Head of Renewables Trading

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, renewable energy, services) to offer competitive solutions to our customers. With our 100,000 employees, our customers, partners and stakeholders, we are a community of Imaginative Builders, committed every day to more harmonious progress.

About S&EM:

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

15,000 employees around the world develop our solutions, through international business platforms and B2C entities. 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 clients span the entire value chain: producers, asset developers, financial players, utilities, distributors, industrials and retail. 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.

At S&EM we encourage breakthrough results, team spirit, curiosity and innovation.

Context:

The Expertise Center MAS and the Business Platform Power Trading and Commercial are looking for a Head of Renewables Trading desk.

GEMS is at the heart of ENGIE’s power activities. It’s providing hedging solutions for renewable, thermal assets and downstream customers. Our objective is “to accelerate the energy transition through market solutions”.

The Renewables Trading desk located in Business Platform PT&C is managing a wind and solar portfolio of around 10 GW in Germany, France, Belgium and the Netherlands both for own assets as for 3th party developers. The desk continuously strives for excellence on renewables energy management through systems, models and risk management expertise and aims to grow the portfolio which is in line with the group’s ambition.

Role & main activities:

As Head of Renewables Trading in the Renewables Trading team we expect you to  :

• Manage a team of Renewables Traders and organize the work
• Have the end responsibility of the desk PnL and actively report on the activity towards management
• be Pnl driven, respectful of your team’s risk and trader mandate and take action when needed
• be an excellent team player, within your own team and across others (STT, ABT, QRM, origination, structuring, RES Operations…)
• show a continuous drive to grow the business and to implement profitable trading strategies that protects the value at inception
• collaborate on day-ahead biddings
• deep understanding of data and pricing models and required tools used for the activity
• feel accountable of the full value chain of the Renewables business (including operations and invoicing) as they impact the PnL
• Drive the development of flexibility solutions in coordination with ABT to manage the intermittency of the portfolio in a cost-effective manner

Skills:

• People management skills
• You are resilient to stress and PnLdriven
• You are a problem solver and you take initiative
• Python coding knowledge is a must
• You are an independent thinker and challenger in a positive spirit
• You up-lift the team, you share your expertise as a mentor and natural motivator
• You are a good communicator
• You are solution-driven and privilege agile approaches
• You are demanding towards yourself and colleagues in a positive and respectful spirit
• You care about the Energy Transition

Education and professional background:

• Master in Engineering (preferred); master in business or economics
• Experience in the energy sector for at least 5 years, with a focus on electricity wholesale market and renewable business

Languages:

• Fluent in English
• Fluent in French, Dutch and/or German is recommended but not strictly necessary

Travels: Occasional travel

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 provide 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.