Energy Trading Specialist

OptiGrid Pty Ltd provides bidding and dispatch optimisation software for batteries and hybrid assets in the NEM. We are hiring an Energy Trading Specialist as our in-house trading expert, responsible for analysing the NEM and shaping the bidding and dispatch strategies applied to client battery and hybrid assets.

Key responsibilities:

• Monitor NEM wholesale energy and FCAS prices, dispatch outcomes, and the supply, demand, network and weather factors that drive them, forming and communicating a view on market conditions and what they mean for bidding behaviour

• Analyse trading and dispatch performance, identify potential issues and missed opportunities, and quantify the drivers using OptiGrid's market data and backtesting tools

• Test, tune and recommend improvements to automated bidding and dispatch strategies, with respect to the risk profile of each client

• Review high price events and volatility episodes and translate the findings into actionable internal and customer-specific insights

• Maintain and apply current working knowledge of the National Electricity Rules as they apply to bidding and rebidding

• Provide human oversight of automated bidding, including manually intervening and rebidding battery assets during high price events, network outages or market disruptions

• Advise customers and prospective customers on NEM market conditions, trading strategy and asset performance

• Guide customers on strategy configuration, risk management and bidding compliance

• Establish and maintain relationships across the NEM trading community, including customers, counterparties and market bodies

Skills and experience required:

• A Bachelor degree in engineering, economics, finance or a related quantitative field, or at least five years of relevant experience in lieu of a formal qualification

• 3+ years of NEM trading experience, covering spot market analysis, bidding and asset optimisation

• Strong understanding of NEM fundamentals: dispatch and pricing mechanics, bidding and rebidding behaviour, FCAS markets, and the drivers of asset revenue

• Good understanding of price forecasting and battery optimisation mechanics

• A track record of working with large market datasets and turning them into insights that inform trading, operational or commercial decisions

• Working knowledge of bidding compliance obligations under the National Electricity Rules

• A clear communicator who can explain market behaviour to technical people and tooling to non-technical customers

• Self-directed, accountable, and able to deliver without heavy process

Desirable: familiarity with SQL and Python, experience in a client facing analytical or advisory role, and experience manually intervening with autobidding platforms during high price events or market disruptions.

Salary: $150,000 to $170,000 per annum plus superannuation.

This position aligns with ANZSCO 222111 (Commodities Trader).

To apply, submit your CV and a cover letter.