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Location: Melbourne / Morwell
Job Type: Full Time Permanent role.
Organisation: SEC

• Become part of the solution to climate change, accelerating Victoria’s renewable energy transition.
• Join a ‘for purpose’ government-owned energy company that empowers its people to make a difference.
• Opportunity for an experienced Senior Energy Trader to assist with Victoria’s transition to renewable energy.

Do work that makes a difference 
  
More action is needed to reduce emissions and manage climate change. At the SEC, we are building an enterprising and dynamic team to accelerate Victoria’s transition to renewables and help achieve Victoria’s renewable energy target of 95% by 2035. We are working together for renewable, affordable reliable energy for all Victorians. This is an exciting opportunity to join the SEC at the start of our journey to becoming a significant energy market player in Victoria.
  
Your role 
As Senior Energy Trader , you will be responsible for leading the execution of the short to medium term contracts trading strategy across electricity derivatives and environmental products. The role will support implementation of the Energy Trading and Risk Management (ETRM) system to ensure appropriate functionality for deal capture and monitoring. You will work closely alongside others in the Trading team covering the spot market and long-term energy strategy to form a holistic view and management of the wholesale portfolio across contracts, generation and customer load.  The role also supports the Customer team through the efficient transfer pricing and execution of structured retail products.
  
The focus of this role will be on executing all short to medium trades required to hedge the wholesale position to ensure full compliance to SEC risk policy and in line with the agreed trading strategy, regulatory schemes and customer voluntary demand. It will also develop a smooth operating process to support customer structured products. Key to the role will be establishing and onboarding new trading relationships, including negotiation and execution of appropriate legal contracts with counterparties across electricity and environmental markets. The role will also implement market data and analysis to support short to medium term trading decisions and produce market reports for internal reporting purposes
  
This role can be based in Melbourne or Morwell.
  
What you will do:
Core accountabilities include:

• Strategy development – provide input into the development of the short to medium term wholesale energy hedge strategy to effectively manage market risk whilst supporting retail customer growth.
• Trading execution – execute the hedge strategy in compliance with approved risk policy and limits and market rules and conventions. This includes optimizing timing and product selection.
• Trading relationships – establish and manage relationships with existing key wholesale trading counterparties and market brokers, and onboard new ones including negotiation of ISDA and other commercial agreements.
• Internal collaboration – build and nurture a positive and collaborative working relationship with key internal stakeholders including Customer, Market Risk, Finance, Legal, Procurement, Assets and IT.
• External stakeholders – build and maintain relationships with key industry stakeholders, including regulatory bodies, market operators and regulators and industry bodies.
• Market insight and analysis – keep abreast of market development and intel across the NEM forward and spot markets as well as relevant environmental markets. Work with the Analytics team to build appropriate market analysis to support trading decisions.
• Support Customer business – support the growth of our Customer business through smooth implementation and operation of structured and value add retail products to government and C&I customers. Support transfer pricing to customers that balances appropriate risk management and competitiveness.
• Deployment of ETRM system – become Front Office lead in supporting the implementation and operation of the company’s ETRM system.

Who you are: 
Must Have:
Your capabilities and areas of expertise that matter most for this role are:

• Deep understanding of electricity derivatives and environmental markets in Australia with at least 5 years of experience in contracts trading in the NEM and environmental products, specifically LGC, STC and VEEC.
• Sound understanding of spot electricity market dynamics and how they affect forward markets.
• Extensive network of contracts across markets in the NEM and environmental markets including trading counterparties and wholesale market brokers.
• Excellent stakeholder management and interpersonal skills with ability to build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners to collaborate and work in an agile and ever-changing start-up environment.
• Alignment to the SEC ways of working and cultural behaviours: unwavering customer focus, striving for continuous improvement, and demonstrating a proactive can-do, attitude in what is a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• Problem solving skills: Excellent problem-solving skills, a proactive and structured approach to identifying and resolving problems for SEC and for our customers.

Highly Desirable

• Experience in supporting C&I retail customers and value add structured products.
• Understanding or exposure to renewable generation and storage assets and renewable energy offering to retail customers.

Our empowered workforce 
A career with us means you’ll be joining a new and vibrant ‘for purpose’ government-owned renewable energy company that: 

• Empowers you to influence how we accelerate Victoria’s renewable energy transition and decarbonise our economy.
• Inspires you through meaningful, challenging work in an environment that encourages leadership and an entrepreneurial spirit.
• Supports your growth through career advancement and professional development opportunities.
• Provides hybrid work arrangements, with flexible work options to meet individual circumstances, providing greater choice and autonomy.

About us  
We have an exciting and ambitious road ahead with a focus on: 

• Investing in renewable energy and storage projects that accelerate the transition and deliver commercial returns.
• Supporting households to go all electric to reduce their emissions and energy bills.
• Building the renewable energy workforce our energy transition requires.

We’re partnering with industry to transform the energy sector, opening the state up for further innovation and investments in renewables. This includes an initial $1 billion towards delivering 4.5 gigawatts of power through renewable energy and storage projects.    
  
We will also play an important role in helping Victorian households to reduce their energy bills and emissions by offering simple and effective solutions to help them switch to electric.
  
The energy transformation will create thousands of jobs. The SEC will play a role in attracting and training our future renewable energy workforce, including through the SEC Centre of Training Excellence.
  
How to Apply
We strongly encourage applications from gender diverse and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We are also deeply committed to building an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and people with disability, people from the LGBTIQ community, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. We strive to create a respectful and collaborative workplace culture that allows all employees to thrive.
Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job, but we recognise that there’s no such thing as a ‘perfect’ candidate. At the SEC we offer more than a job. We provide a platform for growth, encouraging you to bring your whole self to your role. However you identify and whatever your background, please apply if this is a role that excites you.
For further information and to explore this opportunity further please contact sec.careers@secvictoria.com.au
We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.
Please click the ‘Apply Now’ button. As part of the application process, you will need to provide a copy of your resume and/ or a cover letter (optional) addressing how your skills, knowledge and experience will be relevant to this role.
Applications close on Friday 7th March 2025.
  
Other things to know

• Applicants must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident or hold a valid work permit to be eligible to apply.
• To receive this information in an accessible format (such as large print or audio) or if you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please reach out to sec.careers@secvictoria.com.au
• The SEC affirms that the collection and handling of applications and personal information will be consistent with the requirements of the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014.

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