Senior Power Analyst

About us

At ExxonMobil, our vision is to lead in energy innovations that advance modern living while reducing emissions. As one of the world’s largest publicly traded energy and chemical companies, we are powered by a unique and diverse workforce fueled by the pride in what we do and what we stand for.

The success of our Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses is the result of the talent, curiosity and drive of our people. They bring solutions every day to optimize our strategy in energy, chemicals, lubricants and lower-emissions technologies. 

We invite you to bring your ideas to ExxonMobil to help create sustainable solutions that improve quality of life and meet society’s evolving needs. Learn more about our What and our Why and how we can work together.

What role you will play in our team

We are continuing to expand our global trading organization, and rapidly building our analytical capabilities. We are looking for passionate individuals with an entrepreneurial mind-set to drive change in our business, and who enjoy working in dynamic, collaborative, and diverse global teams.

Currently we have an opportunity for an experienced Power Trading Analyst to be part of our Global Trading Analytics team. The role will work very closely with our teams on the trading floor and is based in our central London Trading office. 

What you will do

You will provide market expertise, fundamental analysis, statistical modelling and opportunity & risk identification, to support power trading, structuring, and origination activities. You will take responsibility for understanding and analyzing ExxonMobil’s pan European portfolio of sites as we support ExxonMobil’s European business in transforming to a lower carbon future. These include refineries with onsite power production and chemical plants, as well as our portfolio of existing European contracts and business development opportunities. You will help us to capture additional value by advising on trading strategies, the optimisation of existing Power assets, and the identification and structuring of new opportunities.

Deliverables will include:

• Leveraging detailed market understanding to recommend profitable trading, optimization, and business development strategies
• Researching, analysing and interpreting fundamental drivers across the European Power space, and translating these into market views and forward price outlooks to drive trading strategies
• Leading the development & improvement of analytical tools:
  • Development and/or enhancement of existing analytical tools to improve insights from market fundamentals
  • Remaining knowledgeable about leading-edge developments, analytical techniques, technologies and tools in advanced analytics
  • Valuation and cash flow modelling of both potential projects and structured deals, to support investment cases and help to select winning bidders in Power tenders.

About you

To be eligible for this role, you must have:

• Be educated to Degree level (or equivalent) in a numeric discipline e.g. Engineering, Science, Economics, Finance, Mathematics or Statistics (or hold other relevant industry experience)
• Have previous experience in the European wholesale power industry or related consultancy experience
• Be experienced in developing power price forecasts using stack modelling tools, within a trading or consultancy environment to inform trading strategies
• Have experience in Europe power fundamentals analysis & advanced analytical methods, including:
• Strong numerical, analytical and modelling skills
• Demonstrable analytical/innovative thinking expertise, intellectual rigor, drive, and desire to lead change
• Experience working with power dispatch/stack models, Eikon, Bloomberg, other databases and analytical/visualisation tools
• Established knowledge of data modelling and proficiency with R, Python or Matlab would be beneficial but not essential
• Be able to demonstrate:
  
  • Strong communication & interpersonal skills 
  • The ability to collaborate effectively with internal & external customers 
  • A creative approach to problem solving
  • The ability to work with multi-cultural global teams
• Ideally the successful candidate would be familiar with the modelling of physical power assets, ancillary services such as capacity mechanisms, and an in depth knowledge of at least one North West European power market, with a keen interest to learn about wider markets across Europe. Experience in other commodities would also be beneficial, as would European language proficiency. 

Your Benefits

An ExxonMobil career is one designated to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life.

We offer you:

• Competitive starting salary
• Generous resettlement allowance
• Defined Benefit Pension scheme
• Share incentive plan
• Private healthcare for employees and their families 
• Free Gym at most UK sites 

Please note benefits may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.
 

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Conditions of Employment
Successful candidates will be made a conditional offer of employment. The conditions include, but are not limited to: a satisfactory criminal records disclosure; satisfactory employment references over five years (where applicable); verification of qualifications, including any professional accreditation stated in the application; completion of a pre-employment medical, including a test for illicit or unprescribed drugs in accordance with the Company's safety policies; and the legal right to work on the agreed commencement date.

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ExxonMobil and its United Kingdom subsidiary companies, Esso Petroleum Company, Limited, and ExxonMobil Chemical Limited, are equal opportunity employers and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. All applicants are offered equal opportunity to demonstrate their abilities during our recruitment processes, therefore, please contact the Recruitment Team if you wish to discuss any particular requirements to enable you to complete our recruitment process.

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