Scheduling & Operations Analyst

Habitat Energy; Oxford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Habitat Energy is seeking a Scheduling & Operations Analyst in Oxford to support the 24/7 trading team. You will monitor a portfolio of energy storage and renewable assets across wholesale, balancing and ancillary markets, and provide in-hours and out-of-hours coverage as part of a shift rota.

You will assist traders and the technology team with asset planning, outage testing and accurate nomination of positions, while communicating with clients and generating incident reports and analysis.

Qualifications

• Must be able to multitask and maintain excellent attention to detail.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to work independently in an office environment on a shift rota.
• Decisive and able to use own initiative to solve operational problems.
• Familiarity with MS Excel.
• Self-motivated
• Analytical background
• Critical thinking

Responsibilities

• Monitor live energy storage and renewable assets during office hours and night shifts as part of a shift rota.
• Respond to asset issues promptly according to escalation policies.
• Ensure asset dispatch follows traders' instructions.
• Assist traders and the technology team with outage planning and testing.
• Ensure correct nomination of traded positions with trading counterparts.
• Track asset warranty conditions and inform clients on asset status.
• Update internal databases with trading related information.
• Generate incident reports and coordinate with internal technology teams to ensure issues are reported and tracked.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Independent worker

Shift work

Multitasking

Self-motivated

Analytical background

Critical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree (preferred)

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

Habitat Energy is a fast growing technology company focused on the trading and algorithmic optimisation of energy storage and renewable assets around the world. Our mission is to deliver outstanding returns to our clients to increase the attractiveness of renewable energy globally and support the transition to a clean energy future. Our rapidly growing team of 130+ people in Austin, TX, Oxford, UK, and Melbourne, Australia brings together exceptionally talented and passionate people in the domains of energy trading, data science, software engineering and renewable energy management.

We have a vacancy for a Scheduling & Operations Analyst to join our team based in Oxford. This role will assist our 24/7 trading team with the day-to-day optimisation of our portfolio of battery storage assets across wholesale, balancing and ancillary markets. The Scheduling and Operations Analyst will provide in and out of hours coverage to assist with monitoring of our live assets, and ensuring any issues are communicated and raised with relevant parties. This role also includes an element of trade support and confirmation checking with relevant trade counterparties.

Your responsibilities will include:

Live Operations

• Monitoring live energy storage and renewable assets both during normal office hours and out of hours as part of a shift rota
• Respond to any asset issues that occur in a timely manner as per issue escalation policies

Trading and Optimisation Support

• Ensuring planned asset dispatch is delivered as per the traders instructions
• Assist traders and the technology team with asset outage planning and testing
• Ensuring correct and accurate nomination of traded positions with our trading counterparts

Asset Planning and Reporting

• Ensure asset warranty conditions are tracked and managed effectively
• Ensuring clients and customers are kept informed on asset conditions, and auditing delivery against our requirements

Performance Monitoring, Reporting and Analysis

• Responsible for performing analysis on operational and commercial data
• Updating internal databases with trading related information
• Generation of incident reports and engagement with internal technology teams to ensure issues are reported and tracked

Requirements

Must have skills and experience:

• Ability to multitask and retain excellent attention to detail
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Must be able to operate independently and be happy to work in an office environment on a shift rotation
• Decisive and able to use own initiative in dealing with operational problems
• Familiarity with MS Excel

Nice to have skills and experience:

• Self‑motivated
• Analysis background
• Critical Thinking

Ultimately we are looking for someone who is a great fit for our company so we encourage you to apply even if you may not meet every requirement in this posting. We value diversity and our environment is supportive, challenging and focused on the consistent delivery of high quality, meaningful work.

In return, we offer a competitive salary, flexible working arrangements and a lot of personal development opportunities. This role works to shift patterns that may include some weekends and night shifts.