Play a key role in setting up and managing a BESS trading desk for a successful renewable energy developer with multiple BESS under construction.

- Unique opportunity with successful developer
- First BESS operational in months with more on the way
- Play key role in setting up and managing a BESS trading desk

Your new company

Is a successful international developer. They develop and operate a range of renewables platforms including batteries, offshore and onshore wind farms, solar, waste to energy, bioenergy and hybrid systems. Your recent role

Reporting to the Head of Energy Markets, work with the broader Energy Markets team as well as the battery bidding optimisation algorithm to determine the day ahead BESS revenue optimisation strategy. You will:

- Manage battery bidding strategy - setting up price and volume bid bands, overseeing rebids daily.
- Key interface between battery bidding software provider and third-party battery control room.
- Responsible for manual battery bidding, and economic battery rebidding.
- Analyse spot market outcomes (competitor bidding behaviour, impacts of network constraints on price).
- Contribute to forward trading strategy based on spot market analysis.




- Contribute to market modelling assumptions for plexos modelling (organisational source of truth for what we expect to happen in the physical market - what will each organisation do with its asset if it acts commercially)

Who you are

This will be a challenging and rewarding role for a person who thrives in a trading environment and shows sound judgment based on complex and evolving risk factors (This is not a shift role). You will need:

- Around 10 years energy market experience (Power Spot and Forward Trading, Trading Analysis)
- Exposure to BESS and renewable bidding (setting bid bands, assessment of day ahead price and risk factors)
- Operational experience with third party or in house battery bidding algorithm software.
- Exposure to electricity forward contract trading and interaction of forward contracts with spot operation of BESS assets.
- Coding experience writh R/Python/SQ.

How to Apply

This is a niche role with a successful international developer, the type of role that doesn’t come onto the market very often. Please apply through this site or if you want to discuss please call Ben Green on 0439 441 ***. Job# 1329504

📌 Energy Markets Manager - BESS (Melbourne)
🏢 Bradman Recriutment
📍 Melbourne