Senior Manager – Ireland Power Market Advisory

About Baringa:
We set out to build the world’s most trusted consulting firm – creating lasting impact for clients and pioneering a positive, people-first way of working. We work with everyone from FTSE 100 names to bright new start-ups, in every sector.

You’ll find us collaborating shoulder-to-shoulder with our clients, from the big picture right down to the detail: helping them define their strategy, deliver complex change, spot the right commercial opportunities, manage risk, or bring their purpose and sustainability goals to life. Our clients love how we get to know what makes their organisations tick – slotting seamlessly into their teams and being proudly geeky about solving their challenges.

As a Certified B Corporation, we've proven that we've built social and environmental good into every bit of what we do.

We have hubs in Europe, the US, Asia and Australia, and we work all around the world - from a wind farm in Wyoming to a boardroom in Berlin. Find us wherever there's a challenge to be tackled and an impact to be made.

Our Power & Low Carbon Solutions practice are looking for an experienced Irish Power Market Advisor to join the team.

What you will be doing

• You will be working at the forefront of the energy sector, leading teams of power market and commercial advisors with deep industry knowledge where you will be able to deploy and then broaden your skill set and sector expertise.
• You will join a Senior Management Team respected as Thought Leaders within the industry: we help our clients shape, define and implement change in energy markets. Our power market advisory team gives our clients an unparalleled combination of energy market expertise and commercial insight.
• We advise organisations at the heart of this transformation, providing economic, commercial and strategic consulting to energy companies, financial institutions, governments and regulators.
• Examples of your work include providing industry-leading projections for power markets and assets, designing markets, regulation and policy, providing commercial due diligence on assets and companies for mergers and acquisitions, optimising portfolios from fuel contracting to generation dispatch, developing hedging strategies for vertically integrated energy companies, and advising on the costs and benefits of different future energy policy options.

The projects you will be working on can cover a broad range of topics relevant to the energy sector in Ireland, Northern Ireland, and beyond. Below are some examples of notable projects we have been working on in the past 18 months:

• Market and commercial due diligence supporting equity and debt processes for multiple SEM assets and business (including vertically-integrated utilities and major renewables developers)
• Exploring potential developments in interconnector trading policy between SEM and GB
• Showing the impact of wind on the Irish Consumer (Baringa Wind Savings WEI)
• Advising developers as they prepare bids for the RESS and O-RESS auctions
• Developing our industry-leading market reports, battery reports, and dispatch-down reports for SEM

Your skills and experience

The professionalism of our individuals, partnership approach to engagement and comprehensive package has created a truly unique consultancy. We believe in genuine partnerships and create client relationships, driven by results. If you want to be part of this entrepreneurial environment and want to help make a difference to our business, your opportunity is now

We are looking for a candidate with experience in the Single Electricity Market (SEM) to join our industry leading power market advisory team in Dublin. You will be well versed in the economic fundamentals of wholesale electricity markets, and passionate about addressing the challenges of the rapidly changing energy sector. Ideally, you will have experience in modelling and appraising different forms of power generation in the All-Island market. The ideal candidates will have experience in some of the following:

• Deep understanding of wholesale power markets, power market analysis, regulation and market design, ideally gained in the Irish power market.
• Good knowledge of analytical techniques applied to wholesale electricity market fundamentals, including market modelling.
• Experience in power market commercial structures, assessing routes to market and designing business models in energy markets.
• The ability to define and lead client projects end-to-end, from origination, scoping/proposals, contract agreement, delivery and team/project management – directing a team of consultants and experts in client-facing environments.
• Building and maintaining presence in the market, through thought leadership, contribution to industry forums and your personal network.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills and a track record of effective team working and management.

What a career at Baringa will give you

Putting People First.
Baringa is a People First company and wellbeing is at the forefront of our culture. We recognise the importance of work-life balance and flexible working and provide our staff amazing benefits. Some of these benefits include:

• Generous Annual Leave Policy: We provide our employees with 5 weeks of annual leave, fully available at the start of each year. In addition to this, we have introduced our 5-Year Recharge benefit which allows all employees an additional 2 weeks of paid leave after 5 years continuous service.
• Flexible Working: We know that the ‘ideal’ work-life balance will vary from person to person and change at different stages of our working lives. To accommodate this, we have implemented a hybrid working policy and introduced more flexibility around taking unpaid leave.
• Corporate Responsibility Days: Our world is important to us, so all our employees get 3 every year to help social and environmental causes and increase our impact on the communities that mean the most to us.
• Wellbeing Fund: We want to encourage all employees to take charge and prioritise their own wellbeing. We’ve introduced our annual People Fund to support this by offering every individual a fund to support and manage their wellbeing through an activity of their choice.
• Career Progression: We have quarterly rather than annual promotion reviews. We don’t have any quotas: if you’re ready and delivering at the right level, you’ll get that promotion.
• Profit Share Scheme: All employees participate in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme so everyone has a stake in the company’s success.

Diversity and Inclusion.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture and that diversity is paramount to driving creativity, innovation, and value for our clients and for our people.

An award-winning workplace.
You can be a part of our ‘Great Place to Work’ – with our commitment to women and well-being in the workplace for all.

Using business as a force for good.
At Baringa we believe that everyone creates a lasting impact when you put people - customers, employees, investors, suppliers, and society – first. Our B Corp certification shows that we’ve met and held ourselves accountable to high standards of social and environmental performance and transparency.

Join us
All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, age, faith or social background. We do not filter applications by university background and encourage those who have taken alternative educational and career paths to apply. We would like to actively encourage applications from those who identify with less represented and minority groups.