Medior or Senior Carbon Trading Analyst

You are situated at the heart of Eneco, right between production, sales, and trading.

You work on complex and analytical challenges in the dynamic energy market.

You’ll help Eneco navigate volatility, risk, and opportunity in the evolving carbon market.

Why choose Eneco?

To accelerate the energy transition, we're looking for sharp analytical minds. As a Carbon 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

You will contribute to the commercial success of Eneco’s trading desk by performing best-in-class carbon fundamental and market analysis and models. Your work will provide actionable insights into the European carbon markets. You will also work closely with the analysts covering other markets, such as power and gas.

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;
• For a Medior candidate at least 3 years of experience in carbon market analysis in a trading environment, an energy company, a hedge fund or a market research company;
• For a Senior candidate at least 7 years of experience in carbon market analysis in a trading environment, an energy company, a hedge fund or a market research company;
• Familiarity with European EUA/UKA 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, gas or broader energy markets is also welcome.

You’ll be responsible for

Trading Support & Strategy Development

• Work closely with carbon trader to generate and evaluate trade ideas.
• Provide pre-trade analysis, scenario modelling, and price forecasts.
• Identify opportunities across compliance markets, and in related markets (power, gas, fuels).

Market Intelligence & Policy Analysis

• Monitor and analyze carbon markets (EU ETS, UK ETS, CBAM).
• Stay abreast of regulatory and policy developments (e.g. Fit for 55, MSR).
• Assess the impact of policy changes on market fundamentals and pricing.
• Follow macroeconomic trends and their effect on carbon markets.

Modelling & Analytical Tools

• Develop and maintain trading tools based on fundamentals and/or technical analysis.
• Maintain and improve carbon market models (supply-demand, TNAC/MSR).
• Analyze auction results, emissions data, and market trends.

This is where you’ll work

You’ll join the Trading Analysis Team. This a front-desk analytical team which works alongside traders on our trading desk, which is responsible for trading carbon, gas, and power from day-ahead up to several years ahead, using both physical and financial instruments. The team provides the analytical backbone of the desk.

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

What we have to offer

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: home, office or abroad

Work 40% at the office, 40% from home, and 20% flexibly. With manager approval, you may work abroad (within approved countries) up to 3 weeks/year, max 2 consecutively.