Shift Trader

Shift Trader

Can you operate with integrity and confidence and make considered commercial decisions under tight deadlines? If so, come and join EDF as a Shift Trader!

The Opportunity

EDF Wholesale Market Services (WMS) is a core business line within the EDF UK Customers Business that is at the centre of helping Britain achieve Net Zero. It provides industry leading wholesale market services to EDF’s supply and generation business units and to third party energy asset owners. The team operates in a broad and diverse range of market segments including residential & business supply, nuclear, renewable & thermal generation and storage & flexible energy.

The Shift Trading team plays a crucial role optimising EDF Energy’s Power, Gas & Carbon positions and are responsible for managing a multi-GW generation portfolio including Nuclear, Transmission Wind, CCGT, Gas Peaker & Battery assets.

We’re looking for a talented and experienced Shift Trader to join the team and help to maximise the commercial value whilst acting as a key enabler for EDF’s net zero ambitions.

Pay, benefits and culture

Alongside a salary of circa £75,000 (DOE), competitive shift allowance and a market-leading pension scheme, we offer a range of flexible benefits to support our people across all aspects of their lives.

Your rewards package includes a choice of benefits, such as electric vehicle leasing, enhanced parental leave, health insurance, discounts and employee pricing.

Operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, the Shift Trader is required to work a shift rota which includes working weekend, bank holidays and overnights. Whilst your base office will be in London, we’ll provide a suite of IT equipment to ensure that you can work remotely comfortably and effectively for some shifts.

At EDF, everyone’s welcome. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone has a voice and where you feel confident being yourself. We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility. 

We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application, making adjustments as you need. 

We’ll value the difference you bring and offer opportunities for you to thrive and succeed.

What you’ll be doing

As an experienced member of the Short-term trading team, you will be responsible for the optimisation of the flexible assets including batteries, CCGT and gas peakers. You will be directly responsible for generating Profit & Loss by optimally closing the wider portfolio imbalance position through the continuous market. You will also generate Profit & Loss by trading the portfolio imbalance in and out of hours and will lock in Spark Spreads for CCGT and Gas Peaker assets.

You’ll manage the relationship with the Curve Trading team and provide updates on any new requirements as your dispatch profile changes. You will ensure EDF remains compliant with all relevant obligations including Competition Law, REMIT, TCLC & IOLC.

Working closely with the Shift Trader Manager, you will have the opportunity to help develop and upskill colleagues with a view to improving the wider team performance.

Who you are

We are looking for an experienced trader with strong numerical, analytical and IT skills with a track record of accurate and high-quality work.

As a Shift Trader, you will have experience within Power or Gas trading of either UK or Continental Markets. You will be a team player with strong communication skills and the ability to articulate your ideas and ensure compliance obligations are understood by the team.

You will have the ability and confidence to suggest strategies to help improve Profit & Loss, whether through trading imbalance positions or asset-backed trading.  

If this sounds like you then we’d love to hear from you!

Closing date for applications: 19th May 2024

Location: London

Join us and together we can help Britain achieve Net Zero.