Portable Power Analyst

Job Description

Our mission is to make clean power accessible, to accelerate the shift to zero-carbon power and transport around the world. We are passionate about making a positive impact on communities and the environment where we work.

We’re designing, financing, building and operating the world’s most sophisticated battery systems to enable the take up of more renewable power, electrifying fleets for cleaner air, and providing clean, portable power including repurposed electric vehicle batteries. Our proprietary software and data analysis optimises operational performance for our customers to reduce emissions and costs.

Since we began in 2017, we’ve raised over £2 billion in debt and equity funding and transformed it into >1GW of grid-connected batteries live or under contract and c.2,000 electric vehicles supported. We have operations in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Benelux, the USA and a global headquarters in London.

We’re the leading owner and operator of battery storage in the UK, supporting the National Grid with the uptake of renewable power. We also work with c.90% of the UK's major bus companies, powering 25% of the UK e-bus market. We’re also the number one owner and operator of e-buses in Australia and New Zealand, and are quickly expanding into light commercial vehicles and trucks. Our rapidly growing company is looking for highly talented and motivated people to join us.

The Opportunity

We are offering an exciting opportunity for outstanding candidates with a passion for fighting climate change to apply their degree skills to the real-life commercial deployment of energy storage and electric vehicle projects. In our rapidly growing company, adaptable, highly motivated and talented individuals will be given significant responsibility early-on.

The Portable Power Analyst will work closely with our data, sales, engineering and operational teams to successfully optimise the design, operations and customer experience of Portable Power projects. Typical objectives include modelling the operation of batteries on off-grid sites for design specification and validation or for optimising the charging of batteries from generators or grid in order to achieve the highest fuel and carbon savings while ensuring performance.

A Taste of the Day to Day

• Work with cross functional teams to effectively optimise the operation of our mobile battery fleet through simulation & analysis.
• Work with business development, electrical design teams and directly with customers to simulate electrification feasibility of portable power systems. Conduct cost-benefit analyses on system specification through to validating performance from operating data in a range of usage scenarios.
• Work with the business development team to develop automated reporting capabilities to meet internal and customer KPI reporting requirements
• Take ownership of models (e.g. battery operation on microgrid, generator efficiency and optimisation, load profile simulation, energy consumption prediction, cost prediction)
• Contribute to shaping data pipelines from hardware data acquisition to processing and model training.
• Contribute to the development of battery degradation insights and battery life management across the business
• Engage with testing and operations team to devise instrumentation requirements and testing plans in support of model development and correlation (e.g. battery degradation or generator efficiency models).
• Continuously develop our analysis processes to increase efficiency and add value to all areas of the business.

Health and Safety

• Actively contribute to Zenobe's commitment to health and safety, wellbeing and sustainability by; integrating these principles into daily responsibilities, ensuring a safe and supportive work environment, promoting both the physical and mental health of self and colleagues, and adopting sustainable and energy-efficient practices to minimize environmental impact. By doing so, each employee at Zenobe plays a vital role in fostering a culture that prioritises overall safety, holistic wellbeing, environmental sustainability in our business operations.

What We’re Looking For

We realise that certain groups of people are less likely to apply for a role if they don’t meet 100% of the job requirements. To be absolutely clear: if you like the look of this job and think you could do it well, we encourage you to apply with a CV that highlights your transferable skills and experience. Above all, Zenobē is looking for collaborative, flexible, empathetic people who are interested in creating and promoting practical routes to a zero carbon world.

• STEM qualification (e.g. engineering, applied physics, data science), 1st or 2-1
• 1-3 years previous experience in a modelling, simulation, analysis or software engineering role.
• Technical background with good understanding of the underlying physical principles related to battery technology, electric vehicles, EV charging, and the energy sector.
• Python experience (numpy, streamlit, scipy, pandas, matplotlib, plotly, poetry, GIT, scikit-learn and other scientific libraries)
• Excellent mathematical, analytical and problem-solving ability
• Excellent professional communication, reporting and presentation skills
• Excel proficiency

Desirable but non-essential skills:

• Additional software engineering, cloud platform & data skills – (e.g. Linux, SQL, AWS (s3, CDK, Lambda, Glue, Athena), PySpark)
• Master’s degree, PhD or other additional qualification

Working at Zenobe

We’re passionate about sustainability and are proud to offer Team Zenobē a pioneering and collaborative working environment. We encourage our people to take ownership of their career progression and celebrate those that can think outside the box.

If you’d like to join our community of likeminded people hit the apply button now, we’d love to hear from you!

What We Offer

Charge your career at Zenobē and receive

• Up to 33% annual bonus for being awesome
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Private Medical Insurance
• £1,500 training budget per year, to ensure you grow as we do
• EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Pension scheme, up to 8% matched contributions
• Enhanced parental leave
• Cash back health plan
• Plus more

Lots of our people work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, flexitime and hybrid working. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but please talk to us about the flexibility you need and let’s see how we can make it work.

Our Approach to Diversity and Inclusion

Our people are our strongest asset and the key determinant of our success, and we value a range of skillsets and perspectives. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. We work to provide equal opportunities and an inclusive work environment, where everyone is fairly treated in the application process and through their career at Zenobē. If there are any adjustments that would help improve your experience with Zenobē, please let us know when you apply.