We are one of the world’s leading economic consulting firms. We strive to recruit and develop talented people to work together to produce meaningful economic analysis of exceptional quality, and to create a positive impact on our clients and society.

Our EMEA Energy team, with 60 professionals across Europe, is at the forefront of the transformation of energy markets. We advise governments, regulators, energy companies, financial investors, and legal counsels on issues spanning:

- Market design and regulation of electricity, gas and H2 markets along the value chain

- Energy transition strategies, climate policy, carbon markets, and decarbonisation pathways

- Industrial decarbonisation and industrial competitiveness

- Valuation of energy assets and investment decisions for utilities, infrastructure funds, and industrials

- Market modelling and financial modelling

- Competition and State aid investigations

- Regulatory and commercial disputes, including arbitration and litigation support

Our company is global, and our team main focus is on Europe, Africa and the Middle East, with projects in over 25 countries in the past year.

Our work combines cutting-edge economic research, deep energy sector expertise with applied market and financial modelling to help clients navigate the rapid transformation of energy systems.

Our recent public studies include, among others, a report for Business Europe on European competitiveness in the energy and climate transition, a report for Eurelectric on the evolution of system flexibility needs and the evolving concept of security of supply, a report for Naturgy Foundation on the evolution of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and a report for the Clean Air Task Force on the deployment of clean power technologies.

About the Role

We are looking for an Intern to start as soon as possible. Interns join us whilst in their final year of Bachelor or Master’s degree for 3 to 6 months. Please indicate in your cover letter when you would be available to start your internship and your preferred duration.

You will be working within the energy team both on the modelling capability and on policy and regulation issues. As such, your daily work will be to support the team in developing/improving models, and in analysing the impacts of energy/environment regulation in a variety of European countries.

You will be based in either Berlin, Brussels, Dusseldorf, London, Madrid, Milan or Paris and work closely with other consultants and experts located across our European offices.

Skills and Profile Sought:

Currently undertaking final year of Bachelor's or Master’s Degree in Economics, Physics, Math or Engineering
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Proficiency in MS applications including Outlook, Excel, and Word
Fluency in English and German is required, other languages are a plus
Strong organisational and prioritisation skills
Ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment
Previous internship experience in the energy sector is desirable.

Benefits of working at Compass Lexecon:

Competitive salary and benefits
A wide variety of interesting and challenging projects
An international team with a broad range of backgrounds and experience
A blend of professional and academic environments
A steep learning curve, coupled with a supportive and collaborative team
Consideration for a permanent position post internship.

Please apply online with your CV and Cover Letter.

Compass Lexecon is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We appreciate that recruitment agencies may have speculative CVs that they wish to submit to Compass Lexecon. To avoid any ambiguity around fees, please note that speculative CVs received by Compass Lexecon, that have not been authorised in advance by the Recruitment team, will be ineligible for an agency fee.

Energy Intern

Compass Lexecon

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