Junior Power Market Specialist

Etpa; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Etpa is seeking a Junior Power Market Specialist to join our Power Markets team in Amsterdam. You report directly to the CEO and will represent Etpa in European market-coupling groups, contributing to SDAC and SIDC activities and live go-lives on expansion projects.

This role suits a recent graduate or early-career professional with energy background and a strong learning orientation. You will work with external partners and internal teams to ensure timely delivery of market initiatives.

Qualifications

• 0 to 2 years of experience and a master’s degree in economics, energy, or related fields.
• Background in energy through studies, a thesis, internship, or work is desirable.
• Experience running projects and the ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Fast learner who can read procedures and translate into practice.
• Clear written and spoken communication with confidence in discussions.
• Fluency in English and ability to work from Amsterdam office, with valid EU work permit.

Responsibilities

• Represent Etpa in industry working groups with TSOs and NEMOs, such as MCSC and NEMO Committee.
• Prepare for meetings, articulate Etpa’s position, and coordinate follow-up internally.
• Track market coupling changes and regulatory updates and translate them into actions for teams.
• Own expansion projects into new bidding zones, including due diligence and go-live readiness.
• Collaborate with TSOs, NEMOs, clearing houses and partners on accession, testing and go-live.
• Turn market rules and new product designs into clear functional requirements for Tech and Operations.

Skills

English fluency

Project management

Analytical thinking

Fast learner

Education

Master's degree in economics or energy

Job description

Join us and be part of a team that is driving the future of energy. Together, we can create a more inclusive, dynamic, and sustainable energy landscape.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a Junior Power Market Specialist to join our Power Markets team. You report directly to the CEO.

You represent Etpa in the industry working groups where NEMOs and TSOs run and develop European market coupling: the Single Day-Ahead Coupling (SDAC) and the Single Intraday Coupling (SIDC). You also work on high-priority projects, such as our expansion into new bidding zones, together with external partners and our own teams, so that they go live on time.

It is a role for a recent graduate or early-career professional with some background in energy who wants to learn European electricity markets from the inside. Previous experience in power markets is useful. A sharp mind, a structured way of working and the ability to learn quickly matter more.

Your responsibilities

Industry working groups

• Represent Etpa in industry working groups with TSOs and other NEMOs, such as those of the Market Coupling Steering Committee (MCSC) and the NEMO Committee.

• Prepare for these meetings, represent Etpa’s position, and coordinate the follow-up internally.

• Track changes to market coupling procedures, regulation and operational requirements, and translate what they mean for Etpa into actions for our teams.

Expansion into new markets

• Own expansion projects into new bidding zones and markets, from due diligence to go-live.

• Research the market design, regulation, and technical and legal requirements of each new market, including NEMO and clearing (CCP) arrangements.

• Coordinate with TSOs, NEMOs, clearing houses and other parties on accession, testing and go-live readiness.

Working with Tech and Operations

• Help product owners turn market rules and new product designs into clear functional requirements.

• Work with our Tech and Operations teams through implementation, testing and roll-out, and keep procedures and documentation for new markets up to date.

ABOUT YOU

• 0 to 2 years of experience, and a master’s degree, for example in economics, economic policy, engineering or energy.

• Some background in energy, through your studies, a thesis, an internship or work, and a real interest in European electricity markets.

• Experience running projects, at work or during your studies. You plan ahead, keep several things moving at once and follow through.

• You learn fast. You can read a detailed procedure or regulation and work out what it means in practice.

• Clear communication, in writing and in person, and the confidence to speak up in a room of experienced industry representatives.

• Fluency in English, ability to work from our Amsterdam office, and a valid work permit for the European Union.

Nice to have:

• Experience at a TSO, an exchange or an energy trading company.

• Knowledge of SDAC, SIDC or flow-based market coupling, or of European energy regulation such as CACM and REMIT.

• Another European language, such as Dutch, German or French.

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