Graduate Analyst

Engineering · London, United Kingdom

Job description

About Roscommon Analytics:

Roscommon Analytics LLC is a fast-growing business using technology and analytics expertise to generate profits in the energy commodity markets, focusing on power and natural gas. Since our inception in November 2016, the firm has grown to over 90 employees with offices around the globe.

The firm commenced operating in the US Power and Congestion markets with its first Financial Transmission Rights market trades in April 2017. Growing that base in 2018 with the addition of Power basis trading on ICE and Nodal exchanges.  2020 brought entry to the US Natural Gas and Weather markets, complementing our core power and basis strategies. 

Beaufort Energy LLP was created in 2021, marking our entry into the European Markets and enabling us to capitalize on global energy trading opportunities. Quickly following in 2022, Beaufort expanded, adding offices in Berlin & Zug. Roscommon Nordic Energy AB was also founded in 2022 and headquartered in Stockholm, focusing on Nordic power markets.

The major 2022 growth initiative in US markets was a Joint Venture with Spearmint Energy focused on renewable energy markets, developing utility-scale batteries, and leveraging Roscommon’s deep understanding of the Global Power Markets. This venture is growing rapidly, with our first utility-scale battery (150 MW) coming online in Crane County, Texas, in late 2023 and over 1 GW in the development pipeline. Our international expansion continues with the creation of PRIZM, a quantitative trading platform that will initially focus on European markets and to be later leveraged globally.

Position Overview:

Beaufort Energy LLP seeks exceptional graduates to join the analyst development scheme. Junior analysts will rotate around our European offices working on different commodity desks. After two years, successful analysts will have the opportunity to be placed in a permanent role within the company and continue their development either as analysts or traders. 

Responsibilities:

Support the trading desks in a variety of tasks concerning analytics. Typical tasks could include modelling and forecasting electricity and gas demand, back testing of systematic strategies, constructing regional energy balances, creating data visualizations, performing ad hoc analysis per business needs.

Required qualifications:

  • Currently enrolled in, or have recently graduated in a numerical BS or MS program such as Finance/Economics/Mathematics/Physics or Engineering
  • Strong coding skills in Python and/or R
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a strong sense of ownership.
  • Ideal candidates will have a robust technical skillset, exceptional problem-solving skills, and a strong desire to become an expert in the energy sector.