Power Operations Analyst

MET Group; Madrid; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

MET Group is seeking a Power Operations Analyst to maximize the commercial value of its electricity portfolio in intraday, day-ahead and balancing markets. The role focuses on operational accuracy, risk control, and compliance while optimizing physical positions against market prices, forecasts and system constraints.

The position sits at the intersection of market operations, analytics, and commercial strategy, requiring coordination with operations and dispatch teams to reflect asset

Responsibilities

• Execute trading strategies in day-ahead, intraday, and balancing markets to optimize portfolio value.
• Monitor real-time market conditions and react swiftly to price movements, volatility, and system events.
• Balance the physical power position by adjusting trades according to updated forecasts and asset changes.
• Analyze short-term forecasts for generation, demand, and prices to support trading decisions.
• Coordinate with operations, asset management, and dispatch teams to reflect asset availability in trading activity.
• Track and report daily performance, P&L drivers, and deviations relative to expectations.
• Ensure compliance with internal risk limits, regulatory requirements, and market operator procedures.

Job description

MET Group is an integrated European energy company, headquartered in Switzerland, with activities in natural gas and power, focused on multi-commodity wholesale, trading and sales, as well as energy infrastructure and industrial assets.

MET Group is represented in 21 countries: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Turkey and Ukraine.

MET Group is present in 33 national energy markets and 44 international trading hubs. The Group has a significant end-consumer presence in Belgium, Croatia, Italy, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, and The Netherlands.

MET Group has 1350+ permanent staff. The company is owned 90% by MET employees and 10% by Keppel Infrastructure, a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Corporation*.

* Listed on the Singapore Exchange

We are looking for a Power Operations Analyst who will be responsible for maximizing the commercial value of a company’s electricity portfolio in the short-term markets (intraday, day-ahead, balancing markets) while ensuring operational accuracy, risk control, and compliance.

The role sits at the intersection of market operations, analytics, and commercial strategy, and ensures that physical positions are optimized in real time based on market prices, asset availability, forecasts, and system constraints.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Execute trading strategies in day-ahead, intraday, and balancing markets to optimize portfolio value.
• Monitor real-time market conditions and react swiftly to price movements, volatility, and system events.
• Balance the physical power position by adjusting trades according to updated forecasts and asset changes.
• Analyze short-term forecasts for generation, demand, and prices to support trading decisions.
• Coordinate with operations, asset management, and dispatch teams to reflect asset availability in trading activity.
• Track and report daily performance, P&L drivers, and deviations relative to expectations.
• Ensure compliance with internal risk limits, regulatory requirements, and market operator procedures.