Energy Market Analyst

Queensland, Australia

Job Family Group:

Commercial and Retail

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

January 30, 2024

Business unit:

Downstream

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

What’s the role?

You will be responsible for leading rigorous analysis to provide strategic insights to various teams across Shell Australia. This includes modelling of supply/demand dynamics, deal pricing, portfolio optimisation, and competitor analysis across all markets and asset classes of interest. You will also adopt a continuous improvement mindset on analysis and modelling approach, including active involvement in assurance activities.

Your major responsibilities and accountabilities:

• Lead long-term power and gas market studies (internal and with external consultants) and suggests improvement in modelling techniques.

• Lead the analysis on power and gas market data to synthesise insights and develop model and tools to aid decision making across the business, including the creation of data products that can be visualized and shared broadly across the organisation including senior stakeholders.

• Critically access and provide inputs to work done by various teams including broader assurance on modelling approaches to ensure quality decision making around deal pricing and investment decisions.

• Work closely and collaboratively in the team including supporting more senior members as well as mentoring more junior members. Coordinate and liaise with various teams within Trading & Supply.

What we need from you

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Extensive experience in modelling and analysis of the Australian NEM and east coast gas markets for various time horizons (spot trading, forward trading, asset development) and high familiarity with AEMO market data.

• Prior experience with revenue modelling of various assets, with thorough considerations of energy economics, commercial consideration, and physical attributes, in supporting a business development or trading business. 

• Exceptional analysis skills including high proficiency and experience in programming languages (Python & SQL preferred) and mathematical modelling. Experience in Databricks and PowerBI advantageous.

• Superior visualization, communication, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.

• A high capacity to deal with complex, multi-dimensional and ambiguous issues through a learner mindset.

• Self-starting, independent and proactive with a desire and comfort to challenge the status quo and retain independence of thought.

Application period will run until May 17 (Friday).

We are keen to support flexible working arrangements, subject to local regulations and legislative frameworks. If this is of interest to you, please describe in your application the type of flexible working arrangements for which you would like to be considered.

More about Shell

Shell Australia is a leading natural gas producer, and we are playing our part in the transition to a low-carbon future by also investing in the power sector, renewable energy sources and carbon abatement activities. A Shell career offers opportunities to work on innovative projects such as the Prelude floating LNG facility offshore of Western Australia and the QGC onshore gas business in Queensland. Beyond these are a wide range of Shell’s New Energies development opportunities. Join Shell and let’s power progress together with more and cleaner energy solutions.

An innovative place to work

There’s never been a more exciting time to work at Shell.

Join us and you’ll be adding your talent and imagination to a business with the ambition to shape the future – whether by investing in oil, gas, and renewable energy to meet demand, exploring new ways to store energy, or developing technology that helps the world to use energy more efficiently, everyone at Shell does their part.

An inclusive place to work

To power progress, we need to attract and develop the brightest minds and make sure every voice is heard. Here are just some of the ways we are nurturing an inclusive environment – one where you can express your ideas, extend your skills, and reach your potential.

• We’re creating a space where people with disabilities can excel through transparent recruitment process, workplace adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Feel free to let us know about your circumstances when you apply, and we’ll take it from there.

• We’re closing the gender gap – whether that’s through action on equal pay or by enabling more women to reach senior roles in engineering and technology.

• We’re striving to be a pioneer of an inclusive and diverse workplace, promoting equality for employees regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.

• We consider ourselves a flexible employer and want to support you finding the right balance. We encourage you to discuss this with us in your application.

A rewarding place to work

Combine our creative, collaborative environment and global operations with an impressive range of benefits and joining Shell becomes an inspired career choice.

We’re huge advocates for career development. We’ll encourage you to try new roles and experience new settings. By pushing people to reach their potential, we frequently help them find skills they never knew they had, or make career moves they never thought possible.

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