Senior Continental Power Prompt Trader

Where you fit in

You will play a key role in the UK/Continental Power Trading Desk, as part of a team focusing on asset optimization (thermal/renewable) and speculative positions from Month-Ahead to Day-Ahead across the European markets.

The UK/Continental Power Trading team itself, part of Shell Energy Europe & Africa’s (SE-EA) European Power Trading team, is responsible for proprietary trading, and the management of a growing portfolio comprising customer demand, renewable, batteries and thermal generation. The team manages exposures down the curve through to delivery.

SE-EA trades natural gas, power, green power certificates, voluntary/compliance driven environmental products with counterparties including major resource holders of gas, upstream producers, investment banks, trading houses, utilities, power generators, large as well as up-and coming retail gas and power marketing companies, regional and local gas and power distribution companies, gas storage operators, and large industrial and commercial gas and power users.

What’s the role?

Your main accountabilities include the following:

• Take positions and manage exposures from both traded strategies and across the asset portfolio based on analysis of fundamental, weather and technical market conditions across multiple markets.
• Working closely with the curve traders on asset/deal hedging strategies from curve through to month-ahead.
• Working with external (and internal) customers alongside business development to bring in new structures to the book, or deal types to help optimise existing exposures.
• Supporting the development of the desk’s tools and resources to best manage and monetise our new and existing prompt positions.
• Staying on top of the latest regulatory and market developments.
• Observe and strictly comply with all regulatory guidelines, and within mandated authorities.
• Coach & educate junior colleagues.

What we need from you

We are looking for experienced trading professionals. You are likely to be a strong contender if you have hands on experience in the following:

• Prompt power trading experience, with focus on the European Markets (especially Germany and Netherlands), with a proven track record
• Established network with other market participants and industry players
• Experience in managing assets (thermal and renewable) in the month ahead to day ahead window
• Strong grasp of market and weather fundamentals, and willingness to work with the fundamental team to drive model development

If you don\’t see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on the posting above, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. We are committed to creating a more equitable, inclusive, and diverse company and we strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply. We look forward to receiving your application.

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