Power Scheduler

When you join EDF Trading, you’ll become part of a diverse international team of experts who challenge conventional ideas, test new approaches, and think outside the box.

Energy markets evolve rapidly, so our team needs to remain agile, flexible, and ready to spot opportunities across all the markets we trade in power, gas, LNG, LPG, oil, and environmental products.

EDF Group and our customers all over the world trust that their assets are managed by us in the most effective and efficient manner and are protected through expert risk management. Trading for over 20 years, it’s experience that makes us leaders in the field. Energy is what we do.

Become part of the team and you will be offered a great range of benefits, which include (location dependent) hybrid working, a personal pension plan, private medical and dental insurance, bi-annual health assessments, corporate gym memberships, an electric car lease programme, childcare vouchers, a cycle-to-work scheme, season ticket loans, volunteering opportunities, and much more.

Gender balance and inclusion are very high on the agenda at EDF Trading, so you will become part of an ever-diversifying family of around 750 colleagues based in London, Paris, Singapore, and Houston. Regular social and networking events, both physical and virtual, will ensure that you always feel connected to your colleagues and the business.

Who are we? We are EDF Trading, part of the EDF Group - a world leader in low-carbon, sustainable electricity generation.

Join us, make a difference, and help shape the future of energy.

Job Description:

Position purpose

Power Schedulers provide the interface between the short term power traders and Grid Operators. Each physical trader will act on the market in accordance with a view on the OTC, capacity market and power exchanges. Power Schedulers ensure that the physical positions of EDF Trading matches the trader’s strategy at the European level, to ensure no value is lost.

Main responsibilities

• Main responsibilities
• Manage short term physical electricity position in European markets through;
• The submission of bids/requests for the purchase of export/import transmission rights.
• The nomination of positions within countries with our trading counterparts.
• The nomination of border flows to the respective Grids.
• Ensuring that the positions displayed in our bespoke scheduling systems reflect the reality of the trading desks’ activity on the market in terms of trades being captured and export/import transmissions being correctly represented.
• Understand the requirements of each Grid Operator in terms of nomination format and deadlines for the various nomination types.
• React quickly to information from Grid Operators to avoid or minimise the impact of costly “imbalances”.
• Train new schedulers to perform the above tasks when necessary.
• This list is not exhaustive and may include other tasks assigned by the manager.

Experience required

• Graduate qualification in an analytical discipline (finance/science/engineering/maths)
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills
• Some experience of Scheduling or as an operator in the Energy market, preferred
• Fluency in English and at least one other European language is preferred (French or German languages as preference)
• Experience of VBA or other programming skills is useful

Person specification

• Decisive and able to use own initiative in dealing with operational problems
• Disciplined and able to work under pressure
• Strong attention to detail
• Tactful when communicating with external companies
• Strong organisational and numerical skills
• Motivated to work hard and succeed in the company
• Team player
• Demonstrates integrity

Hours of work:

24/7 Rota

About Us

Our experience is the culmination of everything that's unique about us; our culture, core values, commitment to sustainability and most importantly, our people. EDFT employees are self-disciplined, hard working, inquisitive, trustworthy and truthful. They make choices based on what is best for the team, and live for opportunities to make a difference.

We Encourage Learning & Development

We are committed to equipping our employees with the tools that will enable them to fulfil their job to the highest standard. To that end we offer a wide range of technical and personal development courses both in-house and through third-party providers.

Our Culture

We are proud of our work ethic and cultural diversity. We are high-performing people working together to achieve common goals. Innovative and flexible in our thinking, we are able to adapt and change, which is critical to our success.

Don't take our word for it - here's what our employees say...

"Issues are met with feedback, solutions and discussion. Mistakes at EDFT are seen as experiences not failures."

"It is a fast-paced and dynamic working environment where each day is interesting and challenging. There’s also an incredible pool of talent and skills within EDFT. I’m continuously learning from my colleagues."

"There is no ‘typical’ day. I work on a wide range of compensation, benefit and mobility projects throughout the year. One thing’s for sure though, I’ll have my head in a spreadsheet at some point."