Energy Analyst

Kōrero mō te tūranga About the role    

As an Energy Analyst youll join the Market Strategy & Portfolio team and help shape  commercial decisions that keep Contacts wholesale energy portfolio running at its best. Part of a collaborative highly connected team working alongside real-time trading fuels portfolio management and generation specialists to optimise how energy flows across Aotearoa this is complex fast-moving work but thats what makes it exciting. If youre curious about energy markets and motivated by solving meaningful commercial challenges youll find plenty to engage with here.

Reporting to the Market Strategy & Portfolio Manager and ideally based in Wellington youll work across short and mid-term portfolio strategy real-time trading support and fuel management activities. Youll analyse market conditions assess risks and opportunities and help translate complex information into practical decisions that drive value.

Your work will include:

• Developing and maintaining short-term electricity and gas market strategies
• Monitoring market conditions and identifying emerging risks and opportunities
• Supporting real-time trading decisions during dynamic market events
• Performing portfolio optimisation and reservoir management activities
• Executing operational processes including gas nominations and short-term trading actions
• Working closely with colleagues across the Wholesale business to align strategy and execution
• Identifying opportunities to improve systems processes and ways of working

There is also an on-call component as part of the teams shared roster.

No two days are quite the same. One day you might be analysing market trends and recommending strategic responses; the next helping navigate a rapidly changing market event where timely decisions matter.

Qualifications :

Kowaikoe About You   

You dont need to have worked in an energy market before to thrive here.

Whats most important is your ability to think critically make sense of complex information and apply sound judgement when situations dont come with clear answers. You enjoy being challenged by difficult problems and are motivated by understanding how things work.

What youll bring (must-haves):

• A tertiary qualification in Finance Economics Engineering Mathematics Science or a related discipline
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability
• Experience using data to generate insights and support decision-making
• The ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and effectively
• Sound judgement and the confidence to make recommendations when information is incomplete
• A collaborative approach and the ability to build trusted working relationships

It would be great if you also have:

• Experience in energy utilities trading financial markets or another complex commercial environment
• Familiarity with modelling forecasting data analytics or optimisation techniques
• Experience using tools such as Python R SQL Power BI or advanced Excel
• Exposure to operational or market-based decision-making environments

How youll show up:

• Youre curious and eager to learn rather than waiting to be told what to do
• Youre comfortable making decisions and learning from them rather than getting stuck striving for perfection
• Youre open to different perspectives and willing to challenge your own thinking rather than feeling the need to have all the answers
• You care about the outcome and enjoy contributing to the success of the wider team

If some of this sounds like you but not all of it wed still love to hear from you.

Additional Information :

This is an opportunity to build genuine expertise in one of New Zealands most dynamic and important industries. Youll work alongside experienced market professionals contribute to decisions that have real commercial impact and help shape the future of energy in Aotearoa.

We support flexible working where it works for the individual the team and the business. Our main hubs are in Wellington Auckland and Tauranga and this role is best suited to someone who can work flexibly from one of these locations to enable strong in-person connection and collaboration. While we do have smaller sites across other centres of Aotearoa proximity to a main hub is important for this role.

Contact is not a place youll stagnate. Were growing evolving and investing in our people. We also offer a bunch of other perks like free health insurance cover boosted KiwiSaver access to Contact Shares a Good to be Home annual payment toward your home set up & wellbeing a trail-blazing parental leave policy twice yearly payments towards our products if youre a Contact customer and more!

Applications close on Friday 17 July. But just like peak demand great talent surges early so if this role sparks your interest power up your application now!

Here at Contact Energy (Te Mata Hiko) we know our strength lies in developing a sense of belonging - one that helps us attract and retain people with a broad range of perspectives and experiences.

Were committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued respected and empowered to bring their whole selves to work. Our goal is to reflect the diversity of our customers and communities to help build a better Aotearoa New Zealand.

We have a rich community of talented people that we support to thrive at Contact.

Our inclusive hiring process is designed to embrace the diversity of Aotearoa New Zealand ensuring a wide range of perspectives are included in our decision-making and helping reduce bias along the way.

The wellbeing of our kaimahi is super important to us.

We use employee insights to offer a range of initiatives and resources to support physical mental financial and emotional wellbeing including flexible working arrangements employee network groups and a market-leading parental leave policy.

At Te Mata Hiko we want everyone to thrive. We welcome applicants far and wide - of every age stage background and pride. Join us and be part of a team that values your passion and attitude just as much as your experience and skills.

Please note only candidates with the right to live and work in New Zealand will be considered for this role.

Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet 60% of the criteria women and those in underrepresented groups tend to only apply if they tick every box. Were not about box ticking so if you think you have what it takes but dont meet everything stated above please still get in touch. Wed love to kōrero.

Te Mata Hiko (Contact Energy) does not accept any CVs received from recruitment agencies where a formal engagement has not been confirmed and agreed to with our Talent the event that unsolicited CVs are submitted by recruitment agencies Te Mata Hiko (Contact Energy) reserves the right to contact these candidates directly and consider them for current/future vacancies without any financial obligation to the recruitment agency in question. This will also apply to any CVs sent directly to line managers.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time