| The Power Dispatcher is responsible for the economic optimisation of Essent’s power portfolio in the BENELUX on an intraday and day-ahead basis and executes dispatch, nominations and balancing activities for the Company. The position reports to the Dispatch Supervisor and will have close and frequent contact with counterparties, suppliers, grid operators, Production business unit regarding the expected availability of gas storages and traders. |
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- Real-time trading which includes trading in the countries itself as well between the borders of the countries in NW Europe is increasing rapidly. Especially the cross border trading between DE, BE, FR and NL give RWE Supply & Trading a lot of opportunities to optimize the Asset portfolio in NW Europe on an real time basis;
- Commercial optimisation of the power plant portfolio of Essent (spark-spread optimisation) on an intraday and day-ahead basis versus the spot market and the unbalance market. Decides and executes day-ahead APX biddings (in the weekend). Real-time decisionmaking to turn power plants up or down, and to switch power generation between different fuel types;
- Maximize profits from regulating power and minimise imbalance cost;
- Commercial identification, negotiation and execution of intraday and day-ahead trading opportunities (incl cross border) on the bilateral spot market and unbalance market. This requires trading/ negotiating skills;
- Minimize losses in emergency situations like power plant outages through quick decision making;
- Execute dispatch, nominations and balancing activities for ETISA (Geneva), based on a commercial fee;
- Monitor and balance the power portfolio in continues shifts (7 *24 hour shift), both demand and supply;
- Interacts closely with the forecasting team to be able to adjust the dispatch of power plants based on weather expectations;
- Has a leading role during night- and weekend-shifts in decision making towards production and our large customers;
- Understand the impact of actions on the power side in relation to the gas side and vice versa.
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- Working in a fast-paced and creative environment.
- International environment;
- You will push the buttons and decide which amount of energy the company needs to proceduce, buy, etc.
- Excellent compensation.
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- University degree, preferably in Economics, engineering or maths;
- 2-3 years relevant experience in Energy companies;
- Knowledge of physical power plant assets;
- Commercial awareness for the identification of optimization opportunities;
- Trading and negotiation skills;
- Ability to make quick decisions under stress, even with big money involved;.
- Ability to interact smoothly with traders;
- Active knowledge of English, and preferably Dutch and German.
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| RWE Supply & Trading is a highly profitable and expanding merchant trading business. They are active in commodities like coal, gas, LNG, bio-fuels, emissions, power and sustainable energy. They also trade freight and currencies. The group's growth and progressive plans for the future have created this exciting opportunity. |
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