Lead Certificates Structured Trader

• Lead the product structuring and trading of the different environmental commodities:
• Emissions: European Emission Allowances (EUAs) and voluntary carbon offset credits (VCU, VER, etc)
• Energy Attribute Certificates for electricity (EACs): European Guarantees of Origin (AIB and domestic markets) and I-RECs.
• Biomethane certificates: European Guarantees of Origin and Proof of Sustainability.
• Prospect and identify leads and potential customers by liaising with originators and sales representatives across MET Groups other divisions (MET Renewables, EU Sales)
• Manage and optimize the environmental certificates portfolio, inline with risk and regulatory frameworks
• Conduct market analysis and drive fundamental model development to aid price and risk management strategy formulation
• Ensure all transactions are within the risk framework and transactions are correctly recorded in the ETRM system
• Support the further development of certificates/ environmental product offerings
• Develop more junior team members

Requirements

• 5+ years’ relevant experience in energy trading or related field
• Practical knowledge of the different environmental commodities: renewable certificates under the European Renewable Energy Directive, European compliance carbon markets under the EU ETS Directive and voluntary carbon markets (EUAs, EACs, and biomethane)
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills
• Prior experience in either trading, or portfolio management or sales of such products.
• Excellent understanding of risk management principles and practices.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills
• Leadership experience with the ability to develop and guide junior team member(s) and coordinate intra-group stakeholders
• Business fluency in English is mandatory, an additional European language is advantageous