Energy Analyst

Top Energy has operations throughout the Far North. The Company is privately owned by a power consumer trust and employs staff in Geothermal Generation and Distribution Lines operations. It is an exciting time to join us. We are rapidly evolving from being a traditional distribution company to becoming a technology enabled distributed energy company that allows multi-directional energy transfers between generators and users.

Top Energy is seeking a person to provide accurate and timely information and analysis to enable the Group to maximise generation energy sales revenue, manage risk within the Group policy and to provide assurance of regulatory compliance.

Key areas of focus will be:

• Data modelling and analytic support to provide insights into electricity and carbon market to assist with Trading strategies. This includes the electricity wholesale market, ASX Futures markets, forecasts of energy price paths and the carbon market
• Assist with generation energy revenue forecasting and budgeting
• Implement, maintain and develop a Trading and Settlement platform
• Manage on boarding of new customers, deal capture and associated processes
• End of month financial reporting including calculation of generation energy revenue, contract settlements, carbon emissions and information for management reporting
• External Trading compliance requirements
• Manage electricity market compliance activities for Ngawha Generation including EA Audits, prudential requirement and ongoing relationships
• Regular review of Default Emissions Factor and determination of application for a Unique Emissions Factor as required
• Provide analytical support to the wider commercial team within network

To succeed in this role, you will have 3 to 7 years relevant experience in an analyst role, preferably within an electricity or Utility environment. It is essential that you have analytical modelling skills and proven excellent written and oral communication skills. It would be an advantage if you have a bachelor's degree in in business studies, economics or operational research and have a sound knowledge of relevant NZ electricity legislation and regulations.

Additional skills and attributes:

• Has a good sense of judgement
• Keeps up with relevant industry developments and events
• Is very methodical when conducting analyses and modelling
• Efficiently identifies data input sources
• Analyses data/information quickly and without error
• Draws meaningful conclusion from data analyses
• Excels in extracting the critical information from raw data
• Structures arguments lucidly and logically
• Keeps up with relevant industry developments and events

We have a Drug and Alcohol Workplace Policy. Before any offer of employment is made, the short-listed candidate(s) will be required to undertake a pre-employment medical check which will include a drug and alcohol test. To keep our employees, customers and the community safe at Top Energy, all successful candidates are required to hold a current Covid-19 vaccine passport as a condition of employment, unless an exemption has been approved.