Energy Consultant (6-month fixed contract, immediate start preferred)

Location: Remote first, flexible working arrangements, with all UK based locations considered. Our flexible office collaboration spaces, for those wishing to use them, are in London, Exeter and Bristol.
Term: 6-month fixed contract, Full Time. Reduced hours may be considered, please state in your application.

Grade: Consultant (other grades, e.g. Graduate or Senior may be considered if exceptional)

Closing: Monday 1st December 2025 AT 09:00. Prompt application advised, role will close upon appointment of suitable candidate.

IMMEDIATE START REQUIRED

ABOUT US

City Science is an SME founded in 2015 with a core mission of delivering decarbonisation. We help organisations who are committed to decarbonisation achieve meaningful and quantifiable carbon reductions quickly and efficiently. We work collaboratively across our business to provide integrated solutions to our clients. Our range of clients is extensive, having worked for major national bodies such as DESNZ, the Climate Change Committee (CCC), and a range of forward-thinking local authorities such as Oxfordshire County Council. We work closely with our award-winning research, software and product development team who produce innovative and uniquely insightful digital tools, like our GIS software, Cadence, to successfully deliver our projects.

OUR ENERGY WORK

• District Heat Networks (we are a supplier on the Heat Network Zoning DESNZ framework)
• Local Area Energy Plans (LAEP) & Local Heat & Energy Efficiency Strategies (LHEES)
• Renewable & Low Carbon Energy Assessments
• Alternative Fuel Strategies (e.g. Hydrogen, SAF) and Industrial Decarbonisation
• Technology specific research (such as our DACCS work for the Climate Change Committee)

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking a Consultant level (2+ years prof experience or PhD) candidate who can deliver our broad range of energy consulting commissions, with a particular interest in candidates with a technical background (e.g. physical science or engineering) or those with an economics/finance background but with experience in applying this to energy and low carbon sectors. Whilst the preference is for candidates with professional experience, those coming straight from a (relevant) PhD will be considered.

You will contribute to the delivery of projects via research, report writing, analysis, and the production of models. Whilst a key requirement of this role is technical proficiency, we also have an expectation that you will contribute to common consultancy non technical tasks such as bid writing, stakeholder engagement and qualitative research - we are a small consultancy, so we all wear many hats. We also require support on the continued growth of our business, through delivering upon our team's wider commercial targets, such as through identifying future opportunities.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Research, modelling, and analysis across a range of energy and net zero projects
• Data analysis (in Excel predominantly)
• Producing high quality reports and presentations for clients
• Supporting the growth of our energy and net zero client offering and portfolio of projects, both supporting and leading the delivery of tenders as appropriate

Essential Requirements:

• Relevant work experience (2+ years or PhD)
• Demonstrable knowledge and understanding across energy systems
• Excel skills and data visualisation
• Good writing capability, and the ability to produce high-quality client reports
• Professional, consultative and collaborative approach at all times
• Ability to communicate technical outputs to a range of stakeholders, technical and non-technical
• Degree in a technical or scientific field, or economics/finance, e.g. engineering, physics, economics

Desirable Requirements:

• Experience with Industrial Decarbonisation
• Experience with Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), or Energy from Waste
• Experience with District Heat Networks
• Experience with Local Heat & Energy Efficiency Strategies (LHEES)
• Experience with Local Area Energy Planning (LAEP)
• Coding (e.g. python) and GIS
• Masters or PhD

Why Join Us?

• Learn from an experienced, multidisciplinary team that's shaping the future of sustainable cities.
• Gain hands on consulting experience on real projects from day one.
• Develop your technical and professional skills in a supportive, dynamic environment.

FURTHER INFORMATION

We are building a team who are motivated by collaboration with the desire to solve problems for our customers. We want people to own their field of responsibility, take decisions, be proactive and have pride in everything they do. Our team of experts includes prize-winning consultants, experienced technologists and distinguished academics.

Rewards & Benefits

• Opportunity to work on a diverse range of projects across the consultancy business
• Opportunity for career progression
• Ongoing mentoring, training and support from senior professionals within the business (including towards professional chartership)
• Paid membership of a maximum of two institutions
• Flexible working arrangements
• 25 days annual leave entitlement
• Membership of our group pension scheme
• Eye care vouchers
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee assistance program

We are only accepting direct applications - no recruiters please.

Unfortunately City Science does not hold a license to sponsor visas. Therefore, we are unfortunately not able to process any applications that require sponsorship.