Risk Manager
Salary: Negotiable
Location: Head Office, Lytham St Annes (Hybrid working pattern)
If you’re ready to join forces with a team that’s as passionate about sustainability as it is about providing top-tier service, then read on.
Role Purpose
The Risk Manager will be responsible for implementing and executing clients’ electricity and gas trading strategy and activities. Reporting to the Head of Trading & Renewables they will be responsible for developing the company’s ability to trade energy whilst building a market leading trading functionality to deliver an unparalleled flexible purchasing offering to our existing and potential customers.
Duties and Responsibilities
* Manage and optimise Evolves’ energy portfolio
* Identify and manage risks associated with trading activities, including price volatility and market liquidity
* Build and maintain relationships with counterparties, TPI’s, and other market participants
* Identify and manage risks associated with trading activities
* Undertaking the tendering process for gas and electricity, and produce analysis and recommendations to the wider team
* Responsible for the issue and accuracy of Procurement Reporting
* Proactively and effectively advise clients on company's Procurement Services
* Reporting and integration of Evolves’ renewable assets and PPAs
* High level of accuracy, attention to detail and ability to meet tight deadlines
* Provide input and analysis into the development of new products
* Have a logical, analytical and pragmatic approach to problem solving
* Establish and maintain excellent working relationships with partner organisations and affiliates to ensure Evolve activities exploit opportunities and are complementary
* Be an active member of relevant professional organisations
Personal skills and experience
* Detailed understanding of energy markets and drivers and non-commodities
* Understand proprietary trading models and all other fundamental analysis carried out by the desk and actively participate in the development of the analyses and contribute to the ongoing effectiveness of such work
* Monitoring customers energy hedge position reports and transacted trades conducted by the traders
* Ensure information systems are operated to the required standard to maintain accurate and secure records
* Supporting senior team members in formulating strategy, pre-trade analysis, execution, post-trade analysis, allocations and settlement across multiple strategies
* Work collaboratively across Evolve Departments
* Work with relevant colleagues to ensure that the department’s work meets all organisational and legal frameworks, including but not exhaustively health and safety, safeguarding policies, GDPR, licensing and equality, diversity and inclusion
* Draft reports and compile statistics on activity as required
* Ensure up to date record keeping on activity and clear information management
* Service relevant meetings
The ideal candidate
You will have extensive experience in a similar role within trading and an understanding of working in commodities is essential. Market analysis/Trading/Power scheduler knowledge is required and a solid understanding of email KPI’s and deriving insight for wider business reporting and actions. You will have excellent people skills and the ability to collaborate with a wide range of people to meet deadlines. Experience of working in a fast-paced environment and strong analytical and problem-solving skills is a pre-requisite.
If you’re ready to be part of a passionate, collaborative team that’s driving change in the energy sector, we’d love to hear from you.