Energy Pricing Lead

Posted 15 December 2021
LocationOslo
Job type Permanent
Discipline Renewable Energy & Infrastructure
Contact NameJessica Brisley

Job description

The Opportunity:

Join a frontrunner in renewable energy that is actively seeking early entry into new markets globally, currently looking for an Energy Pricing Lead in Oslo, Norway.

The Role:

As our Energy Pricing Lead you will be responsible for setting the strategy and owning the process related to energy price forecasts, as well as be a central resource towards our global Business Development teams and market experts. You will further be taking lead on portfolio modelling and help analyse and co-ordinate hedging strategies and optimization of the power sales portfolios for high quality investment decisions towards operationalising the offtake strategies. The position has a partially commercial and customer interactive profile.

  • Take ownership of long- and medium-term power price projections and modelling, including aligning external price forecasts. Own and operate the related global process.
  • Harmonize stress tests and scenario analysis globally. Ensure that market risk exposures are fully understood, managed, and communicated internally. Methodology responsibility.
  • Be the lead analyst for assessing energy sales/hedging strategies for projects and portfolios with merchant exposure. Operating and/or developing related models.
  • Responsibility for ensuring risk and return considerations are properly considered for non-contracted energy sales, as well as be an interface towards Project Finance for consistent modelling of specific project returns and risks across the globe.
  • Assist and support globally in structuring of long term PPAs and other energy sales strategies ensuring that portfolio effects and offtake/balancing risks are understood.
  • Keep track of regulatory changes about markets with operating assets and of strategic interest.
  • Create material for project investment recommendations related to the above.
  • Help prepare the organization for active market hedging and balancing operations via risk/return analysis and related models, and gradually taking on other or additional roles and responsibilities in this regard.

The Individual:

  • University level education in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Mathematical engineering/applied mathematics, master level degree an advantage.
  • 5+ years of experience of relevant experience in energy price calculations.
  • Deep understanding of energy markets, price formation, and system/regulatory design.
  • Excellent financial/risk modelling skills.
  • Fluency in both written and spoken in English is required.