About us
Securing Energy for Europe GmbH (SEFE GmbH) is a major European energy company focused on maintaining the security of supply and generating commercial value in Europe. Its main business areas include supplying energy to customers, energy trading, gas transportation and the operation of gas storage facilities. SEFE GmbH is an internationally operating group consisting of around 50 companies in 16 countries in Europe, Asia and North America. The SEFE Group employs approximately 1,500 employees, around 200 of whom work at its Berlin headquarters.
SEFE Marketing & Trading Limited (SM&T) is an integral part of the SEFE Group. Headquartered in London, SM&T is an agile multi-commodity trader and trading partner. With deep experience in derivatives, digital and analytics and ready for the opportunities arising from the energy transition, we seek to create value, both on a proprietary basis and for its partners, in all key European gas, LNG, power and environmental products markets.
Our culture is defined by our people. Through living our values every day, we continue to create a culture that enables us all to succeed. We work as one team with our customers, our parent company and each other in order to understand each other’s needs. With an unstoppable passion for excellence, growth and learning, we’re committed to creating an environment that fosters the development of knowledge, skills and experience, so that our people can thrive and prosper in their careers with us. We believe that we have the best team in the industry which makes us a trusted partner across international capital and energy markets. Our diverse employee base, with a wealth of expertise, knowledge and experience makes SM&T a truly exciting place to work. We encourage new ideas and initiatives as innovative thinking is central to how we do business. Most importantly, we are a growing and developing business where inspired individuals can make a difference and help shape our future.
Role objectives
- Working extensively with the Carbon and Power traders
- Maintain a deep understanding of fundamentals and market developments of carbon markets with a particular focus on compliance market (e.g. EU ETS and UK ETS)
- Develop, maintain and refine supply & demand carbon scenarios and market models leading to profitable trading decisions on carbon compliance markets
- Role reports into the Carbon trader
Duties & Responsibilities
- Design and develop decision-supporting analysis, tools and models that support profitable trading in carbon compliance markets
- Maintain market knowledge on drivers of changes to carbon markets and adapt models and scenarios to be able to perform in new market conditions.
- Support trading decisions by providing ad hoc trading analysis
- Work closely with IT, other analytical/developmental teams to ensure data sourcing/developed models can be integrated and maintained in current infrastructure
Skills & Competencies
- Excellent IT and data analysis skills
- Fluent in python for building significant packages and systems
- Continuously seek to increase market knowledge
- Independent thinker; creative in finding alternative solutions
- Diligent, responsible and reliable
- Practical and pragmatic in approach
- Must have highly-developed attention to detail
- Able to build collaboration within the team and across the business
- Ability to apply the right level of approximation and estimation to deliver results within tight deadlines
- Fluency in written and spoken English is essential. Another language is an advantage
Experience
- Proven current experience in analysing the EU ETS. Experience running supply and demand balances and using these to analyse future pricing trends.
- Detailed understanding of the theory (and practicalities) of compliance carbon and voluntary markets
- Excellent understanding of carbon policy and its implications for compliance and voluntary carbon markets
- Experience of designing/maintaining mathematical models
- Experience of working with large data sets/data science.
- Data analysis and coding skills using Python, SQL
- Quantitative analytical background a distinct advantage.
Education
- Degree in a numerate subject (mathematics/Computer science preferred) or equivalent experience
- Should demonstrate commitment to continued learning
