Renewable Energy Policy Analyst in Belfast

Are you currently looking to change your current job and have experience in analysing? If you are passionate about renewable energy, then we want to hear from you! This is an exciting opportunity to work for a friendly team in an industry leading utility company. You will be joining a team of people who are united in achieving our corporate objectives and who are willing to go the extra mile to deliver excellent service to our customers.

Please note this is an office based role. We cannot offer remote or hybrid working. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all ages and backgrounds.

• Regularly reviewing the monitoring data from the Hybrid Heat Pump Programme to identify issues as they arise and prepare regular updates for key internal and external stakeholders including the Department for the Economy and the Utility Regulator.
• Undertaking in-depth analysis of the performance of the installed hybrid heat pumps to support the drafting of detailed operational reporting and facilitating the independent review of the results by an independent academic evaluator.
• Engaging with, and challenging, operational and strategic energy transition colleagues and provide research driven and analytical informed perspectives on the issues, challenges, and opportunities relevant to advancing low carbon heat goals.
• Monitor low carbon heat related public policy developments in Northern Ireland, Ireland, the UK and across Europe to develop insights that empower the business to act decisively in a rapidly changing industry.
• Regular participation in multidisciplinary collaborative forums, featuring internal and external partners to progress the successful delivery of low carbon heat workstreams including joint academic/industry research projects.

• Educated to degree level.

• Three years’ experience working in either a data analyst role, a research role, an economist role, a government policy/public affairs role or equivalent.
• Strong qualitative & analytical skills, along with the ability to communicate complex analysis.
• Demonstrable experience delivering succinct, structured, written briefings.

• On target annual bonus (6-9%).
• You will receive 22 days annual leave plus 11 bank holidays (this increases with length of service).
• Enrollment into the Company pension scheme on commencement and upon meeting qualifying criteria the Company will match your pension contributions up to 6%.
• Life assurance whilst employed by the Company.
• Private medical insurance upon meeting qualifying criteria.
• Free staff transport from city centre.
• Free staff car parking.

Does this sound like you? We hope you can say Yes to all of the characteristics below - they are in the DNA of all our fantastic employees. Are you someone who:

• Respects diversity and behaves in an inclusive manner.
• Has a can-do attitude.
• Can evolve and adapt quickly.
• Wants to deliver positive change to the customer and communities that we serve.
• Recognises that we can achieve more through teamwork.

If this sounds like you then we definitely want to hear from you!

A little more about us: We were established in 1996 to bring natural gas to the Greater Belfast area of Northern Ireland, where there was previously no natural gas distribution network. Since 1996 local, national and international partnerships have delivered an investment of over £500 million into the Northern Ireland economy and the wider natural gas industry now provides employment to over 2,500 people. We continue to invest in infrastructure that currently has in excess of 256,000 domestic and business customers connected, and continues to grow at around 8,000 new customers each year.

Are you now ready to join our team? Then apply now!