum.

Person Profile
The person will need to be able to carry out detailed numerical work accurately and rapidly, and to understand the practical engineering implications of their analysis. They will need to prioritise their work and broker agreement on the best approach among team members in an open and professional manner.

Department: Distributed Energy
Over the next ten years our client will select, commission, fund, and manage the delivery of technology programmes. Funds will be invested in a small number of key technology areas with the greatest promise for deployment on the basis of their projected contribution to low carbon, secure energy supplies.

The first three Programmes - Offshore Wind, Marine and Distributed Energy - were launched by a public invitation for Expressions of Interest. Going forward, the intension is to engage participants in projects in the way that is most appropriate to the Programme; there will not be one standard approach. Our clients Programmes are ambitious and large-scale. The overall aim is to accelerate development of projects.

The aim is to work with the best academics, systems and technology groups of all sizes, worldwide, to develop low-carbon technologies for initial commercial deployment in the UK.

Role responsibility
Custodian of our clients investment in the various Distributed Energy projects.

•  Ensure project is delivered to specification
•  Ensure the suppliers are delivering as efficiently as possible (client getting value for money)
•  Ensure latest and best leading (bleeding) edge technologies are being utilised
•  Management of issues relating to the solution being implemented
•  Act as stakeholder for our client on the various projects
•  Manage the professional relationships with all stakeholders involved in the project
•  Ensure all health and safety rules are adhered to on-site

Candidate skills & Attributes
Candidates must have experience of research, development and demonstration project management combined with a degree in a relevant engineering discipline or equivalent experience. Ideally having worked in the power generation, storage and transmission industry. Must be able to demonstrate that they have successfully managed and delivered projects with budgets in excess of £10m within a relevant engineering discipline.

They are looking for a highly experienced, capable and proven leader who has the following competencies at senior level;
•  People Management
•  Team Working
•  Client Management
•  Financial Management and its application
•  Commercial/Business Awareness
•  Communication Skills
•  Strong analytical and problem solving skills

The delivery assurance manager will be responsibility for our clients investment through the full project life cycle from technical evaluation of proposal through to implementation. The role will include supplier selection and include the negotiation of contracts, payment terms and IP. The management of all senior stakeholders including those from Industry, Local and Central Government. Knowledge of stage aid regulations would be desirable. Experience of managing risk, quality and HSE management.

Must be willing to travel within the UK and occasionally abroad.

Please ensure that your CV reflects all the relevant experience prior to applying for this opportunity.

Send your CV to Thomas Lewington Mob: 07789 994994 E-mail: thomas@pss-europe.com