Head of Trade Control
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- Closing at: Aug 12 2024 at 23:55 BST
SSE has big ambitions to be a leading energy company in a low carbon world. Following our commitment to invest £20.5 billion in low carbon projects to 2027, we have significant growth plans and are well on our way to achieving our ambition to build a world that's more sustainable and inclusive for you, your family, the community you live in and for generations to come. We are proud to be playing a crucial role in the net zero transition, ensuring we have the energy supplies required to meet the needs of our customers; procuring the fuel required by the generation plants and selling the power output from our renewable and low-carbon thermal assets.
Join us on our journey to net zero, and help us power change.
About the Role
Base Location: Perth or Edinburgh - this is a hybrid role working a mix of home and the office at one of the advertised locations.
Salary: Competitive + performance related bonus and a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.
Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available
We have an opportunity for a Head of Trade Control to join our Energy Markets leadership team. The Trade Control team is responsible for the management of the processes, controls and monitoring to ensure excellent trade management and the accuracy and integrity of EM's trading systems. The team are a key enabler for daily production of accurate exposures, margining and P&L ensuring our back office can confirm, invoice and correctly account for our trading activities.
- You will undertake a key role in support of the Energy Markets Executive Committee, leading the trade control team to fulfil both their daily operational trade management responsibilities as well as within strategic projects and development of new business.
- You will be a key member within our Energy Markets leadership team and work to drive our trading business forward to achieving its strategic goals.
- You will lead business change and ensure back to front operational readiness of new commercial products across Energy Markets.
- You will lead, challenge, influence, and engage with all levels of the trading and optimisation function to our back to front controls are relevant and upheld and that they are securing optimal revenues from asset backed trading activity.
- You will lead and own the successful leadership and delivery of strategic change projects.
- You will have a deep operational knowledge of UK and European energy markets and processes with the ability to demonstrate a flair for creating innovative solutions to meet changing needs and requirements.
What do I need?
To be considered for this role, we would love you to have:
- Strong leadership, coaching and development skills. Experience leading a team with varying levels of experience.
- Experience of working in an energy trading environment and having an in depth understanding of wholesale energy markets.
- Strong problem solving and innovative approach to find logical, robust and safe solutions to both day to day operations and strategic change. This will be supported by in depth knowledge of ETRM & Risk system logic.
- You will be comfortable dealing with a wide variety of stakeholders within the company and effective in building strong working relationships with other business areas. Customer focus will be at the heart of what you do.
- You will be collaborative, proactive and inclusive and demonstrate a consistent positive attitude and encourage a great Energy Markets culture and way of working.
About our Business
Energy Markets (EM) is the energy markets heart of the SSE Group, securing value for SSE's asset portfolios in wholesale energy markets as we move towards our vision of being a leading energy company in a net zero world. We play a critical role as the short-term energy market asset optimiser, and a long-term energy market adviser, for all SSE's Business Units (across SSE's Wind, Hydro, Low Carbon Thermal, Distributed Energy and Customer portfolios). This role for EM enables SSE to focus its investment in energy markets capabilities (including Trading, Risk Management, Energy Economics, Settlements and Advanced Analytics) in one centre of excellence, with these enhanced capabilities supporting value creation and decision making across the SSE Group.
What's in it for you?
We offer an excellent package with 34 days annual leave entitlement. Enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.
As an equal opportunity employer we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments you need during the application, assessment and upon joining SSE. Search for 'Inclusion & Diversity at SSE' to find out more.
What happens now?
All applications should be made online, and I'll be back in touch after the vacancy closing date to let you know the outcome.
If you would like to discuss any working flexibly requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact Lynsey at or on .
EXTERNAL: Before commencing your role with SSE, you'll need to complete our pre-employment screening process. This will consist of a criminality and credit check.
INTERNAL: As a courtesy, please let your current line manager know you are applying.
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