Research Analyst – Hydrogen Assets
Wood Mackenzie is the global data and analytics business for the renewables, energy, and natural resources industries. Enhanced by technology. Enriched by human intelligence. In an ever-changing world, companies and governments need reliable and actionable insight to lead the transition to a sustainable future. That’s why we cover the entire supply chain with unparalleled breadth and depth, backed by over 50 years’ experience. Our team of over 2,400 experts, operating across 30 global locations, are enabling customers’ decisions through real-time analytics, consultancy, events and thought leadership. Together, we deliver the insight they need to separate risk from opportunity and make confident decisions when it matters most.
Wood Mackenzie Values
- Inclusive – we succeed together
- Trusting – we choose to trust each other
- Customer committed – we put customers at the heart of our decisions
- Future Focused – we accelerate change
- Curious – we turn knowledge into action
Description
In the middle of the energy transition, businesses and governments are faced with significant challenges. But the pace and scale of change mean every decision is made under mounting pressure. More than ever, companies need reliable data, analytics and actionable insight.
Wood Mackenzie is the leading global provider of data and analytics solutions for the renewables, energy and natural resources sectors.
Wood Mackenzie’s services include data, analytics, insight, events and consultancy. A trusted partner for over 50 years, Wood Mackenzie’s team has over 2,300 experts across more than 30 global locations who cover the entire supply chain.
Role Purpose
Join our Hydrogen team as a Research Analyst - Hydrogen Assets. You will develop financial valuation models, focusing on discounted cash flow models for low-carbon hydrogen projects. Assessing project viability and providing accurate cost, contract, and revenue inputs will be key responsibilities. A strong understanding of pricing structures and financial analysis is required. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential for success.
Main Responsibilities
- Create and maintain discounted cash flow (DCF) models for low-carbon hydrogen projects
- Analyse evolving project structures, operating models, and configurations, considering integration with upstream assets (e.g., wind farms) and downstream derivatives (e.g., ammonia)
- Integrate with midstream analyses to provide delivered cost of hydrogen and derivates to demand centres
- Consider asset emissions profile and its impact on government subsidies, leveraging Wood Mackenzie’s emissions model
- Engage with project developers and other stakeholders to ensure accuracy and to demonstrate expertise
- Work with our Centre of Excellence to research fiscal terms, subsidies, taxes, and grants to incorporate into the analysis of the projects
- Communicate results through asset reports, industry insights, and various channels such as conference calls, webinars, conferences, and client visits
- Build a strong relationship with industry stakeholders in the hydrogen space. Engage with project developers through frequent conversations on how project structures are evolving, understanding their perspectives, and how that may influence our analysis
- Enhance data inputs through surveys, interviews, and secondary research to strengthen model accuracy.
Knowledge and Experience
- Experience of financial modelling of energy assets
- Demonstrable experience in hydrogen or hydrogen-adjacent industries
- Strong familiarity with the policy landscape and its importance to the assessment of future low-carbon hydrogen projects
- Familiar with energy demand, technology adoption, and technology cost modelling
- Strong problem-solving capabilities
- Capable of switching between the roles of an individual contributor and a collaborator
- Strong communication skills. Comfortable interacting with clients and industry stakeholders
- An engaging nature, capable of connecting with co-workers, clients, and industry stakeholders in a wide range of professional settings
- A profound curiosity about the impact of a broader business landscape
Key Competencies
- Issue identification and problem-solving
- Building analytical models, manipulating and illustrating data
- Economic cost modeling
- Planning, implementation
- Efficiency-focused
- Determined and resilient
- Continuous improvement
- Creativity
- Building and maintaining relationships
- Communication
- Personal impact
- Collaboration
Expectations
- We are a hybrid working company, and the successful applicant will be expected to be physically present in the office at least two days per week to foster and contribute to a collaborative environment, but this may be subject to change in the future.
- Due to the global nature of the team, a degree of flexible working will be required to accommodate different time zones.
Wood Mackenzie Values
- Inclusive – we succeed together
- Trusting – we choose to trust each other
- Customer committed – we put customers at the heart of our decisions
- Future Focused – we accelerate change
- Curious – we turn knowledge into action
Equal Opportunities
We are an equal opportunities employer. This means we are committed to recruiting the best people regardless of their race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. You can find out more about your rights under the law at www.eeoc.gov
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