At SSE, we manage real-time energy balances and market exposure, driving value from our assets and wholesale markets. With a growing focus on Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and European markets, our work plays a pivotal role in supporting the UKs green energy transition.
Were looking for traders to unlock the full potential of our flexible BESS assets or leverage opportunities in connected European markets, helping SSE lead the way in the evolving energy landscape.
You will
- Optimise Portfolio Performance: Manage SSEs short-term energy portfolio by ensuring assets are economically dispatched, scheduled, and traded in compliance with all legal, regulatory, and market requirements.
- Focus on Value Creation: Drive performance by managing BESS assets or trading/scheduling interconnector flows in European markets, helping deliver budgets and maximise returns.
- Provide Market Analysis & Strategy: Evaluate market dynamics to identify arbitrage opportunities, develop strategies, and unlock value from BESS assets or European market opportunities.
- Execute Trades: Appraise, recommend, and execute trading strategies across short-term auctions, continuous energy markets, ancillary services, and real-time balancing mechanisms.
- Collaborate & Innovate: Work with IT teams to enhance trading systems for optimal performance and provide accurate, transparent reporting of KPIs to key stakeholders.
Relevant Experience: Prior experience in a similar commercial or trading role.
- Energy Market Knowledge: Familiarity with GB and CWE energy markets preferred but not essential as this can be developed through training.
- Analytical Strength: Excellent data analysis and problem-solving skills, with an eye for detail and proficiency in working with numbers and common software tools.
- Teamwork & Drive: A collaborative mindset, a proactive attitude, and the ability to excel under time-sensitive and high-pressure conditions.
- Operational Agility: Flexibility to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment while making critical decisions.
SSE has a bold ambition - to be a leading energy company in a net zero world. We're building the world's largest offshore wind farm. Transforming the grid to provide greener electricity for millions of people and investing over £20 billion in homegrown energy, with £20 billion more in the pipeline.
SSE Energy Markets secure the energy needed to power customers' lives, while creating value for SSE. Our Energy Markets trading teams buy the fuel needed to deliver cleaner energy and sell power generated in our wind farm, hydro and thermal assets back to the markets.
Salary: £40,600 - £71,600 + performance-related bonus + shift allowance + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.
Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available, Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.