Sami Alshaibi

EM Energy Economics - International Markets 09/24-Current

In this placement, I have taken on an analyst role, working with the team and on my own projects.

• Learned a more commercial side of market analysis and constructed detailed reports on potential markets
• Learned about power markets and their dynamics
• Research into the French PPA market
• Organised the Energy Economics team day (60-person event)
• Expanded on forecasting skills and relevant information to look for regarding commercial opportunity
• Began learning Power Automate and Python

ECS Marketing Rewards Team 03/24-09/24

In this placement, I took on a project manager role, working with my team and stakeholders to drive project success.

• Learned about the ECS business and how the marketing function supports it
• Learned and put into practice project management techniques to support my team with the Reward Strategy
• Travelled to different offices regularly for meetings, workshops, and networking
• Managed deadlines and meetings, documented progress and relayed to stakeholders

Renewables Strategy & Insights 09/23-03/24
In this placement, I took on an analyst role, working with the team and on my own projects.

• Learned in-depth about the renewables industry and what SSE does
• Updated and developed the PowerBI Hydrogen dashboard
• Delivered reports on Solar & Battery competitors and trends, AR5 analysis, and repowering opportunities in the UK
• Joined & supported the team that organised the Renewables Leadership Conference in Dublin

As the marketing intern, I took on the company's digital marketing, SEO audit & improvement, website update/redesign, and social media marketing.

I was offered the position of Business Development Associate. My responsibilities include expanding on the work I began in my internship while taking on additional tasks, such as:

• Engaging potential customers, identifying their interest in our services and liaising with a Business Development Manager to develop the business opportunity
• Identify and quantify new market segments and potential customers within them
• Identify challenges faced by potential customers and investigate how Novosound can solve them