Analyst - Renewable Energy Resources at Sasol

Purpose of Job
With particular focus on sourcing of electrons through own-build projects and/or from external suppliers (e.g. via Power Purchase Agreements) the incumbent will be responsible for:

• Evaluating the own-build projects business cases;
• Managing supply market engagement processes;
• Evaluating 3rd party and external suppliers’ opportunities;
• Internal and external stakeholders management;
• Projects risks structured mitigation processes; and
• Projects and opportunities reporting and recommendations including the sourcing approaches
• The role represents the “heart” of renewable energy production planning and execution with direct impact on strategic imperatives, including, emissions reduction roadmap (ERR); renewable projects developments and acquisitions, renewable energy procurement and trading market penetration. The sourcing and marketing teams will rely on this analysis for contracting and market entry. 
• The incumbent will work with peers in the RE value chain within the Integrated Power Business, and support in the development of forward‑looking market insights, support commercial decision‑making, and build organisational readiness for competitive market participation.
• Positioned at the intersection of strategy, analytics, and execution, the role offers deep exposure to electricity market fundamentals and the opportunity to grow into a key contributor within a transitioning and increasingly dynamic power market. The ideal candidate will thus support the execution of business strategy formulation and planning through the provision of data, identification of opportunities for business optimisation and measurement of performance of the business against the business plans to ensure effective realisation of business optimisation.
• This role requires the incumbent to have good knowledge of the electricity market, have analytic expertise, business acumen, and the ability to work in ambiguous and evolving environments.

Key Accountabilities

• Market intelligence through the understanding of electricity regulatory landscape and electricity market dynamics.
• Analysis and evaluation of project, technical, financial and general operating information to identify trends, valuable projects and opportunities.
• Development of models to simulate energy production and utilization as well as project returns financial models.
• Technical centre-of-excellence for wind, solar PV, BESS and grid.
• Appraisal of capital project results in terms of costs, budgets, forecasts, operating policies, trends, profitability opportunities, and cost minimisation.
• Perform business analysis to support strategic decisions.
• Analysis and evaluation of the impact of changes to key economic indicators on profit and projects returns expectations.
• Preparation and delivery of portfolio status reports to inform decision making by senior management.

Qualifications

• 3-4 year relevant university degree
• Postgraduate qualification (Honours, Master’s, or equivalent) in a relevant field is advantageous

Working Experience

• Experience: 6+ relevant years