Market Modeller

Full-time, permanent role
- Supportive and flexible working environment
- Melbourne or Sydney based

**Working for us**

At Origin we have a strong purpose and values that challenge us to find the answers to the big energy questions. Every person that works with us helps us reach that goal. If you bring good energy to Origin, you’ll get it in return. A challenging career. An exciting industry. And the support to grow and explore your potential.

**The Role**

As the Senior Market Analyst, the principal responsibility is to conduct quantitative analysis, maintaining and operating modelling tools which encapsulate the risks and opportunities that Origin’s assets will face through the energy transition. Specifically forecasts of price, supply and demand of electricity and carbon markets, and optimisation tools to assess portfolio and asset level resilience against forward looking view of markets.

The analysis is used to provide key inputs into the evaluation, negotiation and operation of strategic investments, acquisitions and opportunities within existing and potential markets, and in advising energy policy development as well as for enterprise level Strategic Planning.

**Key responsibilities**:

- Modelling and analysing wholesale price, supply and demand forecasts for Australian energy markets to be used throughout the business
- Provide market analysis and insight into Australian energy markets
- Develop market models to analyse how electricity and carbon markets will solve for both price and quantity, and portfolio models which determine how Origin’s assists perform in these markets
- Preparation of presentations and analysis to communicate opportunities, including recommendations which are distributed to senior management
- Build and maintain modelling database, visualisation tools and reports which link market history to forecast outcomes

**Is This You?**

Through your previous experience you can demonstrate you have:

- Relevant tertiary qualifications (finance, commerce, economics, engineering) are essential
- 2 to 5 years commercial experience analysing and modelling markets, technologies and commodities
- Highly numerate and analytical and strong modelling skills
- Experience in working with analytical and BI tools - Python, SQL, R, Power BI, Tableau etc. highly beneficial
- National Electricity Market (NEM) Exposure
- Modelling skills in electricity market simulation tools such as PLEXOS highly beneficial

**Origin - Where good change happens**

At Origin, we’re powered by people who believe in creating collective change. We’re creating more diverse and inclusive workplaces for everyone because the more perspectives we have, in a place where everyone can belong, the better we can tackle our challenges together. We are united, yet unique.

If you think you have transferable skills, an appetite to learn and would be a great fit, we’d love to hear from you.

**A great team to join**

It's an exciting time to join Origin. Together we’re powering a cleaner, smarter energy future for Australia and beyond, always looking for better ways to deliver for our customers - and for our people.

That’s why we need passionate, curious and customer focused people, who are excited by the challenge of finding new ways of working, new ways of delivering and shaping a new energy future.

**Origin. Good energy**

At Origin, our focus is on getting energy right for our customers, communities, and planet. Because we know it’s up to us to shape the future of energy. Today, we serve more than 4.2 million customers, are one of the most significant energy producers in the country and listed in the ASX Top 50 companies.

Origin recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia, and we pay our respects to Elders past, present and future.