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Aurora is looking for a Senior Associate/ Associate to join our Oakland office.

About the position

Based in Oakland, you will be a senior member of the US analytical team at Aurora, helping to deliver our research and advisory services for clients. You will manage junior colleagues in developing insights to help clients make better choices. You will support all aspects of client engagement: helping identify issues, forming hypotheses, conducting analysis, synthesizing conclusions into recommendations and presenting to senior clients. You will develop data-based strategic insights into the energy transition for both public and private sector clients.

You will be considered for this position in both the Advisory Projects team and the Research team. Should you prefer either team, please state your preference in your cover letter.

Successful candidates will work in a dynamic, stimulating, and demanding yet supportive environment. They will apply their interpersonal skills to build connected, co-operative project teams. They will be given responsibility to chart the path of their teams through projects, and opportunities to substantially influence the thinking of organizations across the energy sector. Over time, they will be able to grow into industry experts under the guidance of directors with deep experience addressing major strategic issues at the world’s top advisory firms.

The position suits an experienced Analyst or Associate from a top-tier strategic or economic consultancy, energy company, financial services company, or knowledge-focused firm or institution. The successful candidate will combine technical ability with a strong track record of leadership and dependable performance in team-oriented environments.

What we are looking for

Required attributes:

• First class or high second-class university degree
• Ability to communicate clearly and co-operate effectively with both technically and non-technically minded people
• Demonstrated success in taking responsibility for project and process management in team-oriented environments
• Self-starting, entrepreneurial mind-set, and desire to grow the business
• Proven ability to interpret and derive insight from complex quantitative data and information
• At least 2 to 4 years of experience at a major consultancy, energy company, financial services company, or other knowledge-focused firm or institution

Desirable attributes:

• Strong academic record, such as a Master’s degree or PhD in a relevant discipline
• Competence in advanced data analytics (e.g. Python, R, Matlab, Advanced Excel)
• Leadership, management or mentoring experience demonstrated by previous roles of professional responsibility or extracurricular activities
• Previous experience of working on energy-related projects or policy – particularly in a US power market context
• Demonstrated success in working together with clients

What we offer

• Access to the Aurora Academy, our training program offering a range of opportunities to develop your skills
• The opportunity to grow with the company, take on further responsibilities and bring in your own ideas
• A fun, informal and international work culture
• A competitive salary package
• A dynamic, intellectually stimulating, and supportive environment
• An office in the lively downtown area of Oakland with coffee, fruit, snacks, Friday breakfasts, and more perks available

About Us

From its academic roots, Aurora Energy Research has grown to become the largest dedicated power market analytics company in Europe, providing data-driven intelligence for strategic decisions in the global energy transformation. We are a diverse team of more than 350 experts with vast energy, financial and consulting backgrounds, covering power, hydrogen, carbon and fossil commodities. We are active in Europe, Australia and the US, working with world-leading organizations to provide comprehensive market intelligence, bespoke analytic and advisory services, and cutting-edge software.

We are a thriving, rapidly growing company with offices in Oxford, Paris, Madrid, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, Athens, Sydney, Austin TX and Oakland CA, with more opening soon. We currently serve around 600 of Europe’s most influential energy sector participants, including utilities, investors and governments, and expect to continue to grow rapidly, adding new countries and products to our portfolio.

The successful candidate would start as soon as possible. We will review applications as they are received. Salary will be competitive with experience.

To apply, please submit your CV, a brief cover letter, your salary expectations and state your earliest possible start date to the Apply Now button above.