Energy Trading Director

4 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom NatPower UK Full time
Job Description

Role: Energy Trading Director

Location: London, UK/Home Based/Hybrid/Flexible

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

Salary: up to £150k per annum depending on experience

NatPower UK is a global group specialised in energy, with operations in several countries. We are one of the sector leaders in the UK. As part of our expansion, we are looking to grow the Team and are looking for a likeminded individual to join us.

We will also be expanding into new markets and there will be opportunities to contribute to this expansion and increase responsibilities and experience across different geographies.

The role will be part of a very impressive NatPower team with some of the strongest track records in the sector. You will need to be ready to work in a flexible environment where everyone is aligned to company development.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Set-up and manage our Energy Trading company to be ready for the Internet of Energy, with fast smart trading, shorter settlement periods, nodal pricing;
  • Set-up and lead the internal smart energy trading platform development, AI driven, multilayered and dynamic, with the support of our internal Digital Team;
  • Set-up and manage the contractual framework with trading partners, tolling agreements, PPA and off-take agreements, with the support of our internal legal team and best in class law firms, defining and delivering the commercial strategy;
  • Contribute to contract negotiations for supply, demand and tolling agreements across the portfolio;
  • Set-up market analysis tools based on our digital systems, able to predict trends, pricing and exchanges;
  • Manage the relationships with regulators, energy exchanges and markets, grid operators and governments, about energy trading, including authorisation, licences, guarantees etc.
  • Manage the trading margin of our trading company, with P&L responsibilities, and being a statutory director of our trading company;
  • Develop the trading and hedging strategies for both individual assets and the portfolio;
  • Establish and manage the internal Trading Team and ensure asset trading optimisation across the generation and storage portfolio;
  • Further develop the internal Energy Market Analysis Team;
  • Exploit the use of mathematical programming techniques and machine learning to optimise different aspects of the storage, generation business, and demand-side optimisation;
  • Support the NatPower UK Development Director and Team in the strategic development of large scale storage and renewables projects across the UK, including utility scale battery storage, solar, onshore wind, with possible other technologies like tidal in the future;
  • Be directly responsible for all energy market analysis and contribute to the financial modelling of each project including updating the Board on changes in the UK energy market and advising on the likely energy market future outlook as a result of in-depth market analysis, including identification of future market opportunities;
  • Support our internal Financial Modelling Team in modelling revenues of the projects, creating sophisticated models based on hard data about energy trading, modelling scenarios for changes to specific assumptions, deriving the financial viability of projects from initial project appraisal all the way through to operations;
  • Support the NatPower UK Investment Director in engagements with third parties for asset and portfolio valuations.

Requirements:

  • A person with an actual track record in innovative trading;
  • Bachelor's and Master's degree in a relevant field (business, finance, physics, mathematics, computer science etc);
  • A PhD in the above would be desirable;
  • Industry experience, a minimum of 10 years, possibly in the position of second in command in energy trading desks;
  • Deep knowledge of energy market and possibly financial market regulations, energy production and financial trading;
  • Deep understanding of trading practices and energy trading markets in the UK. Though UK market knowledge it essential, experience in more than one market will be preferential;
  • Strong knowledge of the main trading and exchange systems and regulations;
  • Up-to-date knowledge of news and research in the field, with specific understanding of algorithm and AI based fast trading, even applied to other commodities;
  • Experience with trading techniques and products, hedging strategies, financial optimisation and risk management;
  • Experience in PPA, off-take, tolling, rout-to-market, JV agreement sales and negotiations;
  • Strong analytical skills;
  • Leadership experience in leading traders and guide digital teams as internal client;
  • Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Benefits:

  • Generous compensation: Depending on experience;
  • Cash bonus and profit participation (long term incentive plan) as defined by the group policies;
  • Benefits in line with NatPower UK policies;
  • Probation period: 3-6 months;
  • References and DBS checks required;
  • Flexible working;
  • Opportunities to grow in the role expanding over time the responsibilities in UK and abroad.

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