About the role
The Energy Trader role will provide strategic analytical services to the Energy Trading (ET) Market Operations team in addition to facilitating active trading of energy related commodities, principally electricity. The role will assist in the development and implementation of spot market trading strategies and the creation of trading tools to support the team to optimise gross margin.
Areas of responsibility include but are not limited to:
- Duty Roster requirements – Participate in the Market Operations 24/7 Duty Trader roster.
- Physical Bidding - Provide expertise and strategic decision making in delivering the optimal dispatch of Stanwell portfolio assets in both the physical electricity market and ancillary service markets. This is to be done in conformance with the agreed bidding strategy.
- Market Analysis, Pool Forecast and Contract Analysis - Conduct and articulate analysis of electricity and gas markets, including competitor behaviour to facilitate portfolio optimisation. Analyse contract and spot markets to gain insight into market behaviour and potential market outcomes.
- Tool Development - Maintain and develop trading tools as required by the market operations team. In addition, be responsible for improving current systems, recommending and implementing changes, communicating with external service providers and working with others in ET to ensure the systems work to the highest level.
- Reporting - Ensure the reporting of day-to-day market operations or market events on a daily/monthly or on demand basis to the wider ET group, Executive General Manager ET, CEO and Board level. This includes performance reporting of the ET business unit.
Based in our Brisbane CBD office, this permanent role reports to the Manager of Physical Market Operations.
About you
We are looking for someone with a minimum of two years’ experience in a physical market environment and/or experience in the electricity industry. The ideal candidate will possess a high level of task management and prioritisation skills, with capacity to apply knowledge and respond to time critical and risk adverse demands to market, plant and customer situations.
Other skills and experience required include:
- Degree or equivalent in Business/Economics, Commerce, Finance, Engineering or similar discipline relevant to the operations of the electricity supply industry (essential).
- Proven analytical and reporting capability, with experience in solving/ reporting on complex trading issues.
- Computer knowledge & skills - Word, Excel, Outlook and other Microsoft office products, as well as skills in statistical analysis, programming and modelling tools.
- Rudimentary knowledge of power stations and/or power system operations. (Desirable)
- Gas industry experience and understanding of gas markets operation and/or trading. (Desirable)
- High level database and data manipulation skills using PowerBI, SQL, Python, PI and/or other statistical software. (Desirable)
Please note there are two vacancies for this role, and we are open to candidates of all levels.
How to apply
To submit your application, please apply online with your CV.
Applications close: 11:55pm, 23 January 2023
As part of the recruitment process, you may be required to undertake pre-employment checks (may include police checks, medical assessment and/or drug and alcohol testing).
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