Gas and Power Operator

About CFP Energy

We are not just any energy and sustainability group; we're a dynamic, award-winning powerhouse. At the forefront of environmental innovation, we lead the charge in providing cutting-edge solutions for large-scale energy consumers.

From guiding small business to corporate giants on their journey to achieve net zero emissions to expertly managing risks and supplying vital power and gas resources, we do it all. But wait, there's more! We're not content with just excelling in our current ventures - we thrive on pioneering new businesses and seizing energy investment opportunities.

Role:

As a Power & Gas Operator at CFP Energy, you’ll sit at the heart of Europe’s fast-moving energy markets, ensuring our physical positions are balanced, our trades are executed flawlessly, and our operations run ahead of the curve. You’ll play a key role in connecting our trading strategies to the real-world delivery of gas and power, working closely with traders, market operators, and cross-functional teams to capture opportunities and maintain operational excellence. This is a dynamic, high-impact role where speed, precision, and market insight directly shape CFP’s success in the European short-term markets.

Essential functions of the job:

• Ensure physically balanced position through pre-approved strategies on the relevant European short-term markets (day-ahead/intraday power and gas markets).
• Execute nomination activities in a timely and accurate manner for gas and power market areas.
• Manage CFP’s relationships with the relevant European system operators.
• Participate in cross-border capacity auctions.
• Provide relevant regulatory reporting e.g. REMIT.
• Support implementing new and improving existing business strategies to expand CFP’s presence in the gas and power areas by identifying new arbitrage trading opportunities and providing analysis reports for Power and Gas Trading Team.
• Closely cooperate with relevant internal and external parties, including trading, legal, IT, operations, risk, finance, and business counterparts.
• Develop internal tools to provide constant automation and efficiency for daily operations.
• Analyse power and gas market trends, regulatory changes, and develop ad-hoc operational reports.
• Draft and implement relevant operational procedures.

Skills and experience required:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification.
• Prior experience in the power, commodity, or trading sector is desirable.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively.
• Diligent and thorough, with excellent accuracy in work output.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills; proficient in advanced Excel calculations.
• Knowledge of programming languages (e.g., Python, VBA) is desirable.
• Strong team player with the ability to collaborate effectively.

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave in addition to Bank holidays.
• Discretionary commission/bonus scheme.
• Company pension scheme.
• Life and medical insurance, and eyecare scheme.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Family-friendly policies.
• Recruit and Reward scheme.
• Access to perk-box benefits package

The CF Group is committed to ensuring equal opportunities, fairness of treatment, dignity and respect, and the elimination of all forms of discrimination in the workplace for all employees/contractors and job applicants.