Job role: Junior Energy Operator Role  

Salary: £30,000 – £35,000 Based on Experience 

Location: London 

Start Date: October 2023 

The successful candidate will be joining a small but experienced Operations Team that supports 15+ Gas, Power and Emissions Traders. The team has an excellent blend of senior and junior staff, and we are looking for a recent graduate with good technical skills to help supplement the team as trading activity continues to expand with front office and logistical support. The management team has proven to develop its staff and will ensure you will learn all you need for a career in energy trading operations. 

Who is the company? 

• Energy is always evolving. At Hartree Partners, we use our decades of experience in the physical and financial energy and commodities markets to explore the opportunities this evolution provides. We assist our customers in participating in new markets and navigating their complexities for maximum revenues at minimum risk. 
• Our client provides a wide range of services to a substantial and diversified customer base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments, and individuals.  
• Founded in 1997, the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in many financial centres around the world. 

What is the role? 

• Providing front office and logistical support. 
• Responsible for the accurate nomination and scheduling of energy trades and flows on a daily basis. 
• Co-ordinating day to day checking of positions and resolution of disputed positions. 

• Occasional deal entry and other trader support tasks. 
• Resolution of queries from back and middle office colleagues. 
• Troubleshooting systems-related operational issues that occur in day-to-day activity. 
• Providing on-call support and remote log-in for 1 in 4 weekends. 
• Co-ordination for known ‘events’ (New Year/New month/Time change) for specified markets. 
• Ensure compliance with contractual and licence obligations, working in line with regulatory and policy requirements. 
• Responsibility for planning and implementing assigned one-off projects. 
• Aid in streamlining or automating daily repetitive admin tasks. 

Who is best suited? 

Personal Specification  

• Excellent attention to detail. 
• Strong organisational and numerical skills.  
• Decisive and able to use own initiative. 
• Disciplined and able to work under pressure.  
• Tactful when communicating.  
• Motivated to work hard and succeed in the company.  
• Team player.  
• Resilient. 
• Fast learner. 

• Knowledge and awareness of the European energy markets. 
• Fluency in a European language is ideal but not essential. 

Prerequisites 

• Advanced Excel, SQL, Python or any other Object-orientated language.  
• Minimum 2:1 with a Maths-based module.  

Technical Requirements  

• Strong quantitative and analytical skills.  
• Advanced Excel, SQL, Python.  

Why should you apply? 

• Hybrid Work Arrangement: You are expected to work from the London Office a minimum of three days per week. 
• Free lunch in office. 
• Health Insurance. 
• Cycle to Work Scheme.