Senior - Senior Principal Analyst (RFPB/ Energy Connections Office)
Energy Market Authority
Singapore
Contract
Full-time
2 months ago
What the role is:Energy powers our economy, lights up our city and connects us all. From ensuring a reliable energy supply, promoting a competitive energy market, and catalysing innovation in a dynamic energy industry, we are looking for individuals who share our vision of “Our Clean Energy Future: Resilient, Sustainable, Competitive”. If you are seeking a career where you can build a sustainable energy future for Singapore, EMA is the place for you.What you will be working on:Climate change is a global existential threat, and Singapore is doing its part to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions for a more sustainable future. The power sector contributes about 40% of Singapore's greenhouse gas emissions. We need to significantly reduce the power sector's emissions, while ensuring that the power system remains secure, reliable, and sustainable. To overcome our land constraints, Singapore is looking to tap on electricity imported from regional power grids, to allow Singapore to access cleaner energy resources outside Singapore's borders. You will join a dynamic and multi-disciplinary team tasked to facilitate imports into Singapore and regional grid interconnections. This includes: (i) evaluating proposals for imports and regional grid interconnections to meet our requirements for security, competitiveness and sustainability, and (ii) ensuring that electricity imports projects are implemented on time, through policy and regulatory levers. Specifically, you will join the Re-Imagining Future Power (RFP) branch in the Energy Connections Office, where your key responsibilities include: · Negotiating with interested companies on their proposals · Engaging overseas government bodies to facilitate imports · Review and develop import policies and regulatory frameworksWhat we are looking for:We are looking for people with a keen interest in energy issues and passion for the public service. You must be excited about learning new things, comfortable with navigating ambiguity, challenging the status quo, and willing to speak up and put forward new solutions. You must have a good grasp of quantitative and qualitative skills and be prepared to deep-dive into the relevant subject areas. You should have commercial skills, including understanding business situations and considerations, developing negotiation positions, and co-creating and implementing solutions. You should have strong interpersonal skills to engage and collaborate with stakeholders. You should also be a team player and be prepared to travel overseas for work. Those with prior experience in electricity trading, commercial negotiations and project management will have an advantage.About Energy Market Authority:The Energy Market Authority (EMA) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry. The EMA's main goals are to promote effective competition in the energy market, ensure a reliable and secure energy supply, and develop a dynamic energy sector in Singapore. Through its work, the EMA seeks to forge a progressive energy landscape for sustained growth. Our Vision statement of “Our Clean Energy Future: Resilient, Sustainable, Competitive” encapsulates a shared aspiration belonging not just to EMA but everyone in Singapore. The statement also reflects the need to manage the Energy Trilemma, which forms the cornerstone of our work. Navigating the challenges to deliver resilient, sustainable, competitive energy will require the collective effort of all in Singapore.
