Energy Consultant (Modeller)

City Science is an SME founded in 2015 with a core mission of delivering decarbonisation. We help organisations who are committed to decarbonisation achieve meaningful and quantifiable carbon reductions quickly and efficiently. We work collaboratively across our business to provide integrated solutions to our clients. Our range of clients is extensive, having worked for major national bodies such as DESNZ, the Climate Change Committee (CCC), and a range of forward-thinking local authorities such as Oxfordshire County Council. We work closely with our award-winning research, software and product development team who produce innovative and uniquely insightful digital tools, like Cadence and our decarbonisation tool, to successfully deliver our projects.

OUR ENERGY WORK

We are increasingly partnering with local authorities and other stakeholders in the delivery of complex energy consulting commissions across the England, Wales and Scotland. This includes:
• District Heat Networks (we are a supplier on the Heat Network Zoning DESNZ framework)
• Local Area Energy Plans (LAEP) & Local Heat & Energy Efficiency Strategies (LHEES)
• Renewable & Low Carbon Energy Assessments
• Hydrogen Strategies
• Bespoke research (such as our work for the Climate Change Committee)

Location: Remote first, flexible working arrangements, with all UK based locations considered. Our flexible office collaboration spaces, for those wishing to use them, are in London, Exeter and Bristol.

Term: Permanent, Full Time. Reduced hours may be considered, please state in your application.

Grade: Consultant (other grades, e.g. Graduate or Senior may be considered if exceptional)

Closing: Monday 22nd September 2025 at 09:00. We reserve the right to close this position early if a suitable candidate is found before the closing date, therefore early application is recommended.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking a Consultant level (2+ years prof experience or PhD) candidate who can deliver our broad range of energy consulting commissions, with a particular interest in candidates with a highly technical background and a capability for modelling.

The ideal candidate will have an academic background in a highly quantitative degree (e.g. engineering, physics), energy systems expertise, and modelling skills (spreadsheet and code). Whilst the preference is for candidates with professional experience, those coming straight from a (relevant) PhD will be considered.

You will contribute to the delivery of projects via the production of models and undertaking of analysis. Whilst a key requirement of this role is technical proficiency, we also have an expectation that you will contribute to common consultancy non-technical tasks such as bid writing, stakeholder engagement and qualitative research - we are a small consultancy, so we all wear many hats. We also require support on the continued growth of our business, through delivering upon our team's wider commercial targets, such as through identifying future opportunities.

Key responsibilities will include:
• Research, modelling, and analysis across a range of energy and net zero projects
• Data analysis, including GIS, Excel, and possibly Python and/or other programming languages
• Producing high quality reports and presentations for clients
• Supporting the growth of our energy and net zero client offering and portfolio of projects, both supporting and leading the delivery of tenders as appropriate

Essential Requirements:
• Relevant work experience (2+ years or PhD)
• Demonstrable technical knowledge and understanding across energy systems
• Excel skills, coding, GIS and data visualisation
• Good technical writing capability, and the ability to produce high-quality client reports
• Professional, consultative and collaborative approach at all times
• Ability to communicate technical outputs to a range of stakeholders, technical and non-technical
• Degree in a technical or scientific field, e.g. engineering, physics

Desirable Requirements:
• Experience with District Heat Networks
• Experience with Local Heat & Energy Efficiency Strategies (LHEES)
• Experience with Local Area Energy Planning (LAEP)
• Advanced python and GIS
• Masters or PhD in highly technical field

Further Information

We are building a team who are motivated by collaboration with the desire to solve problems for our customers. We want people to own their field of responsibility, take decisions, be pro-active and have pride in everything they do. Our team of experts includes prize-winning consultants, experienced technologists and distinguished academics.

Rewards & Benefits

• Opportunity to oversee considerable business growth

• Performance-related bonus

• Flexible and remote working arrangements

• 25 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays

• Buy/Sell annual leave policy

• Membership of our group pension scheme

• Enhanced maternity and paternity policy

• Eye care policy

• Cycle to work scheme

• Employee assistance program

• Opportunity to work on a diverse range of projects across the consultancy business

• Ongoing mentoring, training and support from board members from across the wider business

We are only accepting direct applications - no recruiters please.