Role developing economic and statistical analysis and information
Potential for policy development with stakeholders, depending on the skills and motivation of the successful candidate
Working directly with leading experts in the industry, reporting to Energy Transition Lead
Competitive salary and excellent benefits, including six weeks of holiday and private medical insurance
London-based with the option of some home working, the level of which is flexible, dependent on successful candidate’s situation and experience
Fuels Industry UK is the trade association that brings together and represents the companies involved in refining, fuels importing, renewable fuel production, terminal operations and filling stations.
Our members contribute significantly to the UK’s extensive and resilient fuel supply chain today and they are preparing for the future by planning and investing in projects that reduce emissions for tomorrow’s net zero economy. Our mission is to support our members in leading the delivery of a flexible and resilient fuels supply chain for the UK, both today and in the low-carbon future of tomorrow.
Fuels Industry UK offers a creative, collegiate and educational work environment that encourages flexibility, openness and collaboration and embraces views from across the team. The role holder will benefit from working with authoritative and experienced team members, with decades of experience in the fuels industry, who can provide invaluable insights into the sector and its role in the energy transition.
Fuels Industry UK is seeking to recruit an Energy Transition Analyst to develop robust economic and statistical analyses and information on the downstream sector, with particular interest in net zero scenarios and pathways.
The role is part of the policy team which develops, shares, and promotes good practice and knowledge to ensure the sector’s ongoing competitiveness, resilience, and sustainability in the context of a transforming energy landscape in the UK. The team works with member companies and across governments to influence the development of policies and regulations affecting the sector. It also generates Fuels Industry UK’s authoritative and evidence-based technical guidance on fuel quality and supply resilience, air quality, climate change, environmental performance, petroleum product and process safety policies.
Monitor trends across the downstream sector to help in publishing insights, briefing papers, and articles. Work with counterparts across several government departments to develop appropriate statistical information on the sector and compile appropriate databases.
Perform economic and statistical analyses to support policy messaging and advocacy plans, working. Draw logical conclusions from aggregated data and present sometimes complex findings in a clear, compelling and articulate manner to a range of stakeholders.
Assist in the development of appropriate models to describe pathways in the Energy Transition to net zero, including through the use of the UCL UK TIMES model.
Provide ad-hoc analytical support to the rest of the Fuels Industry UK team and committees as required.
Be Fuels Industry UK’s primary contact on the Oil Reporting Committee, which works jointly with UK Government, members, and other downstream sector stakeholders on matters relating to the collection and provision of sector specific data to government.
With time and depending on strong performance and development on policy matters, take responsibility as primary contact to lead other committees such as the Compulsory Stock Obligation or Fuel Quality committees.
Comply fully with Fuels Industry UK’s team handbook, data handling rules, competition law and other policies and procedures.
Skills to communicate complex ideas effectively – both verbally and in writing. Strong modelling capability (most data is in Excel, but Python/SQL is useful), experience navigating and drawing conclusions from large data sets.
Understanding of the UK energy sector preferable, although a background in refining, consulting, strategy, analytics, or research would also be applicable.
In the case that the successful candidate is new to the workforce or the industry (e.g. graduate entry or career change), we would propose a three-year development plan to coach and support the successful candidate to progress as follows:
Deliver sound analysis and evidence to support policy decisions while learning about the downstream fuels manufacturing industrial sector and fuels importing
Develop analytical techniques and the evidence base to inform policy decisions; provide policy support across increasingly complex, advocacy areas
Become an established energy transition subject matter expert.
Applicants will be required to provide evidence of their right to live and work in the UK for the duration of the contract.