How would you design the perfect global energy system, if you could start with a blank sheet of paper? A system that meets energy demands without jeopardising the climate of future generations. One that is resilient in the face of extreme weather events, and enables fair and reliable access to energy for all. At Centre for Net Zero we are dedicated to solving this problem!

We are an impact-driven research lab working at the intersection of tech, energy and climate, delivering pioneering research to make a fully sustainable global energy system a reality. We are an autonomous team that sets our own research agenda. Whilst we work closely with Octopus Energy, we are a separate organisation that is part of the Octopus Energy group of companies.

As an innovative and high growth global company, Octopus Energy has access to millions of progressive energy customers with billions of corresponding data points. This gives us unprecedented insight into the energy behaviours of tomorrow, today. We believe that through transparent research, opening up data and building tools in a tech-first way, we can work together to co-design the future energy system.

We are looking for a Data Scientist with a focus on Energy Systems Modelling to join the Data & Modelling team. The primary focus will be the research, prototyping, development, and deployment of complex energy systems models. You will also work on other data projects within Centre for Net Zero. Examples of projects we’ve worked on are predicting whether a household owns low-carbon technologies, like an electric vehicle or heat pump and building a model of the UK energy grid to understand the impact of energy flexibility on fossil fuel generation.