Net Zero Energy Modeller - London, United Kingdom - Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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- £37,470 - £45,565

National: £37,470 £41,925 London: £41,055 £45,565, This post also attracts a Specialist analyst allowance of £4,245 or £6,000 with a relevant masters.
A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade:
Senior Executive Officer
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
DESNZ
Net Zero, Buildings and Industry
Industrial Decarbonisation & Emissions Trading
Type of role:
Analytical
Operational Research
Statistics
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
2Contents

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Aberdeen, Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, SalfordAbout the job

Job summary:

DESNZ
The responsibilities for the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero for 2023 are as follows:

Delivering security of energy supply
Ensuring properly functioning energy markets
Encouraging greater energy efficiency
Seizing the opportunities of net zero to lead the world in new green industries

For 2023, our priorities are:

Ensure security of energy supply this winter, next winter and in the longerterm bringing down energy bills and reducing inflation.
Ensure the UK is on track to meet its legally binding Net Zero commitments and support economic growth by significantly speeding up delivery of network infrastructure and domestic energy production.
Improve the energy efficiency of UK homes, businesses and public sector buildings to meet the 15% demand reduction ambition.
Deliver current schemes to support energy consumers with their bills and develop options for longterm reform to improve how the electricity market works for families and businesses.
Seize the economic benefits of Net Zero, including the jobs and growth created through investment in new green industries.
Pass the Energy Bill to support the emerging CCUS and hydrogen sectors; to update the governance of the energy system; and to reduce the time taken to consent offshore wind.

Our Inclusive Environment

We are building an inclusive culture to make the Department a brilliant place to work where our people feel valued, have a voice and can be their authentic selves.

We value difference and diversity, not only because we believe it is the right thing to do, but because it will help us be more innovative and make better decisions.

We offer first-class flexible working benefits, excellent employee well-being support and a great pension.

We are fortunate to have a range of excellent staff networks and are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer.

We will support talented people from all backgrounds to build a career and thrive.

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The role and our team

Do you enjoy technical, analytical challenges that coincide with high-profile, fascinating areas of policy? Then these roles could be perfect for you.

This is an exciting time to work on energy modelling.

We are about to start work on a major model development and evidence gathering exercise to improve our modelling of industrial decarbonisation.

Industry currently accounts for around 17% of the UK's emissions and decarbonising it presents various technical, economic, and financial challenges.

Our aim is to ensure we develop the modelling tools we need to inform decisions on the rate of industrial decarbonisation and the route to achieving these goals.

We will be working closely with the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), who advise government on climate change policy, and with academic experts - sharing modelling tools and collaborating on model development and evidence gathering.

You will be a key member of the project team, helping to solve technical challenges and working across organisational boundaries to improve our modelling capability.

This will initially involve improving the underpinning evidence, mechanics, and user interfaces of our cutting-edge NZ Industrial Pathways model; a versatile and powerful optimisation model.

We have two roles, one in the Central Modelling Team and one in the Industrial Decarbonisation Analysis Team:

Central Modelling team (CMT)

We ensure the models we develop - including optimisation, micro-simulations, and econometrics - remain up-to-date and influential in Net Zero strategy and energy policy.

CMT plays a central role in setting the department's modelling strategy, ensuring the department stays at the cutting edge of energy modelling.

We ensure the models we develop - which include linear-programming, micro-simulation, and econometric models - remain up-to-date, relevant, and influential in net-zero strategy and energy policy.

You will have the opportunity to enhance your analytical skills and collaborate with a huge range of partners across policymaking, industry and academia.

We currently have a vacancy in CMT working on industri