Senior Consultant - Energy Markets

Join Veolia as a Senior Consultant in Madrid, Spain, providing strategic advice on power and gas markets. Leverage your 5-10 years of experience in energy market analysis to conduct assessments and valuations. Enjoy opportunities for international travel and work with a diverse team of experts. Become a Senior Consultant at Veolia in Madrid, Spain, where you will provide strategic and analytical advice on power and gas markets. With 5-10 years of experience, you will conduct long-term market assessments and economic analyses while effectively communicating complex insights. This role offers opportunities for international travel and collaboration with a diverse team, contributing to the growth of energy market services.

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Veolia

Company Overview

Name

Veolia Environnement S.A.

Headquarters

Aubervilliers, France

Founded

1853

Size

Approximately 179,000 employees worldwide (source: dcfmodeling.com). Revenues of €24.8 billion in 2011, with more recent data unavailable.

What They Do

Veolia focuses on resource management, integrating water treatment, waste recovery, and energy services. Unlike direct renewable energy generation, the company emphasizes efficiency, decarbonization, and circular economy processes (source: veolia.com). Its products and services include wastewater treatment for power plants, support for biofuel production, and management of heating/cooling networks. Veolia targets diverse markets, including municipalities, power plants, and biofuel producers, differentiating itself through integrated resource cycles and risk-sharing contracts (source: veolianorthamerica.com).

Projects and Background

Among notable projects, Veolia inaugurated the world's largest sludge treatment and recovery plant in Hong Kong in 2010. In 2003, the company acquired the American firm Browning-Ferris Industries for $5.3 billion, thereby strengthening its operations in North America (source: bccresearch.com). Currently, Veolia is working on a $34 million contract for biogas upgrading at the Southeast Treatment Plant in San Francisco, which will treat 170,300 cubic meters per day of wastewater, producing 68 GWh/year of biomethane by 2027 (source: smartwatermagazine.com).

Recent Developments

In the past two years, Veolia has secured the San Francisco biogas project, built its first battery recycling plant in Moselle, France, and won a desalination contract in Abu Dhabi, all in 2023 (source: veolia.com). The acquisition of Suez's key international operations in 2022 has strengthened its global scale, following the full merger in 2021. In 2023, Veolia also advanced drought response initiatives in France (source: veolia.com).

Working at Veolia

Veolia offers roles in various fields such as water technologies, energy management, waste recovery, and industrial services. Recruitment primarily takes place at the headquarters in Aubervilliers, as well as at sites in North America and over 48 countries (source: linkedin.com). The company culture emphasizes long-term innovation and local value creation, supported by a team of specialized engineers and operators (source: veolia.com).

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Job Description

You will be working with our diverse team of international energy sector consultants and professional staff in the areas/tasks listed below:

Provide strategic and analytical advice to clients on power and gas markets, investment decisions, and energy sector business models;
Conduct long-term energy market assessments, economic analyses, and asset valuations for due diligence and project development;
Effectively convey complex messages and organize presentations to maximize information impact for diverse audiences, particularly in Spanish and English;
Serve as a key resource on wholesale, balancing and ancillary markets, demand-side flexibility, and commercial due diligence;
Perform market assessments, demand-supply analysis, and price forecasting;
Actively participate in the growth and expansion of our services by identifying market opportunities and writing winning proposals.

Qualifications

Required Experience & Knowledge:

5-10 years' experience in energy market analysis and/or long-term market modeling;
In-depth understanding of wholesale energy markets (including day ahead, balancing and ancillary service markets), with practical knowledge of the Spanish and European energy markets;
Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills; experience managing multiple projects to meet budgets and deadlines;
Prior experience with capacity expansion or production cost modeling tools (i.e., PLEXOS or similar) is a plus;
Excellent written and spoken English (knowledge of an additional language is an advantage);
Self-motivated, proactive, with a solution-oriented mindset and high personal integrity;
Availability and willingness to travel to international client sites.

Qualifications:

MSc or equivalent degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Engineering, Economics); post graduate courses in Corporate Financing is a plus;
Deep understanding of energy markets, including regulatory frameworks, pricing, and modeling techniques;
Proficiency in energy market simulation and data analytics tools (e.g., Excel, MATLAB, Power BI);
Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to present complex insights to both technical and non-technical stakeholders;
Experience in or knowledge of energy transition issues, such as renewable energy integration, decarbonization, and digitalization, is a significant advantage;
Ability to work independently and collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams in a dynamic environment.