Graduate Energy Trading Analyst

Noa Group; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

NOA Trading in South Africa is launching a twelve-month Graduate Energy Analyst programme. Graduates rotate across Trading Operations, Portfolio Management, Settlements and Commercial, applying analytical skills to deliver insights and drive decision-making in a busy energy trading environment.

You will support energy forecasting, customer reporting and risk assessment while learning to optimise energy solutions for customers and contribute to the company’s decarbonisation goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Engineering, Business Science, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Actuarial Science or another quantitative discipline.
• Strong academic record with aptitude for analytical and quantitative work.

Responsibilities

• Work with energy datasets from customers and generators using standard approaches (load factors, TOU analysis).
• Apply Eskom tariff frameworks to calculate customer costs and potential savings.
• Support determination of optimum energy solutions, optimizing for financial and non-financial metrics.
• Provide analytical support across multiple workstreams including energy forecasting, customer reporting and risk assessment.
• Engage with customers and internal stakeholders to understand requirements and provide analytics.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Python

SQL

Data analysis

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative field

Tools

Excel

Python

SQL

Job description

NOA Trading in South Africa is launching a twelve-month Graduate Energy Analyst programme. Graduates rotate across Trading Operations, Portfolio Management, Settlements and Commercial, applying analytical skills to deliver insights and drive decision-making in a busy energy trading environment.

You will support energy forecasting, customer reporting and risk assessment while learning to optimise energy solutions for customers and contribute to the company’s decarbonisation goals.