Analyst - Solar Distributed Generation

You can be based in Dusseldorf/Lisbon/Madrid office as part of the Energy Solutions team, working internationally with global clients. Energy Solutions is part of McKinsey’s Global Energy & Materials practice, and you will work closely with leaders of our McKinsey’s Retail and New Downstream and Renewables practices.

Energy Solutions, a specialist market intelligence unit, provides analysis, insights and support across the entire energy value chain, including oil & natural gas, refining and power & renewables. Our dedicated specialists use proprietary tools and methodologies and a data-driven approach. By working closely with our Global Energy & Materials consulting practice and leveraging McKinsey’s wider expertise network, our research and analysis provide unique knowledge.

As a Knowledge Analyst at McKinsey Energy Solutions within our Solar distributed generation team, you will help shape our client's strategies and go-to-market approach, drive business building, and support clients in hyper scaling and implementing operational excellence. You will also help develop our market intelligence proprietary knowledge on solar distributed generation, behind the meter batteries and adjacent technologies.

Solar distributed generation is responsible for ~50% of solar additions globally, being a key technology to enable the global path to decarbonization, bringing already electricity savings to millions of households and businesses. It is also a fast-moving high growth market, with multiple unexplored opportunities across markets, segments and product offering.

You will have the opportunity to evolve our world-leading solar distributed generation and behind the meter batteries perspectives and cater them to client needs. This may mean helping in defining overall strategy, product offering, sales and installation set-up, but also getting on the ground and supporting building businesses from scratch or accelerating existing businesses.

Daily problem solving will be a key part of your job. You will work in partnership with your manager, the leadership of Energy Solutions, our Solar distributed generation team and colleagues across the firm. Over time, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the strategic direction in these topics, shape our assets and client approach. You will deepen your expertise on global energy markets and increasingly become the go-to-person in your content area, assisting colleagues and clients. This also includes longer-term client-serving projects.