Evan Jones Email & Phone Number

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Responsible for managing regulatory matters and industry change across all market segments in which CS Energy operates and providing advice and guidance to the business in respect of market regulatory matters.

I provide strategic advice regarding regulatory issues faced by Stanwell in the National Electricity Market and take a lead role in the delivery of Stanwell's regulatory response.

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

I supported the optimisation of corporate market policy and regulatory objectives and outcomes through strategic landscape analysis and advice. I led or contributed to the assessment of regulatory and energy market reform initiatives, and development of Stanwell's responses to rule change requests and regulatory consultation papers.

• I perform qualitative research on the electricity industry, focusing on competitor analysis, market drivers, emerging trends and forecasts. Develop and contribute to presentations and submissions for the CEO, Board.
• Coordinated and collated risk plans across the functions of Energy Trading and Corporate Strategy, quantifying the likelihood and impact of the risks identified.
• Researched and developed a risk appetite statement presentation, intended for the Executive Leadership Team, explaining the process and importance of the organisation’s attitude towards and appetite for risk.
• Researched and analysed potential “over the horizon” energy market drivers (e.g. electric vehicles, energy storage, impacts of fuel market developments on the National Electricity Market generation mix). I wrote.
• Prepared presentations and supporting material for Board corporate strategy sessions, including competitor analysis, market drivers, forecasts and proposed strategies, drawing together intelligence from across the.
• Researched and wrote submissions to inquiries across a range of energy policy issues, including the impact of renewable energy on the electricity market, the role of electricity on economic development and the impact.

• I managed a team of middle office quantitative analysts to ensure timely, accurate market forecasts and contract pricing for both spot and contract traders, as well as the organisation more broadly. Provided.
• Coordinated Stanwell’s insurance claim for the impact of the 2011 floods on Stanwell Power Station prior to the merger, including forecasting the loss and collating supporting information from across the organisation.
• Managed Portfolio Advisory’s contribution to the Burdekin Hydroelectricity Power Station business case.
• Ensured Key Performance Indicators were met before the end of the financial year, and completed performance reviews of Portfolio Advisory Team staff.

• I performed qualitative research on the electricity industry, focusing on competitor analysis, market drivers, emerging trends and forecasts. Developed and contributed to presentations and submissions for the CEO.
• Prepared presentations and supporting material for Board corporate strategy sessions, including competitor analysis, market drivers, forecasts and proposed strategies.
• Undertook ad-hoc research and responses to internal and external stakeholders on a range of electricity market issues.

• I undertook qualitative research on economic drivers and the role of Government in supporting local economic growth. Analysed and presented the implications of economic and employment forecasts for Brisbane’s continued.
• Analysed Brisbane City Council’s employment and population forecasts and presented the implications for economic and industry development to internal and external stakeholders.
• Co-authored a chapter highlighting Brisbane’s recovery from the impacts of the Global Financial Crisis for Brisbane Marketing’s Brisbane Economic Annual 2010.
• Created and presented the CityWide Outcome for Outstanding City Profile, identifying the actions and initiatives necessary to support Brisbane’s transformation into a New World City.
• Managed the inaugural Brisbane City Council Companies Survey, surveying 450 Brisbane businesses about their competitive strengths, drivers, impediments and outlook.

• I provided economic development advice to clients about investment projects, including economic impact assessments and qualitative industry research. Prepared submissions on industry and policy issues behalf of.
• Developed Economic Impact Assessments for new projects, including the redevelopment of the Harrup Park sporting facility in Mackay and the expansion of the Port Macquarie airport.
• Researched and wrote submissions about the Local Government Reform Commission’s proposed amalgamations on behalf of Queensland local governments clients.
• Researched and wrote chapters of the Northern Territory Tourism Strategy, detailing global and domestic tourism trends and impediments to the continued growth of the tourism industry.
• Developed the economic model, financial model and submission for the proposed Northern Territory Special Economic Zone, incorporating several finance and land-acquisition options.

• Created export overviews for Queensland top 100 trade partners, collating trade data and information from a range of sources. Coordinated business and market reporting for internal and external clients, including.
• Researched, coordinated and wrote the whole-of-Government submission to the House of Representatives’ inquiry into service industries in Australia.

• I was seconded to research and write one of the three inaugural Smart State Council reports.Significant Achievement:
• Researched and wrote the Smart State Council report “Business Investment in Innovation in Queensland (including Access to Capital)”.

• I worked closely with the Principal Economist within the branch, providing research supoprt across a broad range of economic development issues, including industry overviews, key drivers, impediments to development and.
• Wrote an overview of the Queensland Light Metals industry as a pilot, identifying the major drivers, locational advantages and impediments to industry development.
• Co-authored “A Smart Future for Queensland”, outlining the challenges currently facing the Queensland economy and businesses, which proposed a wide range of initiatives that the Government might consider to address.
• Co-authored of the Strategic Industry Framework (SIF), a report for the Director-General evaluating industries explicitly targeted by the Department, which made recommendations on how the Department’s approach to.
• Co-authored Chapter 3 of the Department’s submission on the South East Queensland Draft Regional Plan

Honours, Economics

Bachelor Of Economics, Economics