Residential Energy Retail Consultant in Edinburgh

LCP Delta is looking for an experienced consultant to help clients understand how residential energy retail is changing across Europe. The role sits within our Residential Smart Energy team and will focus on the points where energy retail, customer propositions, electrification, flexibility and digital services meet. This is a chance to develop insight that helps energy companies make better strategic decisions, while supporting a key growth area for LCP Delta.

Our team focuses on the intersection of energy retail, flexibility, customer propositions, electrification and digital services. We help clients understand the outlook for residential flexibility and develop strategies and business models to capture value. We support energy retailers, OEMs and policymakers through research and consulting that answers practical strategic questions: how much value is in residential flexibility, how can it be captured, and which propositions should be developed. Our work focuses on propositions emerging across Europe, business model comparisons, end‑customer attitudes, value capture and sharing across the value chain. We collaborate with other teams, for example on V2G opportunities, and combine market analysis with actionable advice to help clients make clear commercial decisions.

This is a great opportunity to:

• Develop, deliver and manage cutting‑edge research and consulting projects on residential energy retail, retail strategy, smart propositions and customer‑side flexibility
• Work at the centre of a fast‑changing part of the energy transition
• Build a profile as a trusted expert on how residential energy markets are changing across Europe
• Develop relationships with energy retailers, technology providers, investors and other market participants
• Contribute to business development by identifying opportunities, shaping proposals and supporting client conversations

What will you be doing?

• Managing and delivering research projects within our Residential Smart Energy research service and consulting projects, with a particular focus on energy retail
• Leading research using qualitative and quantitative methods, including expert interviews, market analysis, desk research and data analysis
• Producing clear, engaging outputs for clients, including reports, viewpoints, databases and presentations
• Communicating insights to clients through meetings, presentations, email and webinars
• Managing projects, budgets and client relationships
• Building relationships with industry contacts and using those relationships to strengthen our market insight and business development activities
• Identifying emerging trends and helping to translate them into client‑relevant insight
• Providing expert opinion on energy retail to clients and colleagues
• Supporting business development, including lead generation, opportunity scoping and developing proposals
• Supporting less‑experienced analysts to develop their expertise and skills
• Collaborating closely with colleagues across the Residential Smart Energy team and related teams, including EVs, heat and flexibility

What skills, experience and qualities are we looking for?

• Proven experience of working in energy, ideally in energy retail, strategy, consulting, research and/or a related field
• Solid research skills, including experience with expert interviews, desk‑based research, data analysis and synthesis
• Experience of managing research or consultancy projects, including coordinating 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 and confidence to network
• Alignment with our company values

What's in it 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 & sell holiday
• Private medical insurance
• Discounted gym memberships, critical illness and dental insurance through our flexible benefits
• Eye care vouchers
• Cycle to work scheme
• Digital GP services

For your wealth:

• Competitive pension scheme
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• High street discounts
• Season ticket loans

For others:

• Volunteering opportunities

For the environment:

• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme (qualifying period applies)

We continuously strive to build an inclusive workplace where all forms of diversity are valued, including age, background, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or sexual orientation. LCP is committed to making our opportunities accessible to all and would welcome you getting in touch to let us know if an adjustment can be made to help with your application. This may be extra time for assessments, pre‑interview site visits, interview structure or questions, or asking us about building accessibility. Please get in touch via our dedicated email address – [email protected] – to discuss how we can support you with your application.