Conrad Energy is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Graduate to join our operations and analytics function within the Trading department. You will represent and act as business expertise in energy market analytics and BI, leveraging data analysis skills and implementing data solutions to support all areas of the business.

You will be responsible for extracting the maximum amount of value out of Conrad Energy’s flexible energy generation assets in the UK wholesale power and gas markets. You will also maximise the value from third party assets under Power Purchase Agreements and manage Conrad’s requirements for energy supply customers. Following training, you will be responsible for trading our generation and storage portfolio while monitoring its real-time performance.

You will be working as part of a small team and will be required to work on a shift rotation basis operating our Trading Desk here in the Abingdon Office, just outside of Oxford.

We are a rapidly growing business with strong emphasis on developing talent in a relaxed and supportive environment and all graduates receive training to develop their data and programming skills.

About Conrad Energy Ltd

Our energy solutions directly address the energy trilemma (security, sustainability and affordability), enabling the UK’s transition to a low carbon economy. Each of our projects deliver critical power and services to the National Grid as well as industrial and commercial customers. Our expertise, technology and flexibility are key to the UK achieving its ambitious net zero targets.

Backed by I Squared Capital, a global investor in energy and infrastructure assets, we are the UK’s largest owner/operator of flexible power plants with 900MW in operation and over 1GW in early pipeline. Put into context, this means we could provide power for an hour to around 1.8 million homes already, with another 2 million homes in the pipeline.

From our beginnings in 2017 as a flexible gas generation business with a team of 14 people, we have grown to become one of the UK’s leading vertically integrated energy companies, owning and operating over 65 energy facilities across the UK. Our significant development pipeline covers flexible generation, battery energy storage, solar, hydrogen and stability services. Our innovative data driven, in-house automation tools give us a unique edge when trading and maximising our own assets and those of our clients. We have built not only an impressive portfolio of energy assets, but also a seriously ambitious and knowledgeable team.

Main job tasks and responsibilities

• Responsible for the optimisation of Conrad Energy’s portfolio of generation assets across wholesale and ancillary service markets.
• Ensure accurate execution of strategies in hedging for power and gas contracts.
• Compliance with business risk policies
• Communicate effectively with our field-based engineers to ensure all generation assets are operating safely and within expected parameters.
• Confident to work alone under minimal supervision during evenings and weekends on a shift rotation.

Education and experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• Motivated self-starter with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• High level of numeracy.
• Excellent communication and influence skills, in person and via telephone.
• An interest in energy markets, namely UK Gas and Power is advantageous though full training is provided.
• Experience of using any programming language or big data analytics is advantageous – our preferred is Python!

The benefits we will give you

• Competitive salary dependent on experience
• Discretionary performance-based bonus
• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Life Insurance
• SimplyHealth health cashback plan
• 24/7 Private GP access
• Training and Development
• Salary sacrifice EV scheme
• Discounts on Lightwave RF smart home products
• Dog-friendly office
• Starting Salary £32k rising to £34k after 6 months