Trading Room Manager – Energy Markets & Operations
Lead & Develop Trading & Operations Team
- Brisbane
- Hybrid / Onsite
- Lead & Develop Trading & Operations Team
In this role, you will manage real-time trading activities, guide a team of operators, maintain compliance with National Electricity Market (NEM) rules, and provide market insight to both internal stakeholders and external clients. The position suits someone who enjoys fast-paced decision-making and wants to influence how renewable projects enter and operate within the energy market.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a 24/7 trading operations team, fostering strong performance and continuous improvement.
- Oversee live market bidding, dispatch monitoring, and operational decision processes.
- Provide energy market expertise across the asset lifecycle, including analysis of constraints, loss factors, FCAS opportunities, and price risk.
- Support market registration activities, bidding setup, and onboarding of new generation assets.
- Assist in developing trading strategies and coordinating client approvals.
- Manage environmental certificate trading and contribute to forward contracting or derivatives discussions.
- Prepare and deliver regular trading performance and market insight reports.
- Maintain compliance with market rules, regulatory obligations, and internal governance standards.
- Coordinate responses to incidents, outages, and key stakeholder communications.
- Identify opportunities to enhance trading systems, processes, and service delivery.
- Background in NEM trading, control room operations, dispatch, or energy market functions.
- Solid understanding of AEMO processes, market dynamics, and regulatory frameworks.
- Exposure to development-phase renewable projects or commissioning activities is advantageous.
- Strong analytical thinking, clear communication skills, and confident decision-making.
- Comfortable operating in high-pressure, time-sensitive environments.
- Proven leadership experience within technical or operational teams.
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