Gas and Power Shift Operator

Job description

GENEVE-WTC1(CHE)
Job Description

The Jobholder has the responsibility of Operating the Company’s portfolio of physical Gas & Power contracts in the UK and Continental Europe and is a key interface between the Gas & Power Trading Desks, the LNG Trading Desk, the Procurement Teams, Back Office, Finance and Legal departments.
The job comprises:

·  Nomination and Scheduling of Total Gas & Power Limited’s physical Gas and Power portfolio that includes the traded volume of 110 Bcm of Natural Gas and over 120 TWh of Power.
·  Managing Operational risk to minimise losses and exposure to system and imbalance charges.
·  Optimisation and Trading of physical positions within-day, out of hours & day-ahead.
·  Operation of a £2m contract for Upstream affiliate The primary role of the Gas & Power Operator is to directly support the Gas and Power Trading Desks through the following activities:

·  Constant liaison with the Gas, Power and LNG Trading Desks, Upstream & Downstream Group affiliates, Off-Shore Field Operators and external parties in the management of the physical portfolio.
·  Accurate and timely Notification of physical positions to all relevant Transporters, Network Operators and Thirdparties in the UK and Continental Europe via dedicated communication systems.
·  Commercial Optimisation of physical positions out of office hours by Trading on electronic energy exchanges and OTC including the optimisation of contracts on a prompt basis under the direction of the relevant Trading desks.
·  Monitoring of Operational data streams in conjunction with within-day and day-ahead price movements. 
·  Commercial responsibility for the balancing of the portfolio by reacting to changes in supply and demand and/or instruction by the relevant Energy Procurement Desks.
·  Manage the Upstream Gas portfolio and other Entities for whom we act as a Shipping Agent on a daily basis as instructed and to provide balancing reports detailing this activity.
·  Ensure that Entry and Exit Capacity requirements are satisfied.
·  Liaise with counterparts to retrospectively trade physical gas positions.
·  Analyse after the day allocation information, validate against nominated quantities and highlight and resolve discrepancies.
·  Actively engaging in business developments and taking the initiative to exploit new business opportunities.

Offer ID

17929BR
Country

Switzerland
About us / company profile

BETTER ENERGY NEEDS YOU

Total Gas & Power Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Total Group responsible for energy Marketing and Trading activities in the UK.

We supply natural gas to many thousands of sites across the UK, and we are market leaders in the highly competitive I&C sector (by gas volume).

Based in the head office in Canary Wharf (London) the Trading division is responsible for optimising the purchase/sales portfolios of gas, electricity  and LNG, via transactions (arbitrage, balancing and hedging) in all recognised markets worldwide, in compliance with Group trading guidelines.

Alongside the traders we have risk analysts, shipping and chartering operators and gas and power schedulers.

Candidate profile

·  Degree educated in one of the following areas: Maths, Economics, Science, Engineering (essential)
·  Numerically literate with ability to manipulate large quantities of data (essential)
·  English required – other European language skills an asset.
·  1-3 years industry experience, ideally in similar position.
·  Hard working and able to react quickly and confidently under pressure.
·  Flexibility to adapt to the job requirements and developing business environment
·  Team spirit, attentive to detail and good commercial skills.
·  Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
·  Computer literate Excel, Word, Powerpoint etc.
Métier

Sales
Job Title

Gas and Power Shift Operator
Branch

Gas Renewables And Power
Functional discipline

Sales
Experience level required

3 - 6 years, 6 - 10 years
Employment type

Regular position
Affiliate (if known)

TOTAL GAS & POWER LTD
Context and environment

The Activities are performed as a key member of an Operational Shift Team on a dynamic, open-plan Trading Floor of about 150 persons:

·  Operational areas of responsibility include the major UK and European Trading Hubs, Interconnectors, Storage Facilities, LNG Terminals, Off-Shore Fields, Power Plant and Refineries.
·   Significant commercial responsibility in the optimisation of the Gas & Power portfolio for all UK and European operations through working defined Shifts including Weekends and Bank Holidays.
·  Working in a fast-moving and evolving environment requiring quick and efficient reactions to the movements in the energy markets and changing situations.