Energy Portfolio & Market Analyst

Meridian Energy; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Enhanced leave provisions

KiwiSaver contributions

Learning and development opportunities

Wellbeing programme

Employee discounts on Meridian power

Work-from-home setup allowance

Job summary

Meridian Energy is seeking a Portfolio Analyst to join our Portfolio Analytics team in New Zealand. The role focuses on optimizing energy margin, managing hydrology and generation risk, and transforming how we work through analytics and automation.

You will collaborate with Strategy & Portfolio, Retail, Generation and trading teams, delivering clear trading recommendations and forecasting insights for NZ electricity markets.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical abilities and comfort with data-driven decision making.
• Ability to explain complex findings to non-technical stakeholders.
• Willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Work with Strategy & Portfolio, Retail, Generation and trading teams to optimise energy margin and hydro storage, and to manage financial risk.
• Advise on risks and opportunities from hydrology, wind, transmission and generation outages.
• Track and forecast developments in the NZ electricity market, including demand, fuel supply, prices and generation investment.
• Run power-flow and electricity optimisation models, and turn results into trading and portfolio recommendations.
• Challenge model assumptions and automate analytics workflows and support transformation projects.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication clarity

Problem solving

Tools

Databricks

Python

SQL

Power BI

Job description

Meridian Energy is seeking a Portfolio Analyst to join our Portfolio Analytics team in New Zealand. The role focuses on optimizing energy margin, managing hydrology and generation risk, and transforming how we work through analytics and automation.

You will collaborate with Strategy & Portfolio, Retail, Generation and trading teams, delivering clear trading recommendations and forecasting insights for NZ electricity markets.