Senior Advisor Trading Operations at Eskom Communications

Introduction

• Task Grade: G15 Area of specialization: To procure and sell power by entering short term energy trades in internal and external electricity markets within the approved trading mandates to maximise the gain for Eskom, division and department, implement signed bilateral contracts such as scheduling of bilateral trades and wheeling corridors, monitor, commensurate analysis, reporting functions trading activities to optimise these and to ensure compliance with the relevant policies, procedures, contracts and management instructions. Represent Eskom, division and the department to SAPP committees and forums. Outage planning, coordination, and monitoring with various stakeholders for the benefit of Eskom, Business Unit: Energy Market Services Location: Simmerpan - Germiston, Gauteng

Job description
Skills and Competencies Required
Behavioural:

• Integrity
• Initiative
• Self-driven
• Customer oriented
• Team player

Leadership:

•  Team player
•  Motivating teams
•  Coaching
•  Mentoring
•  Developing

Knowledge:

• Energy trading markets and practices 
• Eskom business, including Transmission networks and Generation production. 
• SAPP interconnectors 
• Energy management, production planning and optimisation 
• Electricity pricing, costing and tariffs 
• Electricity market rules, guideline, etc Eskom Power Pool (EPP) and SAPP 
• Energy trading 
• Report network and market 
• Electricity market rules, guidelines, etc EPP and SAPP 
• Mathematical and statistical 
• Advanced modelling 
• Electricity, electricity network 

Skills

• Interpersonal
• Business and financial management
• Customer relationship management
• Analytical
• Good presentation
• Negotiation
• Communication with all levels of employees
• Problem-solving
• Advanced computers system
• Report writing an reporting
• Risk management
• Dispute and conflict resolution
• Scenario development and analysis

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) markets.
• Implement bilateral contracts.
• Provide monitoring, event analysis, modelling and reporting.
• Plan and coordinate outages.
• Provide customer service and communication.
• Develop trading procedures and processes.

Minimum Requirements
Qualification(s): 

• B Degree/B Tech/Advanced Diploma/National Higher Diploma in Finance/Economics/Engineering/Statistics/ Communication Science/Accounting/Business Management at NQF7 with 360 Credits

Experience

• Related 5 years’ experience in Trading, purchasing and selling energy experience