Junior Gas Operator - London, United Kingdom - Richard James Recruitment Specialists

Richard James Recruitment Specialists

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Our client is a successful Integrated Energy Trading company based in London

RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible for accurate daily nominating and scheduling gas positions across various European hubs, grids and pipelines including UK, Germany, Netherlands, and Belgium within deadlines
Booking/rebooking capacity to ensure portfolio capacity requirements are met. Some involvement in long term bookings
Daily confirmation and reconciliation of beach swap volumes
Update and monitor positions and liaise with Trading team
Resolve mismatches to ensure all nominations are matched on an hourly and daily basis avoiding imbalances
Trade support trade capture and reconciliation in ETRM
Settlements support where required, assist with invoice reconciliations
Confirmations assist with confirmation of trades and reconciliation
Ensure compliance with contractual, regulatory and shipper licence here to internal risk policies and update systems and processes as required
Assist in setting up new business counterparties, hubs, products, short haul, supply to sites and changing market operations
Support and advise Trade control and settlement teams to provide end to end operations for trading
Adhoc requests from different business functions
Perform UAT (User Acceptance Testing) as necessary for upgrades and project work

SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED

Undergraduate degree in Maths, Economics, or related discipline
Previous experience working within a physical gas or energy trading environment.
Strong understanding of daily scheduling controls/processes/procedures and endtoend trade lifecycle.
Good understanding of European gas transmission systems and balancing rules is preferable
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office and VBA
Experience setting up new markets, products, and systems would be advantageous
Knowledge and understanding of Gas storage, Power or LNG would be preferred
Awareness and basic understanding of programming language
Knowledge of another European language would be an advantage
Experience of supplying/invoicing end users in UK and Continent
Carbon Emissions experience (EUA/UKA)

SKILLS

Achieve high levels of accuracy with all work produced and be detail orientated
Strong analytical and numerical skills
Experience coding in Python, or another Object-Orientated Programming language is advantageous
Possess a commercial mindset and use this when problem solving and taking on new challenges
Ability to work independently and deliver work to tight timelines
Desire and ability to create and deliver change
Ability to work in a fast paced and dynamic environment
Strong communication skills (both verbal and written)
Be willing to learn from and share knowledge with colleagues
Proactive and selfmotivated
Must work well in a team and under pressure
Flexible and adaptable to changing demands of business
Dedication to review and improvement of existing processes