Power Analyst

Location London
Discipline: Commodities
Job type: Permanent
Contact name: Sam Martins

Contact email: sam.martins@venturesearch.com
Job ref: 3260
Published: about 9 hours ago

We are seeking a Power Analyst with a strong quantitative background to join our clients European energy trading desk. This role is integral to driving informed trading decisions through the development of robust forecasting models, analytical frameworks, and trading tools. The ideal candidate will blend commercial acumen with technical capability, supporting both speculative and asset-backed power trading across European markets.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Build and maintain short- and medium-term forecasting models for demand, generation (especially renewable assets), prices, and grid congestion across European power markets

  • Design and deploy quantitative tools for price curve construction, scenario simulation, and portfolio optimization

  • Provide market insights based on fundamentals, weather models, flow data, capacity changes, and policy developments

  • Collaborate closely with traders to translate market signals into actionable strategies and risk-adjusted positions

  • Contribute to the development of trading algorithms, execution models, and signal backtesting frameworks

  • Maintain data pipelines and support the integration of real-time market data (e.g., ENTSO-E, TSO APIs, weather forecasts) into trading systems

  • Generate periodic and ad-hoc reports on market developments and model performance

  • Support onboarding and evaluation of new data sources, platforms, and analytics vendors