Cost Modelling Research Engineer

EDF Energy is a core part of the EDF Group, one of the largest energy companies in Europe with key business operations in the UK, France, Italy and Belgium. We're the UK’s largest producer of low-carbon electricity, the biggest supplier of electricity by volume in Great Britain, the largest supplier to British businesses and we employ more than 13,000 people. We operate nuclear, coal and gas power stations, wind farms, and combined heat & power plants. We have a focus on safe, dependable energy generation and an ethos of service excellence. We are playing a leading role in new nuclear build in the UK to secure a bright future for the combined business and its employees.
Cost Modelling Research Engineer
Do you have experience in coding and an interest in Renewable Energy? If so, come and join EDF as a Cost Modelling Research Engineer!
The Opportunity
The EDF Research & Development (R&D) UK Centre is an integral part of the Group R&D network and is responsible for leading research and development activities in the UK, right across EDF, enabling us to be ready for the challenges that lie ahead. The team are advancing research in the fields of Nuclear, Offshore Wind, Energy Systems, Flexibility & Storage, Zero Emissions Mobility and Smart Digital Technologies.
We’re looking for a talented Research Engineer to join the R&D Renewables team and get involved in cutting-edge research related to investment modelling for renewables projects with an emphasis on offshore wind.
Pay, benefits and culture
Alongside a salary of £42,000 (depending on experience) and a market-leading pension scheme, we offer a range of flexible benefits to support our people across all aspects of their lives.
Your rewards package includes a choice of benefits, such as electric vehicle leasing, enhanced parental leave, health insurance, discounts and employee pricing.
Flexible working means you can work from home (if you wish) and we’ll provide a suite of IT equipment to ensure that you can work remotely comfortably and effectively. The team travel to our London offices on a weekly basis.
Suguang, Cost-Modelling Work Package Leader, says ‘The Renewables team at R&D is a great team to work with, where everyone is collaborative and helpful whenever support is needed. The Head of Renewables leads the team wonderfully, providing further support to overcome any challenges we are faced with when working on internal or external projects. Being in R&D, the culture is collaborative and innovative, and with a lot of camaraderie!’
At EDF, everyone’s welcome. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone has a voice and where you feel confident being yourself. We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.
We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application, making adjustments as you need.
We’ll value the difference you bring and offer opportunities for you to thrive and succeed.
What you’ll be doing
As a Research Engineer, you will be required to identify, coordinate, and participate in collaborative research projects with UK and international academics and/or industrial partners in support of the needs of the different global Renewables Business units, in an offshore wind context.
You will be driving the development of internal financial modelling tools whilst challenging the hypothesis with external models and ensuring requirements from stakeholders across EDF Group are considered. The interdisciplinary nature and wide scope of the role will provide excellent opportunities for career advancement, personal development, and networking within the wider global EDF Group. You will be contributing to the probability assessments for the pipeline of offshore wind projects currently in development.
Who you are
We are looking for somebody with enthusiasm for developing scientific, applied financial or economic modelling in a research context with the ability to translate key company needs and requirements into opportunities for research and analysis initiatives.
You will be providing support to the innovation activities on offshore wind renewables investment modelling, and therefore you will have a proven track record in financial modelling, economics, and statistical techniques – ideally within an energy context.
You will demonstrate strong coding skills, specifically in Python (preferred) and/or Matlab.
If this sounds like you then we’d love to hear from you!
Closing date for applications: 31st January 2024
Join us and together we can help Britain achieve Net Zero.