Experienced Energy Trader

7 days ago


Sydney, Australia Alinta Energy Full time

**Hybrid working combining office-based and work from home**:

- **High performing, supportive and close-knit team**:

- **Undertake trading activities in both West & East Coast, Power & Gas markets**

**About Alinta Energy**:
**At Alinta Energy, we’re constantly striving to do better. Whether it’s lowering customers costs, providing world class local service or sustainable energy, our aim is to be better. And to keep getting better day after day. Better for our customers. Better for Australia. And better for our environment.**

We’re a leading Australian utility with an owned and contracted generation portfolio of 3,000MW, over 1 million combined electricity and gas retail customers, and around 1,000 employees across Australia and New Zealand. Supplying energy in Australia for over 20 years, today we’re a vertically integrated energy company providing generation, retail and wholesale supply of gas and electricity across Australia. We support the development of renewable energy generation and offer local customer service through support hubs in Perth, Western Australia, and Morwell in Victoria.

**Our Culture**:
It’s an exciting time to become a part of our growing team at Alinta Energy. Our people are our greatest asset and we’re committed to a culture that’s focussed on being better at providing great service externally and internally. An organisation where people truly matter. That’s better.

**About the role**:
Reporting to the Team Leader of Energy Spot Trading, you will be responsible for optimising and securing maximum gross margin through participation in physical spot trading markets on the East and West Coasts, which is an exciting prospect for those wanting to work on various portfolios. You will be in a team participating in a 7-day, 24-hour roster, implementing trading strategies in real time short-term power and gas markets.

**Duties**:

- Identify, assess, and manage commodity market risk exposures, always interacting with senior traders
- Maintain awareness of political and regulatory developments in relation to gas and power
- Contribute to the development and implementation of trading strategies to achieve over budget targets
- Develop and maintain productive internal and external relationships, including Alinta Energy’s broader Merchant Energy business and external market operators
- Ensure trading obligations are identified, assessed, and managed whilst collaborating with senior traders and the broader team

**Skills and experience**:

- Tertiary qualification in business, engineering, commerce, mathematics, or relevant numerical based discipline
- Exposure to energy markets including the Australian physical electricity and gas markets
- Excellent communication skills
- Self-starter attitude, attention to detail and commercial acumen
- Exposure in trading systems and processes highly desirable

You will be joining a high performing, collaborative, and experienced team. You will play a key role in the success of Alinta Energy’s business, with long term development and progression opportunities.

**Benefits**:

- Hybrid working arrangements, combining office-based and work from home
- Staff energy discount offer (where products are available)
- Generous employee referral bonus
- Salary Packaging options
- Paid community volunteer leave
- Access to LinkedIn learning
- Discount program for a range of products and services
- 14 weeks of fully paid parental leave
- Company paid salary continuance insurance
- Ability to purchase additional leave
- Modern offices with free snacks, drinks, and coffee

Let’s spread the positive energy together

Alinta Energy is a **Circle Back Initiative** employer - we commit to respond to every applicant.

**How to apply**:


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