(Senior) Associate Flexible Energy, South East Europe

Key Responsibilities

• Market analysis and forecasting – leading our long-term battery storage (BESS) revenue forecasts for SEE and delivering timely, rigorous quantitative analysis of power, storage and flexibility markets that informs clients’ decisions
• Modelling and insight – working closely with our modelling team to structure economic problems into quantifiable analyses and draw out the insights that matter
• Market expertise and thought leadership – building specialist knowledge of how batteries and flexible assets earn revenue across wholesale, balancing, ancillary and capacity markets and how market design differs across SEE, and developing Aurora’s view on where these markets are heading
• Project leadership – scoping projects and defining the analytical approach, then leading project teams through parallel projects, getting to the root of problems and suggesting next steps to deliver on time and to a high standard
• Work planning – contributing to the team’s work and staffing plan two to six months ahead, prioritising the most valuable insights and products and managing risks before they become crunches
• People leadership – line managing and coaching two to seven colleagues and supporting their longer-term development
• Client engagement and external profile – understanding client needs, leading workshops and presenting in client meetings, webinars and industry events with clear storylines that communicate implications rather than outputs, and building relationships with client counterparts
• Research and product development – identifying and delivering improvements to research processes, including repeatable AI-enabled approaches the whole team adopts, and working with our modelling and software teams to translate analytical priorities into Aurora’s Flex product

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• At least 3 years of experience in the energy sector, ideally with a focus on battery storage (BESS) or flexibility. This could have been gained on the asset side (e.g. BESS developer, IPP, energy company), on the market side (e.g. optimiser, trader, route-to-market provider) or in an advisory role (e.g. consultancy, financial services or other knowledge-focused firm).
• Demonstrated success in taking responsibility for project and process management in team-oriented environments
• Equal passion about delivering high quality analytical projects and developing your people
• Proven ability to interpret and derive insight from complex quantitative data and information
• Ability to communicate clearly and co-operate effectively with both technically and non-technically minded people, including in client meetings and workshops
• A practical, curious approach to using AI tools in day-to-day analytical work
• Self-starting, entrepreneurial mind-set, and a genuine interest in the energy transition
• Excellent command of written and spoken English

• Communication skills in one or more SEE languages (e.g. Greek, Romanian, Bulgarian, Hungarian)
• Leadership, team management or mentoring experience demonstrated by previous roles of professional responsibility
• Awareness of the commercial questions a BESS owner faces (duration and sizing, cycling and degradation trade-offs, grid connection and availability) and the judgement to keep analysis relevant to them
• Practical understanding of how flexible assets operate in-market from a trading or optimisation perspective, for example bidding and dispatch logic, revenue stacking, and route-to-market and optimiser contract structures
• Exposure to the investment case for storage, such as revenue forecasting, underwriting, or tolling and floor structures
• Familiarity with SEE energy markets, regulation and support schemes for storage
• Established network in South East European power markets
• Competence in advanced data analytics (e.g. Python, R, SQL, advanced Excel)
• Strong academic record, such as a Master’s degree or PhD in either:
• a quantitative subject, coupled with a keen interest in policy developments
• a social science, environmental studies or a related field, coupled with an interest in quantitative analysis

What we offer

• Meal Cards
• Private Medical Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Holiday Entitlement
• Hybrid Working