Energy Markets is the energy market's heart of the SSE Group, trading commodities and securing value for SSE's asset portfolios in wholesale energy markets. Energy Markets ensure we have the energy supplies required to meet the needs of customers; procuring fuel for our generation plants and selling the power from our wind farms, hydro and low-carbon thermal assets
Energy Markets operates in demanding and ever-changing markets, where no two days are the same. We’re constantly looking for ways to drive innovation across our team and are investing in our people and systems.
We have bold plans for the future and need more talented and skilled people to help SSE power change. If you have a trading and/or commercial background, an inquisitive mind and critical thinking as second nature, we’d love to hear from you.
From Energy Trader to Meteorologist, Risk Manger to Market Analyst, whatever your role in Energy Markets, you’ll be playing your part in the fight against climate change and helping us on our journey to net zero.
The EPM Front Office team is responsible for managing the market risk faced by each of SSE’s business units. This is achieved though trading of energy and related commodities in physical and financial markets. The energy trading team provides market insights to enable SSE to make strategic decisions that are affected by forward market prices, supported by our analytics and data science capabilities. The Energy Management Centre is a 24/7 shift team, responsible for managing the SSE energy portfolio and assets real time, adding value through participation in all energy and ancillary markets, whilst maintaining compliance with all regulatory, legal and market frameworks. The Contracts and Origination teams are responsible for the negotiation, execution and ongoing management of all fuel supply, power station, infrastructure and master trading arrangements for all SSE’s energy portfolio as well as delivering EPM’s structured contract agreements and developing new business relationships for profitable growth opportunities, within the UK and Europe.
The EPM Middle Office Team is responsible for forecasting and managing the commercial, operational, credit and enterprise risks affecting our business and the markets in which we operate. Key services include independent commodity market risk measurement and management, oversight of EPM’s profitability, planning and commercial optimization of SSE’s demand and generation portfolios aligned to Group hedging strategies. Assuring that energy market trading and related activities are compliant with relevant regulatory, legislative industry and market obligations.
EPM’s Back Office play a key enabling role responsible for ensuring that EPM has the data, systems and settlements processes required to deliver both business and customer value. Provision of secure, supported, reliable, resilient systems and data that meet commercial needs, regulatory requirements and deliver operational efficiency, meeting the needs of EPM and our BU customers. Supporting product/service design and end to end processes to deliver route to market services, traded products, and structured contracts. Identifying, developing, and implementing system and process change to leverage commercial opportunities with efficient process design and operational excellence.
Energy Economics provide the SSE Group with independent long-term focused strategic analysis, energy code management, interpretation and advocacy across each of the energy markets in which the Group is active. The team is responsible for producing long-term economic forecasts, revenue and cost projections for SSE’s Energy Assets, providing detailed market analysis for both SSE’s current and prospective international jurisdictions.
The Energy Markets team in Ireland coordinate the wholesale market activities required to maximise the value of SSE’s portfolio in Ireland. These activities include forecasting wholesale prices and Renewables output, optimally dispatching Thermal assets and efficiently hedging the energy required for the Retail business. The team generate innovative solutions to deliver on business unit priorities, energy related risks and opportunities, advising on how changes in the wholesale market could impact SSE’s business units in Ireland.
Our people
David Small, Head of Energy Management Centre
"We have a great culture of people with a wide degree of skills abilities and interests, it's one of the appealing factors for Energy Markets as to why we've been here for so long.
We have every kind of background, people who are environmental scientists, historians, mathematicians and people who have just worked through the business. There's a great teamwork culture, everybody is very conscientious, they look out for each other, they're all driving to deliver good results and success."
Abi Workmaster, Shift Energy Trader
Abi joined SSE through our internship scheme with a geography degree.
She worked with E&P as a business analyst, a year and a half later joined the EMC where she has now been for four years, initially trading gas and then onto the power trading desk.
At SSE we power change. That’s why we’re proud to have been a Principal Partner for COP26, the UN Climate Change Conference, and are leading the way to provide the energy needed today, while building a better world of energy for tomorrow.
As part of the FTSE-listed SSE plc, we’re a real Living Wage and Fair Tax Mark accredited company and employ 10,000 people across the UK and Ireland.
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