Data Scientist

What you'll do:

• Create building-level and fleet-level heating and cooling optimisation models
• Design new & novel approaches to heat and cool homes at lower energy costs
• Work with developers to create & deliver optimisation instructions to Octopus & third-party heat pumps, air conditioners, and associated technologies
• Support the rollout of heating/cooling assets into energy flexibility markets

What you'll need:

• Experience in a relevant field like energy management, controls design, or machine learning applied to energy or complex optimisation systems
• A strong grasp of data science tools and platforms (SQL, Python, etc.)
• Solid understanding of machine learning algorithms and experience creating stochastic models
• Knowledge of UK and/or European energy markets, particularly energy flexibility
• Experience building predictive models using a range of data sources (internal and external)
• Familiarity with how heating systems behave and are controlled - especially air-to-water heat pumps and hot water systems
• A Master’s degree or PhD in a quantitative field (like Data Science, Computer Science, or Statistics) is great - but equivalent experience is equally valued

💚 Why else you'll love it here:

• 💰 Wondering what the salary for this role is? Just ask us! On a call with one of our recruiters it's something we always cover as we genuinely want to match your experience with the correct salary. The reason why we don't advertise is because we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesn't apply to Octopus - what's more important to us is finding the right octofit!
• 🎉 Octopus Energy Group is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about! We won best company to work for in 2022, on Glassdoor we were voted 50 best places to work in 2022 and our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people. We’ve also been placed in the top 10 companies for senior leadership
• 🎁 Visit our UK perks hub - Octopus Employee Benefits