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
This position is for a role within the Power Operations team of SM&T. The primary objective of this team is to manage the operational day to day activities of the SM&T power portfolio and optimize generation assets. The role allows for development of analytical skills, trading strategies, development of tools and automation of processes. The role will involve being part of a rota requiring covering weekends and bank holidays.
Duties & Responsibilities
- European scheduling, including power exchanges and power position nominations to TSOs across Europe.
- Participation in cross border capacity auctions
- Development and enhancement of scheduling tools and processes
- Collaboration with the regulatory team on legislative changes across the power markets and with IT on any required updates to our systems following these changes.
- Development of new markets across Europe and beyond together with the implementation of these markets in the day to day operations procedures
- Attendance of various power industry forums/ meetings on behalf of SM&T
Skills & Competencies
- Day Ahead and Within Day asset optimisation of thermal and renewable assets, involving liaising with the asset owners and the power structured trading team
- OTC, Day Ahead and Within Day speculative trading supported by systematic trends and fundamental analysis. Strong focus on developing trading and analytics skillset.
- Interaction with IT and involvement in development of asset optimisation tools
- Strategy development, ownership and execution in collaboration with the Power Trading Desk
- Close interaction with short term traders and the intraday trading team; identification/analysis and execution of trading strategies in the European power markets.
Experience
- Excellent analytical skills and numerical skills, very good attention to detail
- Excellent computer skills; advanced knowledge of Excel required
- SQL, Python, VBA advantageous
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Diligence and reliability
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team and individually
- Strong problem solving skills
- Ability to cope with pressure situations and rapidly evolving business processes
- Ability to foster and build relationships across a variety of stakeholders, both internal and external
- Fluency in English
- Additional language(s) advantageous but not essential
Education
- Degree level in Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science or Engineering preferred
