Deadline:
February 16, 2025
Location(s)
Spain
Madrid
Overview
Details
For recent graduates joining Aurora’s Madrid office, we offer a 21-month programme of experience and development designed to provide:
- Accelerated training in how energy markets work.
- Involvement in live client projects.
- An opportunity to contribute to some of the most influential reports in the industry.
- A chance to build up your toolkit of analytical, teamwork and communications skills.
- An understanding of how Aurora fits together and of the opportunities in the company.
During the programme, you will take part in 2 rotations in different teams across our business. Placements will be assigned collaboratively, based on both your interests and the needs of the business at the time. At the end of the programme, you will move into a permanent position within one of our teams.
The deadline to apply is Sunday 16th February 2025 but please be aware that applications may close before this date if we reach number of applications.RotationsAs a Graduate Analyst, you will have the opportunity to rotate through the following departments:
- Advisory: executing bespoke consulting projects for clients
- Research: developing market forecast reports and original in-depth research on the future of energy systems
The roles in more detail:
Advisory
- Projects include valuations of energy assets, modelling bespoke scenarios and asset configurations and conducting analysis to forecast asset economics for investors, banks, developers and utilities. Besides project valuation work, the Advisory team also works with governments and regulators on designing and evaluating energy policy.
- While most projects last for around two weeks, some longer projects, such as multi-client studies or longer pieces of policy work, can take several months.
- Grad analysts usually work alongside other analysts, and project teams are made up of one or two analysts, a project manager and a senior associate providing oversight. Teams re-form for each new project, so you will get the chance to work with everyone in the wider advisory team.
Research
- Quarterly market forecast reports are the main output of the research team. Each quarter you’ll be updating our latest view of the evolution of the power system to 2060 by modelling energy markets based on the latest assumptions on power demand, commodity prices, market activity and policy. This involves a combination of desk research and modelling in collaboration with other teams. The research team also prepares regular mini conferences which involve presenting in-depth and timely analysis of a specific aspect of the market.
- Research teams consist of around 5 analysts, and you’ll work closely with this team throughout the rotation.
- The reports are read by subscribers from across the industry, including developers, utilities, asset optimisers, system operators, policymakers, regulators, and others.
About Aurora Energy Research
From its academic roots, Aurora Energy Research is a thriving, rapidly growing company, currently serving over 600 of the world’s most influential energy sector participants, including utilities, investors, and governments.
While we constantly strive to reach new markets and diversify our product portfolio, we are already active across the globe in Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Europe, and North America, working with leading organisations to provide comprehensive market intelligence, bespoke analytic and advisory services, and cutting-edge software.
We are a diverse team of experts with vast energy, financial, and consulting backgrounds, covering power, hydrogen, carbon, and fossil commodities. With this, we provide data-driven intelligence to fuel strategic decisions in the global energy transformation.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
What we are looking for
Our Graduate Analyst Programme is open to you if you’re:
- A final-year Bachelor student who is on track for a first-class or high second-class degree
- A final-year Master student holding a first-class (Spain: 9 –10 or equivalent) or high second-class Bachelor’s degree (Spain: 7 – 8.9 or equivalent)
- A recent graduate holding a first class or high second-class degree (Spain: 7 – 10 or equivalent)
You will need to be available to join in September 2025 when the programme begins.
Our team look for evidence of the following qualities in applications:
- An ability to collect, analyse, and interpret complex information
- An ability to communicate and collaborate with a range of people
- Evidence of quantitative skills
- Evidence of effective work
- Fluency in English and Spanish (native or to a professional level – C1/C2)
- Fluency in Portuguese or other European language is an advantage: this is not essential, but we highly value the ability to work in a second language as we develop our business across Europe
Dates
Deadline: February 16, 2025
Cost/funding for participants
What we offer
- A fun, informal, collaborative, and international work culture
- The opportunity to substantially influence major decisions in the energy sector
- Direct engagement with clients through Aurora conferences, workshops and webinars
- The opportunity to grow into a publicly visible industry expert
- A competitive salary package
- Access to regular coaching and mentoring sessions and the opportunity to learn from experienced professionals
- Access to the Aurora Academy, our training programme offering a range of opportunities to develop your skills within the responsibilities of your role and within the wider context of the industry
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), offering a complete support network that offers expert advice and compassionate guidance 24/7/365, covering a wide range of personal and professional aspects
- We offer Private Health Insurance with Dental coverage to employees after passing their six-month probationary period.
At Aurora we will consider all requests for flexible working. For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: a hybrid model of remote and in-office working, part-time hours and flexible start and finish times. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility we could offer and we will explore what’s possible for the role.
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