Power Grid Analyst - 6 month FTC

Octopus Energy

4300

London (GB), USA

Posted on: 2026-02-09

Category: energy

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

We're on a mission to make a big green dent in the universe by building a truly sustainable energy system globally.

That means making power greener, smarter, and more affordable for everyone.

We put customers at the heart of everything we do: with always-fair prices, transparency and outrageous customer service.

We drive system change: with transformative tech to make renewable energy the norm and end global reliance on fossil fuels.

Octopus Energy Group is made up of 10 businesses spanning 6 countries across 3 continents, including: Octopus Energy Retail, Kraken Technologies, Octopus Energy Generation, Kraken Flex, Octopus Electric Vehicles, and the Octopus Centre for Net Zero. More on OEG @ octopusenergy.group

Octopus Energy Group is an energy tech company. We use technology to make green electrons cheap and revolutionise customer experiences.

By combining world-class tech with brilliant humans who care deeply about customers and driving the renewable energy transition, we made it happen and in 2025, we became Britain’s largest energy supplier.

Now, we’re scaling fast and building the next generation of products to accelerate the green energy transition. From making it effortless to switch to heat pumps, solar and EVs, to launching smart tariffs and creating renewable generation at scale, we’re solving some of the most complex challenges in energy with speed, creativity and customer obsession. We’re also enabling our global businesses to reach the full capability of what we’ve achieved in the UK, taking the learnings, products and experiences that customers love here and rolling them out worldwide.

We are looking for a Grid Analyst with a passion for understanding and designing electricity grids. This role is an exciting opportunity to use and develop superb tools to help inform our own commercial decisions as well as to help shape the energy system for participants, both in the UK and around the world. In the last 10 years since launching we have become the largest household supplier in the UK, one of the fastest growing in Europe and are scaling businesses in everything from Renewable Generation to domestic flexibility, and from domestic heat pumps to public EV charging. In total we are operating dozens of businesses in over 30 countries around the World - and we have a lot further to go.

💚 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 Group 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 were recently named the UK's top company to work for, and we ranked in the top ten in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024. Our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people. We’ve also been placed in the top 10 companies for senior leadership

• 🎁 Visit our UK perks hub - Octopus Employee Benefits

If this sounds like you then we'd love to hear from you. 🚀

P.S. Our process usually takes up to 4 weeks, but we’ll always do our best to flex around what works for you. Along the way, you’ll chat with our recruitment team and your Recruiter will help you throughout different stages. Got any burning questions before then? Drop us a message at [email protected] and we’d love to help!

Are you ready for a career with us? We want to ensure you have all the tools and environment you need to unleash your potential. Need any specific accommodations? Whether you require specific accommodations or have a unique preference, let us know, and we'll do what we can to customise your interview process for comfort and maximum magic!

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.

What you'll do..

Grid assessment: Map, analyse and model grids across various markets. Analyse and provide insights to inform capex strategy, prioritising non-wire solutions.

Techno-economic and electrical power flow modelling to define optimal mix of resources against specific objectives (grid constraints, peak profile, LOLE, LCOE etc.)

Technical assessment of solutions for grid quality and stability issues, with a focus on non-wire solutions (flexibility and BESS).

Grid development plans: support the team in reviewing and designing grid investment plans or Integrated Resource Plans, for technical sign-off.

Interconnection: Analyse grid constraints and provide insights on grid connection queues.

What you'll need...

Strong background in energy systems. Or an educational background in electrical engineering or power system modeling

Advanced power flow modelling expertise (PSCAD, PSSE, PowerFactory, PandaPower) and knowledge of non-linear optimisation. Ability to run or develop deterministic physics based grid modelling tools.

Knowledge of linear, economic modeling, e.g. plexos, is a plus. Experience with DERs, medium and high voltage grids and utility-scale energy projects.

Deep understanding of energy economics and grid infrastructure principles, enjoys generating insights from large and complex sets of energy data and metrics.

Enjoys starting things from scratch, pro-actively look (and find) data, and iterating quicklyNatural curiosity and passion for all things grid and the energy transition

Our data platform stack:

Python as our main programming language.

Databricks as our data lake platform.

Kubernetes for data services and task orchestration.

Terraform for infrastructure.

Streamlit for data applications.

Airflow purely for job scheduling and tracking.

Circle CI for continuous deployment.

Parquet and Delta file formats on S3 for data lake storage.

Spark for data processing.

DBT for data modelling.

SparkSQL for analytics.