Biofuels Trader Analyst

Senior Analyst - Green Fuels

• Location: London
• Start: asap
• Salary: £85,000 - £100,000 GROSS

Energy markets evolve rapidly so our team needs to remain agile, flexible and ready to spot opportunities across all the markets we trade in power, gas, LNG, LPG, oil and environmental products.

Us and our customers all over the world trust that their assets are managed by us in the most effective and efficient manner and are protected through expert risk management. Trading for over 20 years, it's experience that makes us leaders in the field. Energy is what we do.

Energy Market Analytics - Low Carbon Fuel

Reporting directly to the Head of analytics, in the first instance, the core task will be to support the companies ethanol trading business in Europe, with the intention over time of supporting the companies wider participation in the green and alternative fuels market.

Main responsibilities

• This list is not exhaustive and may include other tasks assigned by the manager.
• Work closely with the green fuel traders to develop analytical platforms and tools that meet business needs.
• Develop a demand and supply model for the European bio gasoline and biodiesel markets.
• Monitor regulatory developments in the green fuel space and translate them into quantitative assumptions.
• Develop trading ideas based on fundamental analysis of fuel and green fuel markets.
• Evaluate and monitor the accuracy and effectiveness of external models.
• Develop additional analytics related to fuel policy developments and fuel market fundamentals.
• Work closely with the carbon analyst on analysis of carbon intensity, and on the carbon reduction element of the green and alternative fuels market.
• Collaborate with colleagues in analytics and origination to develop new business ideas for participation in other biofuel markets, including biomethane, biodiesel, bionaptha, and alternative fuels, including hydrogen-based fuels, such as green ammonia and green methanol.
• Provide general analytical support on green and alternative fuel topics to
• analytics and management.

Experience required.

• 3 years' experience in an analytical role working on fuels
• Broader experience in the commodity industry or energy markets, particularly in fuels
• Specific experience covering green and alternative fuel markets is also desirable

Technical requirements

• Advanced degree in engineering, sciences, math, finance, or economics or equivalent experience
• Advanced skills in a combination of Excel, SQL, Python and statistics
• Experience of building/developing optimisation procedures/models and in application of data visualization tools such as Power BI and Tableau.

Person specification

• This is a unique opportunity to help the company build a new business in green and alternative low carbon fuels. Reflecting this, the ideal candidate will be a self starter who aspires to play a central role in developing and making a success of these new business opportunities.

• The candidate needs to have a commercial approach to his/her duties. Similarly, a flexible approach to problem solving and the ability to work under pressure are essential.

• The candidate should have strong problem-solving skills and analytical thinking, be able to independently deliver analytical projects, and should have excellent communication and teamwork skills, capable of collaborating effectively with multiple stakeholders

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