Optimization SME

Role description: (Hybrid role - 3 Days/week)

As an Optimisation SME in the Balancing Transformation programme, you will be responsible deliver a quality algorithm testing to production new tools that will be deployed in the Electricity National Control Centre (ENCC) to help balance the system. You will be working in a team of experts, engaging with the IT and the business in an Agile delivery environment, to deploy solutions in a state-of-the-art cloud-native IT platform.

Key responsibilities: Specific responsibilities include (but not limited to):

• Work with the project team and the customer team on the Dispatch algorithm as part of Balancing Transformation programs
• Test control and optimisation algorithms for balancing UK's electricity system
• Improve and maintain existing algorithms and control processes
• Collaborate with internal teams for the implementation of new capabilities in our IT platform
• Support in Quality Assurance of Modern Optimisation Algorithm.
• Coordinate with different functional teams and Business

Key skills/knowledge/experience: We are looking for someone who:

• Has an operations research and background - excellent understanding of optimisation methods and control algorithms, and experience in applying them to real world problems
• Has solid coding skills in Python
• Has an analytical mindset, attention to detail, and is comfortable with collecting and interpreting data to support end-to-end solution design
• Has a keen interest in energy systems
• Experience solving the optimization problem using various techniques
• Develop custom data models and algorithms to apply to data sets
• Strong Understanding of mathematical programming solver available for your LP, QP and MIP (MILP, MIQP, and MIQCP) problems.
• Understanding of data collection, preprocessing and analysis
• Python, Gurobi Optimizer

Qualification/Desired skills: Has a degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or Operations Research

• Understanding of electricity markets and power system operations (including related economic dispatch/unit-commitment type of problems)
• Experience with delivering IT solutions in cloud-native environments
• MSc or PhD in a related subject