data scientist Manchester, England
Octopus Energy
Full Time
Manchester, England
74336 - 43723 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
The energy industry is undergoing the largest transformation since industrialisation at an unprecedented rate of change and we are positioning ourselves to be at the heart of that change.
Our aim is to be the leading global provider of solutions that enable customers to release £30bn of value per annum from distributed energy resources (DERs). We are building a Software as a Service (SaaS) subscription business with a global addressable market of £2.4 billion per annum, by digitally connecting hundreds of thousands of DERs with energy markets.
We have already attained a market leading position and KrakenFlex is a recognised thought leader and innovator in the industry. Our efforts have not gone unnoticed and we are pleased to announce that we now have the full support and backing of Octopus Energy, an award-winning UK energy supplier who share our passion and values.
This role would involve working day-to-day with the commercial team to construct and adapt models, source data, and visualise/interpret results. They would be responsible for using a mix of existing and novel models to produce meaningful, trustworthy results for commercial quotes at short timescales.
What you'll do
- Work in the commercial markets team to answer customer queries and provide revenue forecasts describing innovative new power products;
- Develop and refine models for calculating customer revenue and market outcomes in the energy sector;
- Visualise and explain model outputs to technical and non-technical stakeholders;
- Work with cross-disciplinary teams to develop new methods and tools for commercial modelling of energy systems, responding to new services and markets in a fast-growing company;
What you'll need
- Rapid development/prototyping and experience creating interactive tools to process commercial/financial information (e.g. python, excel)
- Ability to self-manage and maintain a small rapidly-changing codebase autonomously to a high standard
- Ability to work within a larger organisation, alongside development teams and product managers
- Experience with some key components of a conventional data science toolchain: notebooks, Python, pandas, numpy, et al
- Experience deriving insights from data in a curious, observation-driven manner
- Great communication skills; an interest in storytelling with data, and a desire to explain and craft a clear message from findings
- A drive to get things done in a collaborative, agile development environment
- A proven ability to perform well in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent analytical and multitasking skills
- Experience with some key components of a conventional data science toolchain: notebooks, Python, pandas, numpy, et al
- Experience working with rapid prototyping and visualisation packages such as Excel and tableau (others are acceptable!)
- CLI / unix literacy
- Familiarity with machine learning or operational research (optimisation) techniques
- Experience deriving insights from data in a curious, observation-driven manner
- An interest in storytelling with data, and a desire to explain and craft a clear message from findings
- In depth industry experience in software development & design
- A drive to get things done in a collaborative, agile development environment
It would be great if you had
- Experience with operational research and optimisation techniques
- Experience with AWS or similar cloud providers
- Experience analysing large volumes of data
Why else you'll love it here
- Wondering what the salary for this role is? Just ask us! On a call with one of our recruiters it's something we always cover as we genuinely want to match your experience with the correct salary. The reason why we don't advertise is because we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesn't apply to Octopus - what's more important to us is finding the right octofit!
- Octopus Energy is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about! We won best company to work for in 2022, on Glassdoor we were voted 50 best places to work in 2022 and our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people
- Visit our perks hub - Octopus Employee Benefits
Ideally you will be based in the Greater Manchester and happy to come into the office a couple of days per week! But we appreciate that things have changed and flexibility is at the top of everyone's agenda, so if you would rather be remote please let us know.
If this sounds like you then we'd love to hear from you.
Studies have shown that some groups of people, like women, are less likely to apply to a role unless they meet 100% of the job requirements. Whoever you are, if you like one of our jobs, we encourage you to apply as you might just be the candidate we hire. Across Octopus, we're looking for genuinely decent people who are honest and empathetic. Our people are our strongest asset and the unique skills and perspectives people bring to the team are the driving force of our success. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone.
About Octopus Energy
CEO: Greg Jackson
Revenue: Unknown / Non-Applicable
Size: 1001 to 5000 Employees
Type: Company - Private
Website: https://octopusenergy.group
Year Founded: 2016
Octopus Energy
https://octopusenergy.group
London, United Kingdom
Greg Jackson
Unknown / Non-Applicable
1001 to 5000 Employees
Company - Private
Energy & Utilities
2016
