Market Modeller

• Full-time, permanent role 
• Supportive and flexible working environment 
• Melbourne based

A great Origin opportunity

Together we’re powering a cleaner, smarter energy future for Australia and beyond, always looking for better ways to deliver for our customers – and for our people.   

Good energy starts with you, our great people.

The Role
 

As an analyst in the Future Energy team, you will support the development of models and analysis to best place Origin as it leads the energy transition. The Market Modeller provides quantitative insight into electricity and renewable markets, assisting with short and long-term market and economic modelling, asset modelling, competitor assessment and strategic positioning in the electricity and carbon sectors.

The principal responsibility of the role is maintaining and operating modelling tools which encapsulate the risks and opportunities that Origin’s assets will face through the energy transition. Specifically forecasts of price, supply and demand of electricity and carbon markets, and optimisation tools to assess portfolio and asset level resilience against this forward looking view of markets.

The analysis provides key inputs into the valuation, negotiation and operation of strategic investments, acquisitions and opportunities within existing and potential markets, and in advising energy policy development as well as for enterprise level Strategic Planning.

The role is a great opportunity to take your quantitative and analytical skills to the next level in a rapidly changing industry. 

Key responsibilities:

• Modelling and analysing wholesale price, supply and demand forecasts for Australian energy markets to be used throughout the business
• Provide market analysis and insight into Australian energy markets
• Assist in the development of market models to analyse how electricity and carbon markets will solve for both price and quantity, and portfolio models which determine how Origin’s assists perform in these markets
• Preparation of presentations and analysis to communicate opportunities, including recommendations which are distributed to senior management
• Build and maintain modelling database, visualisation tools and reports which link market history to forecast outcomes

Is This You? 
 

Through your previous experience you can demonstrate you have:
 

• Relevant tertiary qualifications (finance, commerce, economics, engineering) are essential
• 2 to 5 years commercial experience analysing and modelling markets, technologies and commodities
• Highly numerate and analytical and strong modelling skills
• Intermediate level data management and programming skills
• Advanced level of database skills (SQL/Oracle) highly beneficial
• Experience in working with BI tools such as Power BI or Tableau
• Modelling skills in electricity market simulation tools such as PLEXOS highly beneficial

Origin - Where good change happens

At Origin, we’re powered by people who believe in creating collective change. We’re creating more diverse and inclusive workplaces for everyone because the more perspectives we have, in a place where everyone can belong, the better we can tackle our challenges together. We are united, yet unique. So, even if you don’t tick all the boxes, we’d love to hear from you if you think you’d be a great fit, have transferable skills, and an appetite to learn.

A great team to join

It's an exciting time to join Origin. Together we’re powering a cleaner, smarter energy future for Australia and beyond, always looking for better ways to deliver for our customers – and for our people.

Origin’s Future Energy and Business Developmentteam is shaping tomorrow’s future energy innovations. We’re investing in new energy solutions; partnering with global start-ups and trialling new technology and business models. We also play a critical role in supporting our operations through world class application and infrastructure.  We’re driven to lead the transition into a low carbon, technology-enabled world which embraces a more decentralised and digital future.

That’s why we need passionate, curious and customer focused people, who are excited by the challenge of finding new ways of working, new ways of delivering and shaping a new energy future.

Origin. Good energy

At Origin, our focus is on getting energy right for our customers, communities, and planet. Because we know it’s up to us to shape the future of energy.  Today, we serve more than 4.2 million customers, are one of the most significant energy producers in the country and listed in the ASX Top 50 companies.

For more information contact: Jo Szumny - 03 55587***, quote Requisition ID 82033 

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