Residential Flexibility Consultant in Edinburgh

LCP Delta is looking for an experienced consultant to help clients understand how residential flexibility is developing across Europe and support them to develop strategies to commercialise it. This is a fantastic opportunity to support our growth in this fast-developing area, with the role focused on delivering excellent research and consulting projects in residential flexibility. The role sits in our Residential Smart Energy team, which focuses on the intersection of energy retail, flexibility, customer propositions, electrification and digital services meet. Our Residential Smart Energy Team Our Residential Smart Energy team focus on the point where energy retail, flexibility, customer propositions, electrification and digital services meet. We support our clients understand the outlook for residential flexibility, and how they can develop strategies and business models to capture value from it. We support energy retailers, OEMs and policymakers through research and consulting that answers practical strategic questions: how much value is there in residential flexibility, how can it be captured, and which propositions should be developed? Our work in residential flexibility focuses on how propositions are emerging across Europe, who is developing them, how their business models stack up, end-customer propositions and attitudes towards residential flexibility. A key focus is understanding where and how value is captured and shared across the value chain. We work collaboratively with other teams, for example on the opportunities V2G presents. Our work combines market analysis with advice to help clients make clear commercial decisions. This is a great opportunity to: Develop, deliver and manage cutting-edge research and projects on residential flexibility Work at the forefront of a high growth sector within the energy transition Build a profile as a trusted expert in European residential flexibility Build relationships with a range of industry stakeholders and support the development of our growth in this area What will you be doing? Managing and delivering research projects within our Residential Smart Energy research service and residential flexibility consulting projects Leading research using qualitative and quantitative methods, including expert interviews, market analysis, desk research and data analysis Producing clear, engaging and meaningful outputs for clients including reports, databases, viewpoints and presentations Communicating insights to clients virtually and in-person through meetings, presentations, email and webinars Managing projects, budgets and client relationships Building relationships with industry contacts and using those to strengthen our marketing insight and business development activities Identifying emerging trends and helping to translate them into client-relevant insight Providing expert opinion on flexibility to clients and colleagues Supporting less-experienced analysts to grow their expertise and develop skills Collaborating closely with colleagues across the Residential Smart Energy team and other teams (e.g. EV team) to deliver and develop successful projects Where required, supporting business development activities such as lead generation and developing proposals What skills, experience and qualities are we looking for? Proven experience of working in flexibility, ideally including experience working in residential flexibility A solid understanding of: Flexibility value streams across Europe, with a specific focus on the accessibility and monetisation of residential assets; able to articulate to both expert and non-expert audiences how flexibility value streams differ across countries, and how these differences affect business models and customer propositions The business models and propositions of key stakeholders monetising residential flexibility across the value chain, from customer acquisition through to trading; including a firm understanding of the market conditions that have enabled these business models to emerge The challenges faced by a range of stakeholders (for example, OEMs, independent aggregators and suppliers) in developing residential flexibility propositions, and an understanding of how these stakeholders can support one another, but may also create barriers for each other Solid research skills, including experience with expert interviews, desk-based research, data analysis and synthesis Experience of managing research or consulting projects, including managing project teams and deadlines Excellent client management and relationship-building skills, with an ability to understand client needs Curiosity and a desire to listen and learn from industry contacts Excellent analytical skills, and the ability to turn complex information into clear and commercially useful insight Great written and verbal communication skills, including ability to build a compelling narrative Team player – collaborative, sets standards, builds relationships, provides feedback The ability to manage a varied workload and multiple deadlines Commercial acumen - the ability to think commercially about the needs of our clients The ability to attend events What’s in it for you? Take a look at our Glassdoor and Career stories pages to see why our people love being here! As well as joining a multi-award winning, fun, collaborative, people first organisation where your personal and professional skills will be developed to make you the best you can be, we offer an attractive benefits package designed to promote your overall wellbeing so that you are able to perform to your full potential both in and out of work. Currently our core benefits package includes: For you: Hybrid working (varies by role and department) professional study support (where applicable) Access to our internal Wellbeing, LGBTQ+, Multicultural and Women’s networks For your family: Life assurance (6 x salary) Income protection Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption and shared parental leave For your health: 26 days annual leave (pro-rata for part-time working) plus bank holidays (most of which can be taken flexibly!) with options to buy