Energy Scenarios Expert Service

Excited to work on a project for a key Belgian player in the energy landscape? The Belgian and European energy landscape is in full swing. Did you know that the organization plays a crucial role in this? As part of a European transmission system operator, the organization ensures the reliability and sustainability of the electricity supply in our country.

Side-by-side with other Contingent Workers and staff, you will play a part in building a sustainable, green and reliable energy infrastructure that stimulates economic growth and reduces our ecological footprint. Only together can we make the biggest impact possible We believe in the power of diversity: we are convinced that an inclusive and diverse work environment leads to more innovation, creativity and better results.

You know everything ongoing in the energy world, you are the one that people go to when having a question on the new policies in Germany or about a certain energy technology? Then you might be the person we are looking for.

The Belgian transmission system operator (TSO) carries out a broad range of activities beyond operating and developing the electricity grid. These include system planning, market-related studies, security of supply assessments, and analyses supporting future network investments. Such work relies on modelling tools that simulate the electricity system and assess key indicators such as capacity needs, market outcomes, and system adequacy over long-term horizons.

Within the organization, these activities are performed by the Scenarios, Market & Adequacy Analysis (SMA) team. The purpose of this assignment is to provide additional on-site support to that team for activities related to the development of short and long-term energy outlooks and future electricity system scenarios, which serve as inputs to our market and adequacy studies.

The consultant will contribute to the preparation and maintenance of assumptions describing the future evolution of the power sector, both in Belgium and across Europe. This includes analysing trends in electricity consumption from sectors such as transport, heating, and industry, as well as developments on the generation side, including renewable and conventional technologies.

A solid understanding of the European electricity sector and energy transition framework is crucial. The consultant should be familiar with the main policy objectives, regulatory developments, and decarbonisation strategies affecting the energy sector in Belgium and in other main countries in Europe.

The role also involves interaction with external stakeholders and the processing of information collected through public sources, consultations, and industry exchanges. Previous experience coordinating stakeholder input or consultation process is required.

The work requires handling and consolidating large datasets, developing and reviewing analytical tools, and preparing reports, presentations, and visual materials. Experience with electricity market modelling or power system simulations would be considered an advantage.

The organization is therefore looking for a pro-active, “energy geek”. We are looking for a medior profile with coding skills but mainly with strong interest and knowledge in the energy sector, that is interested by the energy transition and that will help the team getting the right data. We’re looking for someone who will always question the scenarios data, someone able and willing to challenge projections in the energy sector, for Belgium or other EU main countries.

The consultant will help to perform different tasks in different projects within the Future Energy Scenarios team:

• Collect, challenge, improve the quality of the energy scenarios for Belgium and other EU countries;
• Contribute, and when possible improve, data collection processes and definition – creation of scenarios;
• Prepare slides, presentation, workshops, etc. to discuss with stakeholders and reach alignment;

Additional example of tasks

A non-exhaustive list of tasks:

• Collect projection scenarios from EU countries, and challenge the data, ensure those are in line with defined storylines;
• Prepare slides for stakeholders on energy scenarios;
• Create & review tools in R/Python/VBA/Excel in order to input/change different parameters or data items in the model or simulation ANTARES tool;
• Create or improve visualisations of the data (in R, Power BI, Qgis, …)

Requirements:

• R or Python (must have) - R is extensively used in existing tools at SMA. However new tools are rather developed now in Python. Hence, proficiency in one of the two is a must, but experience with both is a plus.
• Excel (‘must have’) and VBA (‘nice to have’) - Excel and VBA are used to conduct analyses or as interface for R/python scripts. It is one of the ways the team explores data (up to a certain siz