As part of its strong European growth, Energy One is recruiting a Dispatch Operator based in Aalst, Belgium.
We are a service provider for European power and gas market players (producers, suppliers, traders…). We build and offer a software platform (SaaS) for market operations automation and offer a 24/7 operational dispatching service allowing our clients to delegate all or part of their market activities to us.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for accurate daily nominating and scheduling gas positions across various European hubs, grids and pipelines including UK, Germany, Netherlands and Belgium within deadlines
- Booking/re-booking capacity to ensure portfolio capacity requirements are met. Some involvement in long term bookings
- Follow-up matching
- Resolve mismatches to ensure all nominations are matched on an hourly and daily basis, avoiding imbalances
- Daily confirmation and reconciliation of beach swap volumes
- Update and monitor positions and liaise with clients
- Ensure compliance with contractual, regulatory and shipper licence obligations
- Adhere to internal risk policies and update systems and processes as required
- Assist in setting up new business – counterparties, hubs, products, short haul, supply to sites and changing market operations
- Ad-hoc requests from different business functions
- Perform UAT (User Acceptance Testing) as necessary for upgrades and project work
Knowledge Required
- Engineering background or similar
- Experience of coding in Python, VBA or another Object-Orientated Programming language is advantageous
- Previous experience working within a physical gas or energy trading environment
- Good understanding of European gas transmission systems and balancing rules is preferable
- Knowledge and understanding of Gas storage, Power or LNG would be preferred
- Knowledge of another European language would be an advantage
- Candidates must be available to be on-call evenings and weekends on rotation
Your Skills
- Achieve high levels of accuracy with all work produced and be detail-orientated
- Strong analytical and numerical skills
- Possess a commercial mindset and use this when problem-solving and taking on new challenges
- Ability to work independently and deliver work to tight timelines
- Desire and ability to create and deliver change
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
- Strong communication skills (both verbal and written)
- Be willing to learn from and share knowledge with colleagues
- Pro-active and self-motivated
- Must work well in a team and under pressure
- Flexible and adaptable to changing demands of business
- Dedication to review and improvement of existing processes
Offer
- Attractive remuneration package adapted to on-call periods, including meal vouchers, hospitalisation insurance and a company car with fuel card
- A flexible working environment within an international context
- Training for dispatcher jobs in the energy sector
- A historical and recognised presence in Europe for over 10 years
- A fast-growing international group offering mobility opportunities (Australia, UK, France, Belgium)
