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Location: Birmingham, United Kingdom.

The Opportunity

Hitachi Energy has an exciting new opportunity for a Technical Consultant, Power Consulting who will be responsible for developing advisory projects for major electricity sector agents, including distribution, transmission, retail, and generation. The role involves building and retaining long‑lasting relationships with internal and external customers to support profitable growth and ongoing satisfaction.

This position is hybrid, requiring 2–3 days working out of the central Birmingham office. Visa sponsorship is not available.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Work in an environment of international collaboration within the different Power Consulting units, working on consulting assignments using established standards, methods and technologies.
• Propose technical and engineering solutions to meet client needs and actively seek feedback for improvement.
• Conduct research, market studies, qualitative and quantitative analysis, policy support, report writing and presentation development across a range of international climate and energy projects.
• Help drive project proposals including approaches, timelines, staffing plans and budgets.
• Collaborate and work in teams with leading specialists. Hitachi Energy offers a well‑defined career path for exciting, motivating career growth.
• Live Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for colleagues and the business.

Your Background

• Master’s degree in electrical engineering, electrical power systems, sustainability or similar, and experience in the energy sector.
• Knowledge in power systems products, sustainability studies, cost‑benefit analysis, energy economics and documentation.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in strategy consulting or analytics consulting.
• Proficiency in C++, MATLAB, Simulink, GaBi Dfx, Homer, Python, Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerBI, PowerApps, VBA).
• Analytic and solution‑oriented working style.
• Customer focused and quality oriented.
• Ability to plan and prioritize, with systemic thinking.
• Fluency in English (written and spoken).
• Experience in electric transport, battery storage, wind offshore, hydrogen, virtual power plants, etc.
• Additional language skills (Spanish, French, German) considered a plus.

Company Overview

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future through innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. With over 50,000 people in 60 countries and revenues of around $16 billion USD, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time—balancing soaring electricity demand while decarbonising the power system.