The Role
Executes gas and power trading strategies across I-SEM, Ireland, and GB markets; optimizes thermal generation portfolios, balancing-market bids, gas capacity, carbon positions, and plant profitability. Prepares market bids, reports, competitor analysis, and stakeholder information while ensuring compliance with licenses, network codes, trading procedures, REMIT, EMIR, and settlement obligations. Supports analytical projects and collaborates with market operators, regulators, and internal teams.
Summary Generated by Built In
An opportunity has arisen to recruit an experienced Gas & Power Trader Analyst, to join TTEP All-Island Trading Team. All-Island Trading Team is responsible for delivering essential optimisation services, risk management and wholesale market access for all TTEP assets in the Republic of Ireland and GB into I-SEM.
As part of the trading team, you will be responsible for the trading and optimisation of a growing TTEP generation portfolio, including Tynagh Energy CCGT, Ballylumford CCGT, Kilroot and new Kilroot OCGTs.
Reporting to the Trading Manager (All-Island), the Gas & Power Trader Analyst shall be responsible for executing trading strategies, utilising expertise in the I-SEM markets, optimising thermal generation plant to maximise gross margin and offering support to the wider business functions when required.
Reporting to the Trading Manager (All-Island), the Gas & Power Trader Analyst shall be responsible for executing trading strategies, utilising expertise in the I-SEM markets, optimising thermal generation plant to maximise gross margin and offering support to the wider business functions when required.
In addition, analytical rotation roles and projects are also available to individuals to support the trading agenda and provide additional skill development for the team.
Key Responsibilities
The key responsibilities and duties will include:-
- Preparing and submitting ex-ante market bids for multi thermal units in the I-SEM.
- Optimising balancing markets bids to manage the assets ex-ante positions while maximising within day opportunities.
- Trading within-day gas and power markets to balance positions and reduce the business’s exposure to the balancing market as the units physical running changes.
- Managing the assets’ daily gas capacity position reducing the exposure to overrun costs and maximising secondary trade opportunities.
- Managing the assets’ carbon position and trade carbon in accordance with internal procedures and policies.
- Devising, developing, and implementing short term trading strategies for both the ex-ante markets and balancing markets to optimise generation and maximise overall plant P&L.
- Ensuring all power and gas licenses conditions are upheld through good communications with the relevant network operators and implementation of network codes.
- Adhering to the business’s Trading Procedures and Protocols.
- Preparing, analysing, and summarising market reports for management and stakeholders.
- Providing regular and ad-hoc information to industry bodies: SEMO, Eirgrid, CRU, GNI, etc.
- Conducting competitor analysis and continuous review of participant bidding strategies.
- Sharing the responsibility to produce a monthly report for senior management and stakeholders.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Background
- Experience in the gas and electricity markets (essential).
- Previous energy trading experience (essential)
- Experience and detailed knowledge of the ISEM.
- Knowledge and understanding of the Ireland and GB commodity markets including gas, coal, oil and carbon.
- Knowledge and understanding of electricity interconnector operation, trading and the Ireland energy market.
- Knowledge IBP/NIBP/NBP/EU gas, ISEM/GB/EU power, coal, and emissions trading markets.
- Knowledge Electricity/Transmission System Operator services, codes, operations, and forums.
- Knowledge REMIT, Trading & Settlement Code, BCOP, EMIR, financial and energy market compliance obligations.
- A sound understanding of the operations of a power generation with knowledge of the commercial drivers of such units.
- Excellent MS Office knowledge – Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook etc.
- Strong Excel skills with the ability to apply skills to market modelling and analysis.
- Database applications and statistical tool skills e.g., SQL, Python, Management Studio, VBA, PLEXOS etc.(Advantageous).
Behaviours
- Excellent time management.
- Highly commercial and analytical.
- Ability to act quickly in a fast-paced market environment.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interact and communicate at all levels.
- Good teamworking skills within a team environment and on their own initiative.
- Able to foster good relationships with stakeholders, therefore good communication, verbal, and written skills are necessary.
- Willingness to take a flexible approach to work and be prepared to respond to the changing needs of the organisation.
- Extremely detail-oriented and organised, able to successfully handle multiple trading strategies simultaneously.
- General interest in the Energy industry including I-SEM and ongoing developments.
Qualifications
- Degree or equivalent in a numerate discipline (data science, mathematics, sciences, economics, business, finance, etc) (essential).
About
TTEP is a flexible power generation company jointly owned by EPH and TotalEnergies. Headquartered in Amsterdam, the company owns and operates more than 20 flexible power and biomass-based assets across Italy, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands and France. As of May 2026, TTEP operates more than 14 GW of installed or in construction capacity and produces close to 30 TWh of electricity per year. This robust and diversified portfolio makes TTEP the second‑largest gas‑to‑power player in Europe. Thanks to its flexible power generation capacity and its utility-scale battery storage solutions, TTEP contributes to Europe’s security of supply while supporting power grids with the challenges of growing intermittent renewable energies integration, such as wind and solar. We are also active in the supply business in the Netherlands and Italy, and we operate a gas storage facility in the UK.
Skills Required
- Experience in gas and electricity markets
- Previous energy trading experience
- Detailed knowledge of I-SEM
- Knowledge of Ireland and GB commodity markets, including gas, coal, oil, and carbon
- Knowledge of electricity interconnector operation, trading, and the Ireland energy market
- Knowledge of IBP, NIBP, NBP, EU gas, I-SEM, GB and EU power, coal, and emissions trading markets
- Knowledge of electricity and transmission system operator services, codes, operations, and forums
- Knowledge of REMIT, Trading and Settlement Code, BCOP, EMIR, and financial and energy market compliance obligations
- Understanding of power generation operations and commercial drivers
- Excellent Microsoft Office knowledge
- Strong Excel skills for market modelling and analysis
- Degree or equivalent in a numerate discipline
- Database applications and statistical tool skills, such as SQL, Python, Management Studio, VBA, or PLEXOS
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