Director (Quantitative Manager)| Energy Trading| Economic & Financial Consulting

The Director role is a key role within the team: they are responsible for project managing parts of engagements, directing project teams, providing key technical inputs into all analyses and drafting deliverables to clients: What You'll Do

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• Directors have a central role on projects, taking day-to-day responsibility for the delivery of sub-workstreams, and the effective use of junior staff. Typically, Directors will develop, with other senior project team members, the approach to projects, or parts of large projects, and are responsible for anticipating, identifying and resolving issues and keeping senior team members informed of progress.
  
• Directors assist in the preparation of formal reports
  
• Directors will start to develop and manage a network of professional relationships with clients and others.
  

In addition, Directors are expected to help develop client proposals and take part in business development activities, for example giving presentations and attending networking events.

We are committed to investing and supporting you in your professional development and we have developed a range of programs focused on fostering leadership, growth and development opportunities. We aim to promote continuous learning and individual skills development through on-the-job learning, self-guided professional development courses and certifications. You'll be assigned a dedicated coach to mentor, guide and support you through regular coaching sessions and serve as an advocate for your professional growth. As you progress through your career at FTI Consulting, we offer tailored programs for critical professional milestones to ensure you are prepared and empowered to take on your next role. We offer market competitive benefits (including pension), supplemented by 15 flexible benefits, to meet your needs. These include health, lifestyle and family friendly options. We also offer professional development programme, wellness, recognition, community volunteering initiatives, and flexible/hybrid working arrangements.

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• Suitable candidates will be problem-solvers who enjoy developing and applying bespoke approaches to solve complex, unstructured problems in a logical manner. Candidates will have strong (verbal and written) communication skills and excellent analytical skills; be able to draw upon considerable experience of applying principles to solve problems in practice. The ideal candidate will have an eye for both the big picture and the fine detail.
  
• The capacity to critically evaluate and compare different sources of information and assumptions to assess reliability;
  
• The ability to develop and apply robust methods to address complex economic and/or financial issues;
  
• The ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, meeting deadlines whilst having to rely on inputs provided by others;
  
• The ability to communicate effectively and authoritatively, verbally and in writing, both internally and with clients.
  
• The ability to report and interact with all levels in an organisation (finance, legal, marketing, operations, IT), Degree in a quantitative discipline; preferred candidates will have a post-graduate qualification and/or relevant professional qualifications (e.g. CFA, CQF, FRM);
  
• Several years of relevant work experience in roles such as quantitative modelling, derivative valuation or risk management
  
• Direct experience in energy markets (e.g., at utilities, energy traders, oil & gas majors) is essential
  

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• Prior work experience in consulting is a plus
  
• Further experience in other asset classes (e.g., equity, FX, credit) is a plus;
  
• Familiarity with energy market regulation is considered an advantage;
  
• Working programming knowledge particularly in Python and potentially in other languages (e.g., R, C++);
  
• Working knowledge of market data systems (e.g., Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters, ICIS).