Gas Trading Analyst

Join Eneco as a Gas Trading Analyst

Why choose Eneco?

The energy transition is in full motion and Eneco is helping to lead it. Our ambition? That goes for our operations and the energy we deliver to millions of customers. From building wind and solar parks to innovating in energy trading. We're investing in real impact and scaling that impact across Europe.

To accelerate this journey, we're looking for sharp analytical minds. As a Gas Trading Analyst, you’ll play a key role in supporting our trading activities with advanced market insights, models, and tools, enabling data-driven decisions in a fast-moving and highly strategic environment.

What you’ll do

• Proactively explore new trade ideas and collaborate with traders on trading strategy implementation.
• Monitor and analyze the fundamental drivers of the gas supply & demand balance, market news, policies, and weather patterns. Identify their impact on prices and translate this into a price view and sensitivity analysis.
• Develop and improve a fundamental gas balance model and other models (both statistical and fundamental) related to the European gas markets.
• Build and refine tooling for scenario analysis, sensitivities, and visualisation.
• Provide briefings on market related topics to traders and other colleagues within trading.
• Support reporting, position monitoring, data sourcing and model deployment within the Trading Desk.
• Help in monitoring and analyzing trading positions and PnL. Assist in the reporting and tooling responsibilities of the Trading Analysis team.

Is this about you?

We’re looking for someone who combines deep market knowledge with a practical mindset.

• A Master’s or PhD in a quantitative discipline.
• At least 3 years of experience in gas market analysis in a trading environment, an energy company, a hedge fund or a market research company.
• Familiarity with European gas fundamentals and modelling approaches.
• Solid Python programming skills and experience working with data (SQL, APIs, etc.).
• A pragmatic, hands-on approach and a drive to improve models and processes.
• The ability to stay focused in a fast-moving environment where priorities shift with the market.
• Experience in power, emissions or broader energy markets is also welcome.

You’ll be responsible for

• You will have direct impact on trading decisions and strategies and work closely with our traders. This can include both discretionary and systematic trading strategies.
• You will work on topics related to fundamental energy market analysis and modelling.
• You will be involved in other topics to improve the capabilities of the desk, such as automating the trading process, adding new data sources, etc.

This is where you’ll work

You’ll join the Trading Analysis Team within Asset Backed Trading, which is responsible for trading gas, power, and carbon. From day-ahead up to several years forward, using both physical and financial instruments. The team provides the analytical backbone of the desk, covering three areas:

• Fundamental and market analysis
• Quantitative modelling
• Algorithmic strategy support

Your primary focus will be the European gas markets, but you’ll collaborate closely with colleagues covering power and emissions. The environment is international, high-paced, and collaborative — bringing together talent from diverse academic and professional backgrounds.

What we have to offer

• Gross annual salary between €80.000 and €125.000 Including FlexBudget, 8% holiday allowance, and depending on your role a bonus or collective profit sharing.
• FlexBudget Have it paid out, use it to buy extra holiday days or save it up for something nice, it's up to you.
• Personal and professional growth Eneco is fully committed to help you in your personal and professional development.
• Hybrid working, at home or in the office You work 40% at the office and 40% at home. The other day you decide what works best for you.

Work that works for you and the climate

If you decide on a career at Eneco, you are choosing ambition, growth and opportunities. You will have all the space you want to improve yourself and do your job the way that suits you best, which includes having a good work-life balance. You can work to a flexible schedule and work partly from home if your role allows it. That is how you can work on your own future and on the future of the world. After all, you and your 4,000 colleagues are committed to our mission: climate neutrality by 2035. We assist customers to accelerate their sustainability efforts, devise innovative solutions and seize opportunities with both hands. Are you ready?