Shift Gas Operator: Leading Energy Co.

Eaglecliff Recruitment

Posted on Sep 13, 2024 by Eaglecliff Recruitment
London, United Kingdom
Accountancy
14 Oct 2024
Annual Salary
Full-Time
This is an exciting opportunity for a Shift Gas Operator to join a World Leading Energy Trading Company.

When you join this Trading team, you'll become part of a diverse international team of experts who challenge conventional ideas, test new approaches and think outside the box. 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. Make a difference and help shape the future of energy.

Job Description:

Department:

Gas and Liquid Fuels Operations is a Front Office support team that provides operational controls under strict deadlines to contribute towards the company's commercial success

Gas and Liquid Fuels Operations is responsible for operating the gas supply, demand and trade activities. This involves ensuring nominations (requests for gas delivery), scheduling, capacity and transportation requests are actioned on a daily basis across the UK and Continent within capacity limitations, with the prime objective of minimising financial penalties imposed under the relevant system operating regime and maximising any opportunities and a 24/7 shift team is in place to facilitate this.

The department is further responsible for executing all operational and shipping tasks associated with delivery and ongoing processing of LNG/LPG/Biofuels cargoes. These tasks include operational notifications to suppliers, communication with LNG/LPG/Biofuels terminal operators, agents and natural gas pipelines, as well as capturing all of this information in internal systems in a timely and accurate manner.

Position purpose:

Reporting to the Gas Operations Supervisor this is a 24/7 role managing the time critical operations of the business' UK and Pan-European natural gas portfolio.

Main responsibilities:

- 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 company Group entities
- 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

Experience required:

- 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
- Technical requirements

Degree level preferred:
- Excel and analytical skills
- FCA qualified (ideal but not essential)
- Knowledge of additional European language beneficial
- Have excellent logical skills

Person specification:

- 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

Hours of work:

24/7 Shift Rotation including some on-call requirements
9 week shift rotation
Max 52 hours per week

This needs combining with a positive attitude and an ability to work within a large, globally dispersed project team in a multi-cultural environment. You also need to be a self-starter, a logical thinker and a quick learner, with strong initiative and excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills, able to write clearly and concisely. We believe in equality of opportunity for all job applicants regardless of gender, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, creed or religion, disability, sexual orientation or age. Specialising within Energy Trading, Oil & Gas, Financial Markets and TV & Entertainment, Eaglecliff Recruitment is ISO accredited, a Member of REC and listed within the top 4% for Financial stability by Dun & Bradstreet. Please telephone for an immediate response or email your CV for a reply within one hour. Eaglecliff Ltd is acting in the capacity of an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for contractor resourcing.

Reference: 2822887106

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Eaglecliff Recruitment

Shift Gas Operator: Leading Energy Co.

Eaglecliff Recruitment

Posted on Sep 13, 2024 by Eaglecliff Recruitment

London, United Kingdom
Accountancy
14 Oct 2024
Annual Salary
Full-Time
This is an exciting opportunity for a Shift Gas Operator to join a World Leading Energy Trading Company.

When you join this Trading team, you'll become part of a diverse international team of experts who challenge conventional ideas, test new approaches and think outside the box. 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. Make a difference and help shape the future of energy.

Job Description:

Department:

Gas and Liquid Fuels Operations is a Front Office support team that provides operational controls under strict deadlines to contribute towards the company's commercial success

Gas and Liquid Fuels Operations is responsible for operating the gas supply, demand and trade activities. This involves ensuring nominations (requests for gas delivery), scheduling, capacity and transportation requests are actioned on a daily basis across the UK and Continent within capacity limitations, with the prime objective of minimising financial penalties imposed under the relevant system operating regime and maximising any opportunities and a 24/7 shift team is in place to facilitate this.

The department is further responsible for executing all operational and shipping tasks associated with delivery and ongoing processing of LNG/LPG/Biofuels cargoes. These tasks include operational notifications to suppliers, communication with LNG/LPG/Biofuels terminal operators, agents and natural gas pipelines, as well as capturing all of this information in internal systems in a timely and accurate manner.

Position purpose:

Reporting to the Gas Operations Supervisor this is a 24/7 role managing the time critical operations of the business' UK and Pan-European natural gas portfolio.

Main responsibilities:

- 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 company Group entities
- 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

Experience required:

- 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
- Technical requirements

Degree level preferred:
- Excel and analytical skills
- FCA qualified (ideal but not essential)
- Knowledge of additional European language beneficial
- Have excellent logical skills

Person specification:

- 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

Hours of work:

24/7 Shift Rotation including some on-call requirements
9 week shift rotation
Max 52 hours per week

This needs combining with a positive attitude and an ability to work within a large, globally dispersed project team in a multi-cultural environment. You also need to be a self-starter, a logical thinker and a quick learner, with strong initiative and excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills, able to write clearly and concisely. We believe in equality of opportunity for all job applicants regardless of gender, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, creed or religion, disability, sexual orientation or age. Specialising within Energy Trading, Oil & Gas, Financial Markets and TV & Entertainment, Eaglecliff Recruitment is ISO accredited, a Member of REC and listed within the top 4% for Financial stability by Dun & Bradstreet. Please telephone for an immediate response or email your CV for a reply within one hour. Eaglecliff Ltd is acting in the capacity of an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for contractor resourcing.

Reference: 2822887106

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