Consultant; C&I Digital and Energy Management System

Consultant (C&I Digital and Energy Management System)

LCP Delta are looking for a Consultant specialising in the Commercial & Industrial Digital and Energy Management System (EMS) space, who can play a key role in shaping how businesses navigate the rapidly evolving energy digitalisation and flexibility landscape.

Helping our B2B clients (energy service companies, technology and software providers, energy retailers, aggregators, etc.) grow in and develop solutions for decarbonising and optimising C&I (commercial and industrial) energy use is a growing core area for LCP Delta. This ranges from sizing the market opportunity, to modelling value stacks, to identifying the right (commercial, channel, or technical) partners and acquisition targets, and to building value propositions that C&I end-customers will find attractive (based on our customer research).

LCP Delta's Commercial & Industrial team supports a diverse array of both existing and new clients including energy suppliers, policymakers, manufacturers, technology companies, investors, network operators, and new market entrants.

• Market analysis and forecasting
• Customer research and proposition development
• Strategic innovation consulting
• Energy demand forecasting and modelling
• Supporting clients make effective strategic decisions and innovate for competitive advantage
• Technology and product analysis

• Partnership screening (EMS player) for an energy solutions provider looking to develop a smart battery + energy tariff + optimisation offering
• Market sizing for the global energy services market for a major technology and energy services provider
• Customer segmentation and insights for the C&I sector across segments such as retail, offices, healthcare, education, hospitality, heavy and light industries, etc.
• Competitor analysis around providers of controls, building-level or multi-site energy management, and building services
• Value stack modelling (including implicit and explicit flexibility value streams) and customer propositions analysis for C&I battery offering
• Energy contract benchmarking compared to client's key competitors and industry standard (looking at metrics such as contract lengths, services offered, IRR, availability and savings guarantees (%) minimum off‑take, etc.)
• Strategic support for an energy services company (ESCo) looking to expand into the C&I space
• Identifying opportunities for various business models in the C&I segment (e.g. Energy Performance contracts, Lighting‑as‑a‑Service, Net Zero‑as‑a‑Service).
• Commercial due diligence for an investment into a high‑temperature industrial heat pump company
• Assessing gas demand for the commercial and industrial sector for a gas network operator

• Lead and contribute to projects and proposals evaluating standard and cutting‑edge digital and energy management solutions, advising LCP Delta clients on innovation, market positioning, interoperability, partnerships, and routes to scale
• Conduct deep‑dive assessments of EMS and digital platforms, analysing product / system capabilities and proprietary strengths, and helping clients understand how to unlock value from distributed energy assets across a range of use cases
• Become a recognised thought leader in this space (the intersection of energy systems, digital platforms, and commercial insight)

• Delivering on research and consultancy projects (mix of large and small, usually more than one at the same time); delivering reports and engaging content to our clients, including delivering presentations, and simplifying the complex (without overly‑technical jargon)
• Working closely with other LCP Delta teams (C&I, distributed energy resource (solar, battery, EV, gensets & CHP) and flexibility teams) to:
  • Produce market‑leading content on the digital and control layers that enable the monetisation of value stacks (PV optimisation, peak shaving, tariff optimisation, flexibility market participation, etc.)
  • Position LCP Delta as a full energy value chain expert
• Managing input from others within the team to effectively deliver projects and…