Power Management Analyst

About Low Carbon

Low Carbon creates large-scale renewable energy to fight climate change. We’re building a renewable energy company that will protect the planet for future generations.

This defining purpose drives us to deliver for our communities, investors, and the environment.

We are a long-standing certified B-Corporation and recognised as gold standard for our environmental impact. We develop, build, and operate utility-scale solar, onshore wind, and battery storage projects across the UK and Europe, supporting the world’s move to an energy system powered by renewables.

CVC DIF, the infrastructure strategy of leading global private markets manager CVC, is the majority shareholder in Low Carbon. Working alongside MassMutual, CVC DIF will enable Low Carbon to significantly expand its installed capacity and drive the next stage of growth as a diversified, leading next-generation IPP.

Role Description

This role will support the Power Management team and contribute to the success of Low Carbon’s commercial power activities, including the origination, analysis and execution of Power Purchase Agreements, market price analysis, power price risk management and hedging-related reporting.

The role will be responsible for managing relevant market information, price data, power price curves and internal analytical outputs used by the business to support commercial decision-making. This includes maintaining the power price hedges subledger, compiling and analysing third-party and internal power price curves, monitoring relevant market developments, and running Low Carbon’s proprietary power and risk management system, Juniper.

The Analyst will provide analytical support across power price assumptions, PPA valuation, hedge execution, market monitoring and management information. The role will require close interaction with the Power Management team, Finance, Investment, Asset Management and external market counterparties.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and distribute power market price data and analytics, using relevant market sources and systems including Power Price spot systems, 3rd party consultants price curves and other datasets.
• Compile, review and analyse power price curves, supporting the business in understanding market movements, pricing assumptions and the impact on asset valuations, PPAs and hedging decisions.
• Maintain the power price hedges subledger, ensuring accuracy, completeness and consistency of hedge-related information.
• Run and manage outputs from Juniper, Low Carbon’s proprietary power and risk management system, including scenario analysis, data updates and reporting outputs.
• Monitor relevant power market developments and provide analytical support on key power price trends, market risks and commercial implications.
• Support PPA deal valuation, preparation and negotiation, including analysis of contract structures, pricing options and risk allocation.
• Support management information and reporting for existing operational assets, including P13 assets and future price hedge execution.
• Manage deal flow tracking and management information through maintenance and distribution of relevant spreadsheets, reports and dashboards to key stakeholders.
• Support interactions with Investment, Finance, Asset Management and other internal stakeholders, ensuring information flows are accurate, timely and well-controlled.
• Coordinate information requests with traders, advisers and other external counterparties, ensuring data quality and attention to detail.
• Support ongoing improvements to power price reporting, hedge tracking, market data management and analytical processes.

Person Specification

• Approachable and professional manner.
• An excellent communicator who builds trusted relationships with people at all levels.
• Strong analytical mindset, with the ability to interpret data and explain commercial implications clearly.
• Highly organised, with strong attention to detail and a focus on accuracy and delivery.
• Energetic, reliable, adaptable and comfortable using initiative.
• Hands-on approach, willing to work across systems, spreadsheets, analysis and stakeholder communication.
• Comfortable working with incomplete or evolving information and turning it into clear, useful analysis.
• Enthusiastic and committed team player who works well with internal customers and external stakeholders.
• Strong interest in power markets, renewable energy, climate change and the wider energy transition.

Skills & Experience

• Degree qualified, or equivalent, ideally in maths and computer science or in a numerical, finance, economics, engineering, energy or business discipline.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills.
• Strong coding and Excel skills are essential.
• Exposure to power markets, hedging, commodity markets or energy analytics would be beneficial but is not essential.
• Experience working with market data, price curves, risk management systems or reporting tools would be advantageous.
• Ability to manage data accurately and maintain robust reporting processes.
• Commercial awareness and ability to understand how market movements affect asset value, revenues, PPAs and hedging decisions.
• Ability to manage relationships effectively with internal stakeholders and external counterparties.

Our Compensation & Benefits

• 26 days holiday plus your birthday off (with option to buy a further 5 days)
• Discretionary Bonus
• Bupa Health Check & Private Healthcare for you and your family (medical history disregarded)
• Contributory Pension
• Cycle scheme
• Season Ticket Loan
• Pluxee for commercial discounts and perks
• 3 additional days for volunteering to support causes of your choice

We’re committed to building an inclusive team and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences. If you don’t meet every requirement listed, but you believe you can succeed in this role, we encourage you to apply. We’re also happy to make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.