Expert in smart energy systems and supply data for the Supply Digitization Programme

Are you motivated by creating the framework for an efficient, green and coherent energy system, where data contributes to supporting a smarter and more flexible energy system? The Danish Energy Agency's Supply digitization team is looking for a professional beacon with deep insight into the data flows in the energy system. We are looking for a new colleague who can rightly call himself an expert in smart energy systems and supply data. We would like you to have in-depth knowledge of how data and digitization can link the individual parts of the energy system together. In addition, we would like you to have knowledge of meters, IT architecture and price signals in particular on the electricity market. In return, we offer an exciting position where you will have a decisive role in developing the digital foundation for an efficient, safe, flexible and green energy system. Welcome to the Danish Energy Agency The position is located in the Unit for Energy Efficiency and Data in the Danish Energy Agency, where you will be part of the Supply Digitization Program team. The team consists of 8 employees, who on a daily basis have close cooperation with colleagues in the rest of the agency, the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Supply's department as well as a large number of external actors in and around the supply sector. The team runs the Supply Digitization Programme, which is an initiative in the government's digitization strategy. With the programme, a private-public partnership has been established with actors from utility companies, private companies, public authorities and research institutions. The program works to support: An efficient and coherent green supply sector across electricity, heat and water Ensure a better and more data-driven decision-making basis for the green transition Good prerequisites for green business models and efficiency gains. You can also read more about the supply digitization program at [link removed] The team consists of generalists and lawyers with great insight into the supply sector, data and digitalisation. You will be given the role of the team's expert in smart energy systems and supply data. Who are you? We are looking for a colleague who has at least 5 years of practical experience from the supply sector or from an IT supplier to the supply sector. You have insight into how the energy system can be linked together via data and how data and digital tools can contribute to a more efficient delivery of utility services. You come with solid knowledge of the supply sector and can convey technically complex topics in an easy-to-understand language, both orally and in writing. You have insight into the entire process, from when data is recorded by a meter at a customer's place, until it is used to prepare e.g. invoices and decision-making bases. And you are passionate about ensuring that the potential of better exploitation and use of data is released. It is also an advantage if you have knowledge of the regulation and composition of the electricity market. The broad actor involvement of the supply sector and users of supply data is a central element in the Supply Digitization Programme, and it is therefore central that you thrive with a large collaboration surface. You must also be comfortable with the fact that you have a great deal of influence on the composition of your assignments. There may be several entrances to the job, and your specific educational background is therefore less relevant. However, we imagine that you have the right IT technical knowledge related to the supply sector, and that you may have a background as an engineer or a relevant IT education. We are looking for you who: Has extensive knowledge of the smart energy system, supply data and the related IT infrastructure. You have a good diplomatic sense, and you act professionally and solution-oriented in external relations, which gives you the prerequisites to work at the crossroads between both internal and external actors, who sometimes make conflicting demands and have different wishes. You do not need to have experience with the processes in a public authority - but you must have the courage to learn them. As a person, you are: Clear and open in your communication Thrives in working with complex tasks where many parties have an interest Independent and able to identify how we can release the potential in
supply data Thrives in working closely with colleagues with different skills. What will be your tasks: Professional lighthouse that delivers technical savings across the team and the program Preparation of analyzes and decision-making proposals with a focus on measures that can tie the energy system together digitally. Quality assurance of the products produced in the private-public partnership Professional savings on new regulatory initiatives. What does everyday life look like with us? You will experience a developing everyday life with sparring and space to take responsibility for many varying tasks in a team with strong team spirit. We work with an innovative agenda, and we focus on working with a curious approach, as we must find new solutions to complicated problems in collaboration with external actors. In the team, we all come with widely different backgrounds and experiences - but what we have in common is that we find our job meaningful and experience delivering something that is in high demand. We are a team with high spirits, where we focus on playing each other better and on getting through the challenges we face together. A good mood and cooperation are important - also in a fast-paced everyday life. At the Danish Energy Agency, we get along well socially and there is the opportunity to participate in Friday bars and other social and professional events with the unit and across the agency. It is possible to work at home to a certain extent, and we have good flexibility in relation to working hours. We also prioritize the development of the individual employee so that skills and tasks match. Salary and terms of employment Employment and remuneration takes place in accordance with the relevant collective agreement for academics in the state as chief or special consultant. The employment area is the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Supply and associated institutions. Additional information can be obtained by contacting office manager Vincent Rudnicki Østergaard on tel. [phone removed] or [email protected]. The Danish Energy Agency regards diversity as an asset and encourages everyone, regardless of personal background, to apply for the position. How to apply You apply via [link removed] Use the "Search the position" function on the job posting. Your motivated application with CV, diploma incl. grade summary and any other attachments must be entered by 28 March at the latest. We hold interviews on an ongoing basis. Candidates for the position must be prepared to prepare an assignment in connection with the recruitment process.