LSPE alumni on site at a wind farm control room
Where LSPE students go

The careers LSPE prepares you for.

Energy needs analysts and builders on both sides of the transition. These are the destinations LSPE graduates head toward most — in fields, farms, funds and ministries.

Six role families06

Roles LSPE graduates step into.

Energy Analyst
Model the whole system
Petroleum Economist
Value fields and deals
Renewables Project Manager
Consent to grid
Power & Grid Analyst
Keep the system balanced
Carbon & ESG Analyst
Price the transition
Energy Consultant
Advise across the system
An index of06

where you'll
go next.

Six destinations where LSPE graduates land most often — spanning hydrocarbons, renewables and the markets between.

LSPE alumni at an energy site
01

Energy Analyst

Model supply, demand and price across oil, gas and power — the industry's decision engine.

ModellingDataForecastingMarkets
Consultancies, traders, funds, agencies.
02

Petroleum Economist

Value fields, licences and deals — the commercial heart of every upstream decision.

ValuationFiscal regimesRiskEconomics
Operators, NOCs, banks, advisory firms.
03

Renewables Project Manager

Take wind and solar projects from consent to grid — one of the fastest-hiring roles in energy.

Project deliveryConsentingFinanceStakeholders
Developers, utilities, investors, EPCs.
04

Power & Grid Analyst

Keep the lights on and the market balanced — dispatch, storage and interconnection.

Grid economicsDispatch modellingStorageData
System operators, utilities, traders, tech.
05

Carbon & ESG Analyst

Price emissions and audit claims — the compliance layer of the entire transition.

Carbon marketsReportingPolicyAnalysis
Funds, corporates, registries, consultancies.
06

Energy Consultant

Advise producers, governments and investors across the whole system — hydrocarbons to hydrogen.

StrategyModellingCommunicationSector depth
Strategy firms, boutiques, multilaterals.
Priya Nair, LSPE alumna, at a renewables developer
Alumni spotlight

I modelled a wind farm's finances for my dissertation. The developer I modelled went on to hire me.

Priya Nair
Petroleum & Energy '23 · Analyst, Renewables Developer
6mo
To an analyst desk
2GW
Projects on her desk

The transition is hiring.

Talk to an advisor about the LSPE route toward the energy career you have in mind.

LSPE graduate in a modern London energy trading floor