Lead and manage advisory projects on energy transition topics, produce quantitative analyses and model-driven insights, communicate recommendations to clients, collaborate with modeling teams, and contribute to product development and business growth.
Aurora is seeking an Associate in our Advisory team in Austin. You will help shape client’s decision making to accelerate the energy transition. You will play an active role in all aspects of client engagement: helping identify issues, forming hypotheses, conducting analysis, and synthesizing conclusions into recommendations, while also managing workstreams and smaller projects and driving internal initiatives. You will develop data-driven strategic insights into the energy transition for both public and private sector clients.
The successful applicant will combine an interest in energy markets and policy, performance in team-oriented environments, and analytical capabilities. They will apply their interpersonal skills to build connected, cooperative project teams. They will be given the responsibility to chart the path of their teams through projects, and opportunities to 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.
This 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 success candidate will combine technical ability with a strong track record of leadership and dependable performance in team-oriented environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Leading advisory projects for our clients, across a diverse range of energy transition technology, business models and strategies, including planning out the work of the team and ensuring we maintain rigorous standards of analysis and clear communication of insights
- Provide insights and recommendations to help shape clients’ strategic decision making
- Develop timely and rigorous quantitative analyses to enhance clients’ decision making
- Work closely with our modeling team, structuring economic problems into quantifiable analyses and deriving insights from the model results
- Communicate findings to clients through meetings, calls, workshops, and conferences
- Contribute to Aurora’s product development, by identifying new opportunities for intellectually interesting and commercially relevant areas of analysis, helping to expand our capabilities, subscription base, and impact
What we are looking for
Required attributes:
- 2-4 years of experience at a major consultancy, energy company, financial services company, or other knowledge-focused firm or institution
- Top university degree
- Demonstrated success in taking responsibility for project and process management in team-oriented environments
- Proven ability to interpret and derive insight from complex quantitative data and information
- Ability to communicate clearly and cooperate effectively with both technically- and nontechnically-minded people
- Self-starting, entrepreneurial mind-set, and desire to grow the business
Desirable attributes:
- Previous experience of working on energy-related projects or policy-particularly in a Canada or US context
- Leadership, management, or mentoring experience demonstrated by previous roles of professional responsibility or extracurricular activities
- Demonstrated success in working with clients
- Competence in advanced data analytics (e.g., Python, R, Matlab, Advanced Excel)
- Strong academic record, such as Master’s degree or PhD in a relevant discipline
What we offer
- A fun, informal, collaborative and international work culture
- A competitive salary and benefits package
- Access to regular coaching and mentoring sessions and the opportunity to learn from experienced professionals
- A brand-new office space in the vibrant and culturally rich East Austin area
- Access to the Aurora Academy, our training program offering a range of opportunities to develop your skills
The Company is committed to the principle that no employee or job applicant shall receive unfavorable treatment on grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership and pregnancy and maternity.
The successful candidate would start as soon as possible. We will review applications as they are received. Salary will be competitive with experience.
About
From its academic roots, Aurora Energy Research is a thriving, rapidly growing company, currently serving over 1000 of the world’s most influential energy sector participants, including utilities, investors, and governments. While we constantly strive to reach new markets and diversify our product portfolio, we are already active across the globe in Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Europe, South Africa and North America, working with leading organisations to provide comprehensive market intelligence, bespoke analytic and advisory services, and cutting-edge software. We are a diverse team of experts with vast energy, financial, and consulting backgrounds, covering power, hydrogen, carbon, and fossil commodities. With this, we provide data-driven intelligence to fuel strategic decisions in the global energy transformation.
Aurora Energy Research Austin, Texas, USA Office
1023 Springdale Road, Building 15A, Austin, Texas, United States, 78721
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