Analyst on system flexibility service

januari 13, 2025

Our client is now looking for an experienced analyst to join the Flexibility Track and Trace Initiative. Within the team (consisting of two junior analysts and a manager), you will contribute both to project management and the analysis of flexibility in the system.

Roles and Responsibilities

Analysis of Flexibility

  • Gather, analyze, and disseminate information on flexibility provided by all technologies on all voltage levels and regions in Belgium.
  • Develop and execute strategies to seek information through desktop research, contacting market parties, or devising inventive ways to retrieve unavailable information.
  • Conduct analyses on available time series of grid user consumption data, renewable energy forecast errors, market player behavior, and system imbalances.
  • Apply basic statistical analysis and machine learning techniques where needed.
  • Translate results and insights into clear presentations/communications for internal and external audiences.
  • Support the development of resulting applications or tools with relevant IT departments.

Project Management

  • Contribute to project management and follow up on the Flexibility Track and Trace Initiative (scope, timing, budget, resources, communication plan).
  • Manage interactions with involved departments (grid development, market development, and the system operation department/control center).
  • Ensure the program’s objectives align with the overall strategic goals.
  • Oversee the systematic monitoring process, ensuring data accuracy and timeliness.
  • Report program progress/deliverables to different management and governance bodies.
  • Identify opportunities for process improvement within the program.

Duties of Analysis on System Flexibility

  • Support gathering information on available flexibility through various channels (desktop research, interviews, data analysis, estimation methods).
  • Support developing and conducting data analyses on smart metering data and determine the relationship with system conditions, seasonality, or other drivers.
  • Communicate and disseminate results and insights for different target audiences (experts, management, external).
  • Translate results and insights into tools and applications and guide development with IT departments.
  • Provide strategic recommendations and discuss with market departments.
  • Provide inputs for scenarios and discuss with grid study departments.
  • Manage the implementation and growth of the “Flexibility Track & Trace Initiative” in close collaboration with different business experts, analysts, and IT.

Requirements

  • Preferably a master’s degree in engineering, commercial engineering, or economics with a large interest in working in a technical environment.
  • Keen interest in the energy sector, understanding the global workings of the energy market, and preferably several years of experience in the electricity market.
  • Strong analytical mind, able to master and understand complex processes, and translate abstract strategic objectives into realistic solutions.
  • Ability to translate a question into a quantitative analysis or approach, driven by facts and figures.
  • Sufficient knowledge and experience regarding statistical methods (e.g., machine learning) to perform analysis on large data sets.
  • Interest and experience in performing calculations in Excel, and willingness to work with Python or similar programming languages.
  • Good knowledge of Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
  • Ability to combine different types of tasks (from operational to conceptual) and organize autonomously around different tasks.
  • Quick learner with a proactive and positive attitude, focusing on details without losing sight of the overall picture.
  • Excellent organizational and project management abilities, able to take steering action within a project.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams.
  • Fluent in English, Dutch, or French, with adequate knowledge of the other languages.
  • At least 5 years of relevant experience.

Job specifications

ID: 9024

Duration: 1/02/2025 - 31/01/2026

Location: Brussels

Type: Freelance

Hatim Daoudi

IT Recruitment Consultant
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