Physical Markets Trader

• Actively engage in ACCIONA’s Health & Safety practices, take personal responsibility for maintaining a safe and secure workplace, and support the people around you in upholding these standards.

• Deliver the daily spot market activities for the ACCIONA Australia portfolio, working collaboratively with the Operations Department and Control Room.
• Assist in establishing annual portfolio objectives and reporting on progress.
• Build and sustain productive relationships with AEAG colleagues and counterparts in Spain (AE).

• Contribute to the market interface for the ACCIONA generation portfolio with the National Electricity market including day to day physical market management and earnings optimisation.
• This role will be a key contact point between site staff, the Operations Team, the new Australian Control Room and relevant operational staff based in Spain.
• The Physical Markets Trader will work cross-functionally to integrate operational activities including scheduling windfarm operations (including maintenance) and out of hours market operational oversight.
• This role will have responsibility for:

• Engage in the development and review of bidding strategies and dispatch protocols considering portfolio hedging strategies, revenue targets and risk management protocols.
• Reporting on portfolio market performance.
• Ensuring market activities are undertaken in a manner that complies with market rules, laws and regulations, including the National Electricity Rules.
• Monitoring market conditions including wholesale prices, FCAS and other market related conditions impacting pricing and dispatch.
• Being a key contact for the Control Room for managing market protocols for the generation fleet.
• Work closely with the Senior Manager, Physical Markets to develop appropriate market strategies.

• Communicating and reporting on market conditions and outlook to senior management.
• Informing longer term hedging strategies and review of portfolio strategies.

• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholder and market participants.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders – in AEAG and Acciona Energy more broadly.

• Tertiary qualifications in commerce, economics, finance, science or engineering preferred.
• Demonstrated commercial acumen and strategic thinking.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Strong communications skills.
• Presentation and communication skills and ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with counterparties and clients.
• Ability to travel as needed.
• Privileged Access Workers (PAW's) are required to obtain satisfactory results from Acciona's Suitability Assessment prior to commencement, this forms part of our standard pre-employment checks.

• Previous experience in the National Electricity Market, particularly in wholesale markets or tangentially related fields (e.g. risk, settlements etc.).
• Experience in environmental product markets.
• Experience in risk management.
• Post graduate qualifications.
• Experience in working across cultures.
• Self-starter with flexibility and willingness to grow with the organisation.

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