Senior Analyst

AEMO Services, is a new subsidiary of AEMO and a corporation limited by guarantee, with its own Board. It has been established to provide energy related services to Australian Government Jurisdictions.
Its first client, the NSW government, has sponsored its establishment. The NSW government has appointed AEMO Services to act as the NSW Consumer Trustee, the central construct of the NSW Electricity Infrastructure Investment Act 2020.
In acting as the NSW Consumer Trustee, AEMO Services will coordinate investment in transmission, generation and firming infrastructure as ageing coal-fired generation plants retire. Along with its partner, the Energy Corporation of NSW, it is expected to:

Attract up to $32 billion in private investment for regional energy infrastructure by 2030
Support 6,300 construction jobs and 2,800 ongoing jobs, mostly in regional NSW
Generate significant future savings for electricity consumers compared to the 'no action' case
Help reduce NSW electricity emissions by 90 million tonnes by 2030 and support NSW to deliver on its net zero by 2050 ambitions

Job Description
About AEMO Services Ltd:
AEMO Services Limited (ASL) is an independent subsidiary of the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO). We provide best in class energy and advisory services to member governments and their partners, supporting them to reshape our energy systems.
In our foundational role as the New South Wales (NSW) Consumer Trustee, an independent body appointed by the NSW Government, we are a key partner in the implementation of the NSW Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap. We carry out coordinated planning of long-term investment in network, generation and storage infrastructure, competitive tenders to facilitate this investment, authorisation of Renewable Energy Zone transmission infrastructure, and provide financial risk management and advice on financial incentive schemes to achieve built energy infrastructure. We act independently and in the long-term financial interests of NSW electricity consumers by supporting an energy transition that delivers quality energy, when it's needed, and in a way that secures consumer value.
ASL is expanding, and together with AEMO will bring critical capabilities to the development and execution of the Commonwealth Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS).
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play a leading role in transforming the NSW electricity system into one that is cheap, clean and reliable – with a key focus on ensuring that NSW electricity consumers are the key beneficiaries of this transformation.
Our people are leaders in their respective fields, covering energy policy, market modelling and economic analysis, commercial and financial service delivery and stakeholder management. As a subsidiary of AEMO, we have access to its national footprint of people and expertise in the energy sector. In joining ASL, you'll tackle the big issues, learn, grow and develop professionally.
Scope and Team accountabilities:
The Commercial team's ambition is to deliver energy transition in Australia at the lowest cost and risk to electricity consumers and government. The ASL commercial team contribute to this through competitive tenders, which deliver timely, high quality, energy infrastructure. For ASL's commercial team this means:

Working closely with private sector investors to establish relationships of trust. These relationships allow ASL to learn, educate, build awareness and gather insights for tender and product design refinements.
Commercial design of products and contracts (e.g. design LTESA, REZ access rights and in collaboration with government partners).
Tender design and end-to-end delivery of the tender process for the procurement of energy infrastructure for NSW.
Collaborate with EnergyCo and other government partners to ensure REZ access rights become products capable of tendering.
Design and implement a robust probity framework in the tender process.

Key responsibilities and experiences you can expect in the Senior Analyst role are:

Planning and delivering: Support the Senior Manager(s) and General Manager in planning and delivering important aspects of ASL's tenders including commercial designs, tender collateral and tender analysis.
Publication of materials: Support and prepare high-quality written materials to facilitate tenders, inform and educate ASL stakeholders.
Analysis and decision making: Undertake advanced commercial and financial analysis, including on policy positions with high levels of future uncertainty.
Review and diligence: Undertake evaluation, due diligence and reporting across a large number of tender submissions. This will involve exploring and establishing views on complex diligence issues.
Communicate and consult: Communicate with tender proponents and other stakeholders (including government, banks and investors), to deliver ASL commercial objectives.
Adherence and probity: Develop understanding and apply high standards of integrity and probity requirements in all of ASL's processes.
Risk and Compliance: Proactively seeks opportunities to identify and implement efficiency to the risk and compliance management processes.
Policy and Framework: Able to demonstrate a clear overall purpose based on a good understanding of the issues that regulation is attended to address. Ensure a shared understanding of its purpose and intended outcomes.

Desired Skills and Experience
Applicant's critical capabilities:

Act with integrity: Demonstrate professionalism and promote a culture of integrity, identify and uphold ASL values in relation to ethical issues.
Judgement: Ability to exercise judgement applicable to the level of responsibility, including sound knowledge of escalating decisions, identify risks, develop mitigation strategies and facilitate necessary decision making.
Communicate effectively: Translate technical and complex information clearly and concisely. Manage complex communications that involve understanding and responding to multiple conflicting viewpoints.
Work collaboratively: Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders across multiple organisations, seek input of internal stakeholders, build cooperation common agreement, share information and communicate broadly.
Deliver and drive results: Plan and organise and take ownership to deliver tasks. Strong attention to detail to deliver high standards. Identify, manage and mitigate risks.
Think and solve problems: Undertake objective, critical analysis to draw accurate conclusions that recognise and manage contextual issues. Explore a range of possibilities and creative alternatives to contribute to system, process and business improvements.
Demonstrate accountability: Ensure that own actions and those of others are focused on achieving organisational outcomes and identify and mitigate risks to successfully achieving goals.

Applicant's required knowledge and experience:

Minimum of 4 years' experience in the private sector (e.g., consultancy, corporate finance adviser, utility company or similar) or government with demonstrated ability to contribute towards delivery complex infrastructure projects, transactions or financing.
Demonstrated experience planning, drafting and delivering complex documents or financial models.
Education qualifications in finance, law, engineering, economics or similar and/or equivalent work experience in financing or evaluating energy infrastructure projects.
Is disciplined in maintaining a high standard of practice in their specialist and/or functional area.
Strong interest in, and curiosity about, energy transition is essential.
Experience in energy projects and the national electricity markets is preferred.

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