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Research Analyst – EV Charging
Job Description
Company Description
Wood Mackenzie are the global research, analytics, and consultancy business powering the natural resources industry. For 50 years, we have been providing the quality data, analytics, and insights our customers rely on to inspire their decision making.
Our dedicated oil, gas & LNG, power & renewables, chemicals, metals & mining sector teams are located around the world and deliver a variety of projects based on our assessment and valuation of thousands of individual assets, companies, and economic indicators such as market supply, demand, and price trends.
We have over 1,900 employees in 30 locations, serving customers in nearly 80 countries. Together, we inspire and innovate the markets we serve – providing invaluable intelligence to help our customers overcome the toughest challenges, and make strategic decisions that will, ultimately, accelerate the world’s transition to a more sustainable future.
Job Description
We are looking for a Research Analyst to join the Grid Edge research team within Wood Mackenzie’s Power & Renewables practice. The Grid Edge team consists of leading analysts covering some of the most cutting-edge topics in the energy transition, including transportation and building electrification, microgrids, distributed energy resource participation in wholesale and retail markets, demand flexibility, and grid modernization. Our research and thought leadership inform the strategies of key players throughout the energy industry, driving innovative business models while hastening the energy transition.
The Analyst will support our growing, multi-faceted coverage of EV charging through data gathering, organizing, and modelling. This includes maintaining evergreen datasets such as charging station deployments and charging network integrations and integrating them into client-facing dashboards and research reports. The Analyst will employ their quantitative skills to develop forecast models for quantities such as capital expenditure and charging demand. Beyond published research content, they will also support client requests, consulting engagements, and presentations. All of this will be done in close collaboration with of other members of the Grid Edge team and other research teams. Initial market of focus will be the US, but this will extend over time to major European markets.
The Analyst will be encouraged to stay up-to-date on key developments in transportation electrification and related technologies and take an active role in team discussions and content creation sessions.
Main Responsibilities
- At varying frequencies throughout the year, update datasets on EV charger deployment, manufacturing, and cost; charging network integrations; utility EV programs; state and federal policy; and company investment and corporate activity
- Develop and maintain client-facing dashboards based on these datasets, collaborating with data and product teams
- Develop and maintain forecast models for EV charger deployment, capital expenditure, and power demand
- Conduct research into cutting-edge topics including V2X, fleet energy management, DCFC-storage colocation, and residential managed charging
- Integrate data, forecasts, and other content into EV charging reports as well as teamwide reports, including our US DER Outlook and Grid Edge Quarterly Executive Briefing
- Support client data requests and consulting engagements
Qualifications
- At least two years of experience in mobility, power, economics, or finance
- A Bachelors degree, and preferably a Masters degree, in a social, physical, or environmental science, or policy
- Strong modelling skills, including the ability to independently navigate, extend, and simplify large-scale Excel models
- Experience developing python models with multiple datasets, custom modules, Jupyter notebooks, and data science libraries (pandas, numpy, scikit-learn, scipy, etc.)
- Experience working with relational databases, including SQL queries and bulk imports, table design, and database normalization
- Strong research abilities, with the ability to exhaustively mine public datasets, regulatory filings, financial disclosures, secondary research reports, and media reports
- A problem-solving instinct and a readiness to connect dots, form hypotheses, and confirm them with data
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Additional Information
Wood Mackenzie is a place where we are committed to supporting our people to grow and thrive. We value different perspectives and aspire to create an inclusive environment which encourages diversity and fosters a sense of belonging.
Wood Mackenzie values everyone’s contribution and helps them reach their full potential while sustaining an organisational culture of health and well-being.
Our core values are:
- Inclusive – we succeed together
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We understand the importance of bringing your whole self to work and to achieving balance between work, family and other life commitments. We are open to considering flexible working arrangements to enable the greatest spectrum of talent to contribute to Wood Mackenzie’s success.
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