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About the Role

Help to coordinate proprietary trading activity across the Spanish Power Desk and the Nordic Power Desk in line with commercial objectives. Develop profitable trading strategies and assist with managing the executions of those positions. Primarily focused on execution of a collaboratively built strategy, but growing into an expert and increasingly assuming responsibility for managing complex trades.

Responsibilities

• Help to coordinate proprietary trading activity across the Spanish Power Desk and the Nordic Power Desk in line with commercial objectives.
• Develop profitable trading strategies and assist with managing the executions of those positions.
• Define trading and portfolio optimisation strategy and developments.
• Ongoing project responsibilities, including maintaining and developing tools to enhance the desk’s operational capabilities.
• Cooperate with the wider commercial team to advance the commercial objectives.
• Cooperate with the analyst team to improve the understanding of optimization models with particular focus on hydro assets.
• Maintain accurate P&L validations and controls.
• Adhere to Front Office Supervision Procedures at all times and attest that you have read and understood them on an annual basis.

Requirements

• 0 – 3 years’ experience of working in the Power markets.
• Must have modelling, coding and tool building capabilities (Python, VBA, SQL/MongoDB required).
• In depth knowledge of Short Term Power Markets.
• Understanding of optimization of hydro assets.
• Experience of working in a fast paced environment.
• Understanding of trade lifecycle and risk controls.
• Good communication skills.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Good team player.
• Proactive and self-motivated.
• Autonomous self-starter.
• Rigorous and demonstrate attention to detail.
• Performance driven.

Skills

• Python
• VBA
• SQL/MongoDB
• Short Term Power Markets
• Optimization of hydro assets
• Trade lifecycle
• Risk controls
• Communication
• Analytical skills
• Teamwork
• Proactivity
• Self-motivation
• Autonomy
• Rigor
• Attention to detail
• Performance driven

Location

• London
• Paris
• Singapore
• Houston

Work Type

• Hybrid working

Experience Level

• 0-3 years

Benefits

• Hybrid working
• Personal pension plan
• Private medical and dental insurance
• Bi-annual health assessments
• Corporate gym memberships
• Electric car lease programme
• Childcare vouchers
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Season ticket loans
• Volunteering opportunities

About the Company

• EDF Trading is part of the EDF Group - a world leader in low-carbon, sustainable electricity generation.
• Energy markets evolve rapidly, so our team needs to remain agile, flexible, and ready to spot opportunities across all the markets we trade in power, gas, LNG, LPG, oil, and environmental products.
• EDF Group and our customers all over the world trust that their assets are managed by us in the most effective and efficient manner and are protected through expert risk management.
• Trading for over 20 years, it’s experience that makes us leaders in the field.
• Gender balance and inclusion are very high on the agenda at EDF Trading.
• We are committed to equipping our employees with the tools that will enable them to fulfil their job to the highest standard.
• We offer a wide range of technical and personal development courses both in-house and through third-party providers.
• We are proud of our work ethic and cultural diversity.
• We are high-performing people working together to achieve common goals.
• Innovative and flexible in our thinking, we are able to adapt and change, which is critical to our success.
• Issues are met with feedback, solutions and discussion.
• Mistakes at EDFT are seen as experiences not failures.