Energy Market Analyst - Renewables
JD Ross Energy
About the Opportunity
A leading infrastructure investor and developer is seeking an Energy Markets Analyst to join its high-performing trading and analytics team. The business has a significant and growing portfolio of renewable generation and storage assets across the National Electricity Market (NEM), with a strong pipeline of projects in development.
This role sits at the centre of commercial decision-making, working closely with traders and senior stakeholders to analyse market behaviour, optimise asset performance, and support trading strategy.
Key Responsibilities
- Analyse spot price movements, dispatch outcomes, and key market drivers
- Investigate volatility events (e.g. outages, renewable swings, transmission constraints)
- Translate complex market activity into clear, actionable insights for trading decisions
- Track real-time NEM fundamentals including demand, generation, and interconnector flows
- Identify emerging risks and opportunities for trading strategies
- Assess asset performance relative to market conditions
- Identify drivers of revenue capture and missed opportunities
- Support development and improvement of short-term forecasts (price, demand, renewables)
- Contribute to modelling frameworks used by trading and investment teams
- Produce regular performance and market reports for internal stakeholders
- Build dashboards and analytical tools to improve market visibility
Experience
- 2+ years’ experience in the Australian electricity market in consultancy, market body or industry
- Proficiency in Python and/or SQL for data analysis
- Strong understanding of NEM dynamics, including price formation and dispatch
- Familiarity with AEMO data
- Proficient in using AI tools to support day to day tasks (preferred)
About you
- Desire to progress into a trading role
- Strong analytical mindset with high attention to detail
- Commercially minded, not purely technical
- Confident communicator
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a thriving sector in a role with a clear progression path. For more information around jobs within Renewable Energy or to apply please email Paul at ***email_hidden***