Data Scientist

About US (GEMS):

ENGIE Global Energy Management & Sales (GEMS) provides energy supply solutions and risk management services to support its clients through their decarbonization journey, while optimizing ENGIE’s assets and contributing to value creation.

ENGIE is a global reference in low-carbon energy and services with a leading energy management business, piloted by its entity "Global Energy Management & Sales" who built its savoir-faire managing the Group’s large and diverse asset portfolio over 20+ years.

3,600 employees around the world develop our solutions, through +20 international business platforms. We cover the full energy mix: renewable and thermal power, natural gas & LNG, biomass, environmental products. Our experts provide tailor made solutions based on a wide range of savoir-faire in energy management with a strong focus on decarbonation and decentralization.

Our 190,000 clients span the entire value chain: producers, asset developers, financial players, utilities, distributors and industrials. Our global reach and strong local presence enable us to offer these diverse clients tailor-made services and respond to rapid changes in mature or emerging markets alike.

Our 4 areas of expertise :

• Asset management

• Energy transition services

• Energy supply & global commodities

• Risk management & market access

At GEMS we encourage breakthrough results, team spirit, curiosity and innovation while preserving the right work/life balance for you.

More info on GEMS Hub (https://gems.engie.com) or LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/engie-global-energy-management-solutions).

Context :

The role of the Data Scientist is to provide analysis, models and tools to the optimization and trading desks, using data science tools and state-of-the art quantitative models. The Team Manager of “Power & Emissions” QRM's team will be your direct manager. The data scientist will be working for the business platform BP Power Trading and Structuring & Origination.

Role :

The data scientist will be focused on the activities related to the CWE power markets. He will leverage large amount of data using machine learning and state-of-the art quantitative models to deliver analysis and tools that have a concrete impact on the business, including :

• Prediction of relevant power market signals
• Asset optimization
• Trading algorithm

The daily responsibilities include:

• Contribute to the digitalization and data-driven trading decision of GEMS
• Develop, improve and support our models and tools
• Leverage complex data to provide market insight
• Be in direct contact with traders and optimizers desks to understand their business needs and propose solutions
• Be in direct contact with Quants and Market Analysts, to exchange about models, new ideas, in order to leverage on the knowledge from peers
• Be in direct contact with the IS team to be aligned on coding best practices and IS architectures

Hard skills :

• Must have:
• Strong mathematical skills, expert in statistics, machine learning and optimization,
• In-depth understanding of the energy business and power markets,
• Demonstrated coding skills (Python) in order to develop autonomously prototypes & models,
• Ability to explain and convey messages about complex issues,
• Familiar with GIT, Microsoft suite,
• Experience with data science techniques

Soft skills :

• Must have:
• Analyzing, practical thinking, entrepreneurship,
• Planning, developing others,
• Conceptual thinking, working together.

Education and professional background :

• University degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Computer Sciences,
• Experience in short term power markets is a plus
• 3 to 15 years of experience in a similar role

Languages :

• Fluent in English

Travels :

• Working place is Brussels. Only limited travel needed in case of for example conferences.

If you meet these requirements, then you are the talent we are looking for. Do not waste time! 

Apply by attaching your updated CV, regardless your gender.

ENGIE Global Energy Management & Sales is committed to create a gender-neutral environment that unlocks the potential of everyone and provides equal employment opportunities for all individuals. All our positions are open to people with disabilities, please let your recruiter know if you need reasonable accommodations to be able to participate in the recruitment process, they will be happy to assist you. 

About ENGIE :

Our group is a global reference in low-carbon energy and services. Our purpose (“raison d’être”) is to act to accelerate the transition towards a carbon-neutral world, through reduced energy consumption and more environmentally-friendly solutions, reconciling economic performance with a positive impact on people and the planet. We rely on our key businesses (gas, power, renewable energy, services) to offer competitive solutions to our customers. With our 96,000 employees, our customers, partners and stakeholders, we are a community of Imaginative Builders, committed every day to more harmonious progress.