Shift Gas Operator
EDF Trading
- London
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Responsible for meticulously completing daily task lists around gas physical position management, transportation logistics and gas storage operations
- Scheduling of physical gas positions at European Hubs, Borders, Entry/Exit Points (IP’s/VIP’s) and Storages and waiting for their confirmations
- Liaising with Gas Traders to balance positions through spot exchanges trading (EEX,ICE,…) and capacity auctions (PRISMA, EUstream,…)
- Out of business hours trading activities based on defined triggers
- Develop commercial skills through trading spreads across Europe
- Optimizing gas storages and interconnector flows out of hours and reacting to cuts/scaling notices
- Maximising the position value of different books by identifying arbitrage trading opportunities and communicating this to the trading desk
- Conducting daily agency services for EDF Group entities and JERA GM
- Flexibility to carry out additional duties as required
- Assisting in drafting and reviewing relevant operational procedures and effectively communicating and implementing these.
- Liaising with the IT desk by testing/reviewing new implemented tools
- Training of new operators
- Working experience in a Gas Operator role preferred
- Applied knowledge of energy markets specifically UK and pan European natural gas networks
- Strong understanding of balancing mechanisms/day ahead/intraday nomination deadlines and matching
- Experience working with all the major TSOs’ portals, as well as Prisma, Trayport, WebICE, EEX
- Experience of working in a front office operations team to strict deadlines beneficial
- Ability to demonstrate a commercially focused attitude towards the optimisation of the portfolio
- Degree level preferred
- Excel and analytical skills
- FCA qualified (ideal but not essential)
- Knowledge of additional European language beneficial
- Have excellent logical skills
- Self-starter who can deliver desired responsibilities with limited oversight
- Due to time critical nature of operations, must be able to work under pressure and retain attention to detail
- Strong numerical skills
- Good attention to details
- Strong communicator comfortable working with traders, originators and other stakeholders
- Team player
- Problem solver with a high level of analytical skills to resolve issues in a timely manner