Senior Consultant / Manager - South Korean Power Markets Advisory
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Our leading Power Market Advisory Team is looking to hire a Senior Consultant / Manager, ideally with experience in the South Korean power markets to join our growing team in Singapore.
We work at the forefront of the energy sector alongside market specialists with deep industry knowledge where you will be able to deploy and then broaden your skill set and expertise. We pride ourselves on being a bit more geek than generalist and live by the mantra: Be kind, be curious, be great at work.
We are proud to work with the foremost energy companies, policymakers, regulators, investors, developers, and operating globally across the energy supply chain. Led by a Senior Management Team respected as Thought Leaders within the industry, we use deep analytical insight to help our clients to define their strategies, shape their asset portfolios, and sharpen their assessment of market opportunities.
What you will be doing
- Perform fundamentals-based research on the South Korean power market, taking into consideration generation mix, regulatory policies, emission targets, and other market-specific factors.
- Lead and apply fundamentals-based research towards developing and maintaining power market models, so as to produce robust modelling of electricity price projections and fuel mix forecasts.
- Go-to-market to secure and deliver bespoke market advisory for clients, which can include transaction advisory (buy-side and sell-side), PPA structuring, market opportunity assessment, or evaluation of impending policy or rule changes.
Your skills and experience
We recruit individuals at all levels based on merit. Some of the key sills we are looking for are:
- You have Energy experience of between 4 - 8 years and command a thorough understanding of the power market dynamics in South Korea.
- You are familiar with the price formation dynamics of the wholesale power markets in South Korea, and the pricing dynamics of the Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) markets.
- You have strong quantitative skills and have direct experience in developing and maintaining power market models in power market simulation software such as PLEXOS (preferred) or PROMOD, BID3, EPSI, GAMS etc, and can guide junior consultants to do the same.
- You have experience in energy asset valuation, commercial due diligence and transaction advisory, and have the right networks into lenders, financial advisors, investors and off-takers.
- You have led and delivered analysis to investors, developers, lenders and off-takers, based on detailed quantitative analysis and providing advice grounded in facts, including curtailment analysis.
- You are familiar with the PPA dynamics in South Korea, including PPA pricing, factors affecting bankability of a renewable asset, the key determinants for PPA deals and have experience in leading PPA negotiations.
- You are an excellent communicator in English and Korean, both in written and verbal forms.
What a career at Baringa will give you
Putting People First.
We give you every opportunity to progress by having four promotional reviews a year, with all employees participating in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme. Baringa is a People First company, and wellbeing is at the forefront of our culture. We recognise the importance of work-life balance and flexible working and giving our staff amazing benefits. We’re also award winning! Click here to find out more.
Diversity and Inclusion.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that diversity is paramount to driving creativity, innovation, and value for our clients and for our people, and creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture. Please contact a member of our Recruitment Team if you feel you want to discuss this with us one-on-one ahead of applying.
An award-winning workplace.
Come and join the UK’s leading management consultants. You can be a part of our ‘Great Place to Work’ – with our commitment to women and well-being in the workplace for all. Click here to see all our recent awards and how we’ve achieved this.
Using business as a force for good.
Our B Corp™ certification shows that we’ve met and held ourselves accountable to high standards of social and environmental performance and transparency. The way we run our business will continue to make life better for our clients, our people, our communities, and our planet. Click here to see all our recent impact work.
Join us
We are a bunch of proudly geeky experts who come from industries around the world. We’re a kind and curious team who are building a culture where people can achieve their best, celebrate our differences, and create impact that lasts. We would love for you to join us and be a part of our impressive team.
All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, age, faith or social background. We do not filter applications by university background and encourage those who have taken alternative educational and career paths to apply. We would like to actively encourage applications from those who identify with less represented and minority groups. We operate an inclusive recruitment process, ensuring reasonable adjustments where needed. Please contact a member of our Recruitment Team to discuss further.
If you have the required skills and experience for this role, apply today.
