Physical Markets Trader na ACCIONA Energía

ACCIONA Energía is the biggest 100% renewable energy company with no fossil legacy in the world. With more than 30 years of experience and operations in 20 countries on five continents, ACCIONA Energía offers a wide portfolio of tailored energy solutions so that its corporate and institutional clients can meet their decarbonisation goals. This includes the development, engineering, construction, operation and maintenance of renewable power plants -mainly wind and photovoltaic technologies-, energy sales and management and marketing, energy services, self-consumption, electric mobility and new technologies such as storage and green hydrogen. ACCIONA Energía is governed by the most demanding environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) criteria.

This role focuses on spot market activities of ACCIONA‘s Australia generation portfolio, including interactions across various functional areas of the business.

Key Responsibilities

Health & Safety

• Actively engage in ACCIONA’s Health & Safety practices, take personal responsibility for maintaining a safe and secure workplace, and support the people around you in upholding these standards.

Subject matter expertise

• Deliver the daily spot market activities for the ACCIONA Australia portfolio, working collaboratively with the Operations Department and Control Room.
• Assist in establishing annual portfolio objectives and reporting on progress.
• Build and sustain productive relationships with AEAG colleagues and counterparts in Spain (AE).

Market Operations

The key aspects of this role include:

• Contribute to the market interface for the ACCIONA generation portfolio with the National Electricity market including day to day physical market management and earnings optimisation.
• This role will be a key contact point between site staff, the Operations Team, the new Australian Control Room and relevant operational staff based in Spain. 
• The Physical Markets Trader will work cross-functionally to integrate operational activities including scheduling windfarm operations (including maintenance) and out of hours market operational oversight.
• This role will have responsibility for:
  • Engage in the development and review of bidding strategies and dispatch protocols considering portfolio hedging strategies, revenue targets and risk management protocols.
  • Reporting on portfolio market performance.
  • Ensuring market activities are undertaken in a manner that complies with market rules, laws and regulations, including the National Electricity Rules.
  • Monitoring market conditions including wholesale prices, FCAS and other market related conditions impacting pricing and dispatch.
  • Being a key contact for the Control Room for managing market protocols for the generation fleet.
• Work closely with the Senior Manager, Physical Markets to develop appropriate market strategies.

Market Analysis

• Communicating and reporting on market conditions and outlook to senior management.
• Informing longer term hedging strategies and review of portfolio strategies.

Relationship management and Communication

• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholder and market participants.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders – in AEAG and Acciona Energy more broadly.

Required

• Tertiary qualifications in commerce, economics, finance, science or engineering preferred.
• Demonstrated commercial acumen and strategic thinking.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Strong communications skills.
• Presentation and communication skills and ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with counterparties and clients.
• Ability to travel as needed.
• Privileged Access Workers (PAW's) are required to obtain satisfactory results from Acciona's Suitability Assessment prior to commencement, this forms part of our standard pre-employment checks.

Desirable

• Previous experience in the National Electricity Market, particularly in wholesale markets or tangentially related fields (e.g. risk, settlements etc.).
• Experience in environmental product markets.
• Experience in risk management.
• Post graduate qualifications.
• Experience in working across cultures.
• Self-starter with flexibility and willingness to grow with the organisation.

As a company that values diversity as a source of talent, we work to foster an inclusive environment that promotes respect, belonging and engagement so that all people can participate on an equal opportunity basis. We invite everyone to apply regardless of origin, circumstances, background or condition.

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