Senior Trader

Senior Trader

Habitat Energy is a fast growing technology company focussed on the physical and financial optimisation of energy storage and renewable generation assets globally through complex models and trading. By maximising the returns from these assets we aim to drive investment in renewable energy and accelerate the transition to a low carbon world. Our rapidly growing team of 130+ people in Austin, TX, Oxford, UK, and Melbourne, Australia brings together exceptionally talented and passionate people in the domains of energy trading, data science, software engineering and renewable energy management.

We have a vacancy for a Energy Spot Trader to join our Trading team based in Melbourne. As an integral member of our commercial team, you will shape our asset optimisation and trading efforts. The role will focus on the Australian National Electricity Market (NEM) and will be based in our office in Melbourne.

You will be responsible for:

Asset & Client Onboarding

• Assess risks and opportunities of asset operations by coordinating with the client team.
• Support relationships with key clients, market operators, and other key stakeholders.

Asset Planning & Reporting

• Develop and refine Habitat trading protocols and operational workflows.
• Provide input into the product development roadmap and service offerings, identifying new market opportunities, and work internally to establish requirements and execute on service development.

Trading, Optimisation, and Dispatch

• Optimization of physical and financial trading positions within real-time electricity markets with a key focus on maximizing value capture for our clients.
• Collaboration within Habitat teams to develop and implement trading strategies to achieve targets whilst complying with risk limits and trading control procedures.
• Support analysis and platform improvement to aid in achieving profit targets and the optimal dispatch of client portfolios.
• 24/7 shift roster to manage operational Facilities.

Performance Monitoring, Reporting & Analysis

• Comparison of Habitat’s results with similar assets in the market.
• Performance monitoring of trading outcomes and client portfolios.
• Analysis of the NEM to understand fundamental drivers of market characteristics.

Additional Responsibilities

• Algorithm improvement and analysis of trading strategies.
• Market analysis, including Habitat's view of price forecasts and other inputs to the forecasting models.