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Job Description
We are looking for a Research Analyst to join Wood Mackenzie’s Europe Gas & LNG Markets Research team. Our team provides industry-leading fundamentals analysis and commercially relevant insights covering Europe’s gas and LNG markets. The role, located in Edinburgh, is pivotal to the success of the European and global gas teams.
The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and delivering in-depth, high quality gas and LNG market analysis. This role will also be a key user of Wood Mackenzie’s proprietary gas forecasting model and contribute significantly to the team’s long-term gas outlooks. The role holder will collaborate with the wider global gas team and across commodity teams to publish written topical reports, update datasets and provide presentations to clients.
Joining a team of gas and LNG analysts in the region, you will quickly contribute to our gas research. You will be the primary author for market reports and deeper fundamentals analysis for a specific segment focus. You will work with other gas, power and upstream analysts on a variety of topics and create innovative reports to help visualize our data sets and interpret modelling results to communicate our views to clients. Along the way you will develop an understanding of your specific markets and their potential. To do this, you will be a key user of Wood Mackenzie’s proprietary gas forecasting model.
You will be a contributor to the update of our global gas outlook and support in developing our narrative for the Europe region. You will be comfortable articulating the supply and demand views and the broader short-term and long-term global gas outlook to clients and prospects. Through research trips, client interactions and industry events you will build your network to understand the key topics and changes in the industry. You will address these in your contribution to our regular deliverables and through development of specific informs, the short-term outlook, insights and webinars.
Qualifications
The role is ideal for someone who is passionate about the gas industry and wants to be a recognized expert internally and externally. The following qualities would be advantageous for any potential candidate:
- A collaborative attitude and a desire to develop or expand gas market knowledge.
- An analytical mind, an eye for detail and an ability to translate your insights into clear coherent messages for customers.
- Great verbal and written communication skills. Specifically, capable of delivering well written and well-structured reports with compelling arguments derived through cross team collaboration. Experience of developing strong working relationships and good networking and influencing skills.
- Planning and organizational skills with the ability to work independently and manage your own workload.
- Proficiency in analytical tools (such as Microsoft Excel) and handling large datasets. Knowledge of Power BI and Power Query will be considered a further advantage
- Motivated and having the ability to deliver tangible improvements to processes and deliverables.
- Productive and engaged in achieving your goals.
- Knowledge of European energy and climate policies
- Masters or PhD degree in a related field
Additional Information
Wood Mackenzie is the global leader in data, analysis and consulting across the energy, chemicals, metals, mining, power and renewables sectors.
Founded in 1973, our success has always been underpinned by the simple principle of providing trusted research and advice that makes a difference to our customers. Today we have over 2,000 customers ranging from the largest global energy companies and financial institutions to governments as well as smaller market specialists.
Our teams are located around the world. This enables us to stay closely connected with customers and the markets and sectors we cover. Collectively this allows us to offer a compelling combination of global commodity analysis with detailed local market knowledge.
We are committed to supporting our people to grow and thrive. We value different perspectives and aspire to create an inclusive environment that encourages diversity and fosters a sense of belonging. We are committed to creating a workplace that works for you and encourage everyone to get involved in our Wellness, Diversity and Inclusion, and Community Engagement initiatives. We actively support flexible working and are happy to consider alternative work patterns, taking into account your needs and the needs of the team or division that you are looking to join.
Hear what our team has to say about working with us:
https://www.woodmac.com/careers/our-people/
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