Senior Power Consultants - ETRM

BBGC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

BBGC is seeking experienced Energy Trading Consultants to support a portfolio of energy and commodity trading transformation programmes. You will bring deep industry knowledge and be credible with traders and senior stakeholders, translating complex requirements into effective business and technology solutions.

You will lead workshops, analyze end-to-end trading processes, and contribute to the design and implementation of ETRM/CTRM solutions across front office, risk, operations and finance.

Qualifications

• Strong professional experience within the energy or commodity trading industry is essential.
• Deep subject matter expertise in at least one energy market or product area is essential.
• Strong understanding of how energy products are traded, structured, booked, valued, risk-managed and settled.
• Good understanding of the end-to-end trade lifecycle and the interaction between front office, risk, operations and finance.
• Experience working on ETRM/CTRM implementations, transformations or major enhancement programmes.
• Strong Business Analysis and solution-design capabilities.
• Ability to work directly and credibly with traders and other senior business stakeholders.
• Ability to challenge requirements, generate ideas and help stakeholders arrive at an appropriate future-state design.
• Good understanding of ETRM/CTRM platforms and the practical considerations involved in configuring complex energy products.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with front office, risk, operations, finance and technology stakeholders across energy trading programmes.
• Lead workshops to understand business requirements, challenge existing approaches and help define future-state solutions.
• Analyse and document front-to-back trading processes and product requirements.
• Provide subject matter expertise on energy markets, trading products and associated business processes.
• Translate complex trading requirements into functional specifications and technology requirements.
• Support the design and implementation of ETRM/CTRM solutions, including trade capture, valuation, risk, operations and settlement.
• Work closely with ETRM/CTRM vendors and technology teams to assess solution options and identify potential functional or technical constraints.
• Produce high-quality business requirements, functional designs, process maps and supporting documentation.
• Provide leadership across stakeholder groups to drive decisions and achieve clear, practical solutions.

Skills

Energy trading

Subject matter expert

Business analysis

Stakeholder mgmt

Trade lifecycle

Communication

Requirements translation

Leadership

Documentation

Tools

ETRM/CTRM

Job description

Role Overview

We are seeking experienced Energy Trading Consultants to join BBGC and support our growing portfolio of energy and commodity trading transformation programmes.

The role requires deep, industry-specific knowledge of energy trading markets and products, combined with strong business analysis and ETRM/CTRM delivery experience.

This is not a generic Business Analyst role. Successful candidates will have genuine subject matter expertise within energy trading and be able to work credibly with traders and senior business stakeholders, understand complex products and trading processes, and translate these into effective business and technology solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Work directly with front office, risk, operations, finance and technology stakeholders across energy trading programmes.
• Lead workshops to understand business requirements, challenge existing approaches and help define future-state solutions.
• Analyse and document front-to-back trading processes and product requirements.
• Provide subject matter expertise on energy markets, trading products and associated business processes.
• Translate complex trading requirements into functional specifications and technology requirements.
• Support the design and implementation of ETRM/CTRM solutions, including trade capture, valuation, risk, operations and settlement.
• Work closely with ETRM/CTRM vendors and technology teams to assess solution options and identify potential functional or technical constraints.
• Produce high-quality business requirements, functional designs, process maps and supporting documentation.
• Provide leadership across stakeholder groups to drive decisions and achieve clear, practical solutions.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong professional experience within the energy or commodity trading industry is essential.
• Deep subject matter expertise in at least one energy market or product area is essential.
• Strong understanding of how energy products are traded, structured, booked, valued, risk-managed and settled.
• Good understanding of the end-to-end trade lifecycle and the interaction between front office, risk, operations and finance.
• Experience working on ETRM/CTRM implementations, transformations or major enhancement programmes.
• Strong Business Analysis and solution-design capabilities.
• Ability to work directly and credibly with traders and other senior business stakeholders.
• Ability to challenge requirements, generate ideas and help stakeholders arrive at an appropriate future-state design.
• Good understanding of ETRM/CTRM platforms and the practical considerations involved in configuring complex energy products.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and documentation skills.

Relevant Industry Background

We are particularly interested in candidates with strong backgrounds across physical and financial energy trading, including areas such as power, gas, renewables, environmental products and complex or structured energy transactions.

Experience within major energy companies, utilities, commodity trading houses, banks or specialist energy trading consultancies would be particularly relevant.