Our Client is an Energy Trading business based in London, producing and trading oil, gas, LNG, and environmental credits, while also investing in low-carbon technologies. Its commercial activities involve engaging with global energy markets and supporting industrial operations with energy supply and market expertise.
The business is growing and evolving as it expands into new areas of the energy landscape. Operational responsibilities include managing daily gas flows across regional networks and coordinating with commercial teams to maintain accurate market positions.
Reporting directly to the Team Lead, the successful candidate will be responsible for accurate daily nominating and scheduling gas positions across various European hubs, grids and pipelines and liaise with Traders to update and monitor position as appropriate.
RESPONSIBILITIES & ACCOUNTABILITIES
1. Responsible for accurate daily nominating and scheduling gas positions across various European hubs, grids and pipelines including UK, Germany, Netherlands, and Belgium within deadlines
2. Booking/re-booking capacity to ensure portfolio capacity requirements are met. Some involvement in long-term bookings
3. Daily confirmation and reconciliation of beach swap volumes
4. Update and monitor positions and liaise with Trading team
5. Resolve mismatches to ensure all nominations are matched on an hourly and daily basis avoiding imbalances
6. Update CVA website with beach delivery data. Review with counterparts and resolve any issues
7. Trade support – trade capture and reconciliation in ETRM
8. Settlements support – where required, assist with invoice reconciliations
9. Confirmations – assist with confirmation of trades and reconciliation
10. Ensure compliance with contractual, regulatory and shipper licence obligations.ad here to internal risk policies and update systems and processes as required
11. Assist in setting up new business – counterparties, hubs, products, short-haul, supply to sites and changing market operations
12. Support and advise wider teams to provide end to end operations for trading
13. Ad-hoc requests from different business functions
14. Perform UAT (User Acceptance Testing) as necessary for upgrades and project work
SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION
15. Achieve high levels of accuracy with all work produced and be detail orientated
16. Strong analytical and numerical skills
17. Experience coding in Python, or another Object-Orientated Programming language is advantageous
18. Undergraduate degree in maths, economics or related discipline
19. Previous experience working within a physical gas or energy trading environment.
20. Strong understanding of daily scheduling controls/processes/procedures and end-to-end trade lifecycle.
21. Good understanding of European gas transmission systems and balancing rules is preferable
22. Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office. VBA preferred
23. Experience setting up new markets, products, and systems would be advantageous
24. Knowledge and understanding of Gas storage, Power or LNG would be preferred
25. Awareness and basic understanding of programming language
26. Knowledge of another European language would be an advantage
27. Experience of supplying/invoicing end users in UK and Continent
28. Carbon Emissions experience (EUA/UKA)
29. Candidates must be available to be on-call evenings and weekends on rotation
BEHAVIOURAL SKILLS & PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
30. Possess a commercial mindset and use this when problem solving and taking on new challenges
31. Ability to work independently and deliver work to tight timelines
32. Desire and ability to create and deliver change
33. Ability to work in a fast paced and dynamic environment
34. Strong communication skills (both verbal and written)
35. Be willing to learn from and share knowledge with colleagues
36. Pro-active and self-motivated
37. Must work well in a team and under pressure
38. Flexible and adaptable to changing demands of business
39. Dedication to review and improvement of existing processes