Principal Analyst
- Posted 29 November 2023
- Salary Competitive Salary (DOE)
- LocationMelbourne
- Job type Permanent
- Discipline Renewable Energy & Infrastructure, Sustainability
- ReferenceLBLI-2NOV23
- Contact NameLouis Blaser
Job description
I am delighted to be working with one of the largest Renewable Energy companies on the planet and helping them in their search for a Principal Energy Market Analyst.
This role would suit someone with a well-rounded knowledge of the Energy Markets space and understanding Gas and Electricity markets is essential.
Key Responsibilities
Head the Market Analysis stream within the analytics team
Collaborate with the Spot Trading, Forward Trading, Portfolio, and Commercial teams to Forge tools for delivering market analysis and insights for Australian Gas and Electricity physical and contract markets
Assess external reports from market bodies and consultants and offer perceptive summaries to internal stakeholders.
Supervise collaborations with external consultants providing market modeling for various projects
Collaborate with Manager Analytics on intricate, undefined tasks with minimal assistance from Manager (e.g., gather requirements, devise a design, implement and test)
Guide and educate junior members of the team
Spearhead the analytical requirements for large projects, e.g., tenders for products/new developments, with minimal assistance
Ensure the completion of analytical work to a high standard and within the set timeline, while regularly communicating the project's status to Manager Analytics
Provide innovative thought leadership and creativity in developing novel solutions to new problems, in conjunction with the Manager Analytics and Principal Analyst Quantitative Modelling
Proactively propose new possibilities for analytics/projects to the Manager Analytics
Knowledge and Skills:
6 to 10 years relevant experience to the role
NEM and East Coast gas market experience
Ideally experience running a market model (e.g. Plexos or similar)
Technical / programming skills SQL, Microsoft Excel, coding in R and Python
Statistical skills collection, organisation, analysis, and interpretation of numerical data
Excellent analytical thinker and problem solver work revolves around coming up with models, tools and techniques that have not been done before, as such, there is a lot of experimentation
Project Leadership and mentoring of junior team members