Real-time Power Optimizer CWE (bilingual Dutch/French)

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).

 “Are you passionate about Energy and do you want to contribute to the energy transition?”

 “You want to see from the driver seat  the impact of renewable technologies on physical energy markets?”

ENGIE Global Energy Management & Sales has a global presence with its Short Term activities are organized from 8 offices worldwide. From there we operate the gas & power markets twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.

We balance our portfolio and the portfolio of our customers which includes wind and solar, thermal, hydro & storage solutions and will give you a full oversight how physical markets are working and how we are evolving towards a Net Zero Carbon society.

As part of this exciting environment you will be able to fine-tune your skills in a one-stop shop to learn all about: portfolio optimization and operations, contractual complexities and obtain an exhaustive view of the Short Term physical markets.

Context:

Do you have an interest to take part in the center of the Real-time Power business? 

Don’t look any further and kick start your career as a Real-time Power Optimizer within Engie GEMS.

Global Energy Management & Sales (GEMS) is one of the business entitiies of ENGIE. Its mission is to ensure the competitiveness of the local business units of the group.

Within GEMS, the goal of the business platform Short-term Power as-a-Service (SPaaS) is to deliver services and value for clients on the Short Term Power markets, through strong business expertise and digital experience.

Within SPaaS, the CWE Real-Time Power Dispatching team manages the real-time commitment of the ENGIE power production in Central Western Europe (CWE), meaning Belgium, France, Netherlands and Germany.

We are currently looking for a Real-Time Power Optimizer in Brussels to strengthen our team. Your role will be to monitor and steer the ENGIE portfolio.

Your role :

• Manage the contractual balance between the total power production and the real off-take of our clients; to keep this balance you will have to interact with the power plant responsible, the sales load forecasting team, and the power Transmission System Operator (TSO);
• Optimize the portfolio positions and optionality in real time on the imbalance markets and maximize the value of the portfolio e.g. ancillary services contracts towards TSO, supporting the design of intraday activation strategies and provide real-time steering of flexible assets;
• Intellectually challenging job with a mix of operations and project development;
• A dynamic and innovative approach within a diversified environment active in multiple countries and multiple technologies;
• Autonomy and accountability and have the ability to coordinate different stakeholders in the energy landscape.

Hard skills :

• Any interdisciplinary skills is a must: Engineering, Economical (trading, risk management), Financial (P&L, Reporting) & Digital (Data, Coding, PO);
• Any knowledge of physical power and gas markets is a plus.

 
Soft skills :

• You demonstrate a pragmatic, economic and logical attitude combined with problem solving skills;
• You are able to perform in a high pace environment with strict deadlines;
• You are looking forward to collaborate with others and be part of a team;
• You are eager to learn and discover and you feel encouraged to take initiative;
• You are ready to be part of a 24/7 shift schedule. 

Education and professional background :

Bachelor or master in relevant studies (Engineering, Economics or Digital)

Professional experience on energy markets and/or digitalization is a plus.

Languages :

You are fluent in Dutch and French.

English and/or German is a plus.

Location:

Brussels

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.