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Company Description

About Flexcity 

Flexcity is a leading demand response aggregator of The Netherlands. Flexcity's core business is to support the balance of the electricity grid by operating its large portfolio of flexible, fully automated assets. Flexcity's portfolio consists of a wide range of technologies, such as batteries, decentralised generation and large industrial processes. Flexcity also integrates renewable energy sources into its portfolio, opening up new revenue streams for emerging technologies. 

Flexcity supports many industrial companies in reducing their total electricity procurement costs and is a frontrunner in energy innovation. As a member of the team, you will contribute to a sustainable low-carbon energy sector. You will also come into contact with numerous innovative and state-of-the-art technologies, such as IoT, machine learning and blockchain. 

What makes Flexcity special? 

Feeling part of something special can help employees to commit to common company culture. We need to emphasize what makes Flexcity unique, what the different flexcity teams stand for, and what employees will not find elsewhere:

Interaction & communication

• We value the importance of being together and being accessible to each other: team events, work in the offices
• We promote direct & open communication over complex processes

Expertise & personal development

• Flexcity strives to be the expert in the energy domain. 
• We have a strong try-and-learn environment. We avoid the sunk cost fallacy, we don’t blame for failed experimentation.
• We care about employees, we want to create a platform where everybody can be successful, learn, and improve - We recognize individual contributions, encourage internal promotion, and offer a clear career path.

Flexibility & innovation

• We encourage a “being the first'' mentality (first aggregator to offer AFRR, first aggregator to use such technology …)
• Our drive to implement our strategy and spot opportunities may require priority switches and roadmap updates
• We are a technology-oriented company, we leverage technology in all aspects of our daily work

Customer

• We invest in creating long-term partnerships with our customers by developing trust and sharing expertise.
• We leverage our expertise, technology, and accessibility to go the extra mile for our customers

Impact

• We do not hesitate to go beyond our function to bring help where it is needed
• Everybody at Flexcity is continuously inspired by having a direct or indirect impact on the energy transition
• All employees directly impact Flexcity’s successes and are rewarded when the company makes good results.

Job Description

Your role 

Flexcity is looking for a Demand response market analyst. You will join a dynamic team that is committed to the energy transition, and in which you will immediately be given your own responsibilities. On the basis of the technical data that you will receive and taking into account the current market conditions, you will calculate the flexible power potential of industrial customers. You win the customer's trust by making clear assumptions about the industrial process, and convince the customer with quality studies. You work closely with a Technical Account Manager within the team, who is in direct contact with the customer. Together, you translate the detailed studies into an easily understandable proposal for the customer. Your communication skills (written and oral) are therefore just as important as your analytical skills! 

In addition, you will be involved in the day-to-day valorisation of Flexcity's portfolio on the reserve markets. Flexcity is a leading aggregator in The Netherlands and other European countries. You will contribute to the strategic bids and calculate the settlements for the industrial clients. In doing so, you scrupulously apply the rules of the system operator TenneT and take into account the market conditions (imbalance prices, etc). A good knowledge of the Dutch energy market or a profound interest in this topic is therefore a must. 

Your responsibilities 

• For new sites, assess the flexibility characteristics of the installations
• Identify and quantify the various risks
• Based on the flexibility characteristics and our current portfolio, evaluate the value that the sites could add to the portfolio
• Together with the technical account manager, draw up technical proposals for new and existing clients and provide technical support 
• Assist with the integration of the assets into our portfolio
• You offer client support and communicate directly with our clients 

Qualifications

Your skills and profile 

• Database design and management skills
• Database structures and algorithms skills
• Data preparation and pattern recognition
• Strong analytical skills for data analysis 
• Proactive approach and strong sense of responsibility 
• Technical interest in new technologies and passion for energy are a must
• Fluent in English and Dutch. Any other language is a plus
• You have a master's degree, preferably in engineering
• You are flexible, not afraid to think outside the box and you love to share your knowledge
• You are results-oriented with a pragmatic and professional attitude
• You are a team player with a "can do" mentality 
• Strong written and oral communication skills, both internally and externally

Additional Information

What we provide : 

• You will enjoy the flexibility of a start up environment within the headquarter of a muttinational company
• You will have acces to our huge training program with technical and transversal topics
• You will have the opportunity to join business's and industry's events in Europe
• You will participate in various team buildings
• You will get a job with lots of responsibility and freedom.
• You will join an enthusiastic team within an informal company culture.
• You will play an active role in the energy transition
• We offer an attractive salary package with meal & mobility allowance 
• We encourage innovation in new Energy services and inspire through interesting projects
• We promote (inter)national mobility and flexible working hours

Recruitment process : 

• 1st interview : 1 prequalification call done with HR 
• 2nd interview : with the manager
• 3rd interview : case study restitution with the manager and one team member
• Reference check and salary offer

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.