Trading Operations Coordinator

Conrad Energy; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing UK energy company is looking for a Trading Operations Coordinator based in Abingdon. This entry-level role involves liaising between Trading and Operations teams, managing communications regarding maintenance and outages, and supporting trade reconciliation. The successful candidate will have a strong attention to detail, excellent administrative skills, and be proficient in Microsoft Office. This position represents an exciting opportunity to begin a career in the energy sector, contributing to the management of energy resources at a national level.

Benefits

Career growth opportunities

Dynamic work environment

Qualifications

• Entry-level candidates encouraged to apply.
• Experience in office administration or related fields preferred.
• Clear communication skills in both verbal and written forms.

Responsibilities

• Attend Operations meetings to capture updates on maintenance schedules.
• Liaise daily with Field Engineers about outages and maintenance needs.
• Prepare and distribute performance reports and maintenance plans.

Skills

Office administration

Telephone communication

Stakeholder management

Problem-solving

Data analysis

Education

Recent graduates or early career candidates

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Power BI

JIRA

Job description

Trading Operations Coordinator

As our Trading Operations Coordinator, you will serve as the vital liaison between the Trading and Operations teams, ensuring seamless coordination of maintenance schedules, outages, and optimisation activities across our fleet of power stations. You'll manage critical communications with Field Engineers, support compliance and trade reconciliation, and deliver timely performance reporting to our optimisation customers.

Responsibilities

• Attend Operations team meetings on behalf of Trading to capture and update maintenance and outage schedules.
• Liaise daily with Field Engineers regarding planned outages, emergency maintenance, and fleet availability and book the necessary data in our maintenance logging portal.
• Ensure all schedule changes are documented and communicated promptly to relevant stakeholders.
• Inform customers of upcoming optimisation schedules.
• Prepare and distribute performance reports, maintenance plans, and post‑event summaries.
• Address customer queries and escalates technical issues as needed.
• Generate incident reports for operational disruptions or trade‑related discrepancies.
• Engage internal teams to log, track, and resolve system or data issues.
• Support the Trading team by validating that all trades are correctly booked.
• Match internal trade records against external confirmations to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Escalate any mismatches or compliance concerns to management.
• Organise and schedule internal meetings, preparing agendas and distributing minutes.
• Support contractual agreements and document drafting process.
• Perform general office administration tasks to support team efficiency.

Qualifications

• Entry‑level: recent graduates or candidates early in their careers are encouraged to apply.
• Experience in office administration or secretarial work, ideally within energy, utilities, trading, engineering, or operations environments.
• Excellent telephone manner with clear, professional written and verbal communication.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, able to build rapport with engineers, traders, and customers alike.
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy in record‑keeping.
• Ability to prioritise multiple tasks.
• Proficient using Microsoft Office: Excel, Outlook, and Word.
• Comfortable learning and using internal trading or operations management systems.
• Great problem‑solving initiative, with a proactive approach to identifying issues finding solutions.
• Sound judgment in escalating critical matters appropriately.
• Nice to have: experience with incident management or ticketing systems (e.g., JIRA).
• Basic understanding of compliance within a Trading, Energy or Utilities environment.
• Project coordination experience, creating timelines, tracking deliverables.
• Some experience with data analysis for reporting (e.g., Power BI, Excel Dashboards).

About Conrad Energy

Conrad Energy is a fast‑growing UK energy company. We generate power to support the National Grid when renewables can’t meet demand and we buy, sell and manage energy for businesses nationally. With a portfolio including gas, batteries, solar, wind and hydrogen, our 83 sites, operational or in construction, have a potential to generate 983MW of power, making us one of the leading flexible energy providers in the country. Optimised and operated using our market‑leading software, iON+, we’re at the forefront of shaping a more efficient energy sector that is both reliable and sustainable.