Senior Expert on Energy Regulation and Market Design


Who we are
Elia Grid International (EGI) is a global engineering consultancy company, part of Elia Group (Belgium) and 50Hertz (Germany), specialising in complex power system challenges. Our goal is to provide high quality solutions for the challenges of the energy transition. Our multidisciplinary team of experts offer strategic, technical, and regulatory advice in all fields related to power transmission, as well as a range of specialist solutions to a diverse and international client base in the power sector.


Elia Grid International has offices in Belgium, Germany, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kingdom Saudi Arabia (KSA), and Malaysia.


Your function
EGI wishes to reinforce its team working on Regulation and Markets to support international clients navigate the complex environment they operate in. To achieve this, we are looking for an experienced professional to be one of our strategic advisors on regulation, contract management, and market design.


As a senior expert on energy regulation and market design, you will provide top-rank consultancy in constant interaction with our worldwide energy clients, partners, and relevant departments within the Elia Group organisation. You will support our clients in defining and implementing energy policies and regulatory framework reforms linked to the latest trends in the energy domains and decarbonisation. You will guide the national and regional authorities in set-up trading environments and propose market structures and designs in Europe and worldwide. You will provide valuable support to energy investors and developers in their business analysis related to interconnection projects and agreements, new energetics, and sector coupling.


Typical activities involve (but are not limited to):

• Advising clients on strategic issues related to existing and future legal, policy and regulatory frameworks, market design and contractual management;
• Supporting investors and developers in navigating the complex regulatory and market environments in which they operate;
• Performing market intelligence analysis for new energetics;
• Contributing to projects on establishing trading platforms and market operators, and implementing competitive national or regional trading of power, capacities, and ancillary services
• Anticipating the changes in the power market landscape and defining the most suitable markets configurations or smart grid strategies by leading successful projects that provide value to customers and benefits to society
• Support the company’s business development team in identifying and pursuing opportunities by establishing trusted relationships with clients and development of proposals;
• Design and implementation of projects, including complicated business-related contractual negotiations. You lead projects’ delivery related to energy policies, regulatory framework reforms, technical regulations, and market design/operations from regulatory, markets, or business points of view.

Your profile

• Master degree in Engineering, energy economics, laws or related fields;
• 8-10 years of experience in the power sector and setting up pricing and RES support schemes;
• Deep understanding of the power sector, including power exchange, transmission, distribution, retail and generation;
• Deep Knowledge of a large variety of market design configurations and how they interact;
• Experience in the power trading business, including spot market, wholesale markets, trading of ancillary services, etc.;
• Ability to manage complex projects, processes, constantly linking strategic objectives and detailed technical aspects;
• Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to manage complex processes and link strategic objectives and detailed technical aspects;
• Fluent in English;
• Knowledge of French, German, and/or Arabic is a strong asset;

What we offer

• Permanent contract or freelance position;
• Attractive salary package and an extensive array of fringe benefits;
• Exciting, professional and international environment in a fast-growing company;
• Unique training, personal development and growth opportunities;

At EGI, we value diversity and inclusion. We are firmly committed to promoting gender equality in all aspects of our organization, from recruitment to professional development. We believe that diverse teams are more creative, innovative, and high-performing. Join us to contribute to an environment where everyone has equal opportunities for growth and fulfilment.


Choose EGI and help us guide the worldwide power sector into a future of clean and sustainable energy, smarter and more flexible grids, decentralized production and HVDC systems that span across seas and land to interconnect countries, regions, and different energy markets for the benefit of generations to come.


Location
Brussels, Berlin – Mobility required: 30% worldwide (willingness to travel abroad for international assignments depending on the business development or project needs).


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