
Website Eskom
Job Responsibilities:
- Advising on and implementing energy trading risk management policy
- Manage and validate the energy trading database and the regional energy Balance
- Develop and maintain statistical models and forecasts of power market variables for short term day ahead bidding and long term bi-lateral trading
- Managing overall regional planning, budgeting and reporting of energy flows and related costs
- To ensure minimisation of energy losses and compliance to regional reserved capacity targets
- Perform research and evaluation on energy load profiles, the establishment of load response capabilities (LRC’s) and demand side management (DSM) initiatives
Job Requirements:
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Financial knowledge
- Forecasting skills, statistical and analytical model building
- Presentation skills
- Proactive with strong initiative and drive
- Knowledge of Generation, Transmission and Distribution power systems (commercial and technical)
- Forecasting systems knowledge
- 4-year B-degree with engineering / statistics / mathematics / econometrics majors
- Knowledge of forecasting variables (eg weather)
- Pricing policy knowledge
- Advanced analytical skills
- Economic review and analysis
- Understanding of Eskom’s financial systems
- Understanding of energy trading principles and philosophies
- 5 years purchasing/trading experience
- Advanced computer modelling skills
Job Details:
Company: Eskom
Vacancy Type: Full Time
Job Location: Emalahleni, Mpumalanga, SA
Application Deadline: N/A
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