Power Lead Operator (Japan) | パワーリードオペレーター（日本）

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Job details

Company overview

Our client is a multinational oil and gas company.

Responsibilities

The company's electricity trading and origination organization is growing its activity in the Japanese power market. This business will be responsible for the business development, origination and marketing to new and existing customers power supply/offtake, and renewable initiatives.The Lead Operator role is responsible for managing the operations for the company's physical trading portfolio including submitting positions on JEPX and OCCTO. Working as an integral team member of a front office trading team to balance and schedule the company's power supply and demand portfolio.  Acting as a key operational interface with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring the front to back process runs smoothly and influencing trading decisions.  Main responsibilities:

• Balance and schedule the company's power supply and demand portfolio to minimise imbalance charges in accordance with the current trading strategy
• Submit trades on JEPX in accordance with origination deals and trading portfolio
• Submit trades to grid operator OCCTO
• Work closely with Traders, Originators and Risk team to ensure that positions are accurate
• Work in a consistent manner following standard procedures. Identify & highlight areas where procedures are incomplete or where there is room for process improvement or to reduce exposure to operational risk
• Communicate internally all issues & concerns with various groups, including traders, contract managers, originators and the functional support organization
• Communicate externally with exchange JEPX, grid operator OCCTO, scheduling counterparties, IT vendors, etc.
• Develop and maintain a strong relationship with the trading bench and functions based in Singapore
• Accountabilities will grow to include transaction authority to manage and optimize positions across the JEPX day ahead and intra-day markets. Identify and execute short term trading opportunities that will add value to the company's power trading portfolio
• Promote and maintain a culture of compliance and exhibit the company's values in behaviors

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• 2-5 years of relevant operational experience, including submitting on JEPX and OCCTO
• Knowledge of Japanese power regulation, network codes, infrastructure and market drivers
• Operational environments requiring excellent attention to detail, excellent organisational skills, effective task prioritisation and delivery under time pressure
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal, communication and influencing skills and a willingness to support others
• Working in an environment requiring a deep understanding of the commercial drivers
• Collaborative team working approach to trading and origination
• Knowledge of physical energy contracts prevalent in the Japanese power market
• Intraday power experience
• Japanese level; Fluent

Salary

9 - 12 million yen

Location

Tokyo