Senior Energy Market Analyst

at  UPM

Would you like to join a global, growing company that innovates for a more sustainable tomorrow? UPM could be the team for you. We are frontrunners in developing renewable alternatives to fossil-based materials. Besides enabling both businesses and consumers make more sustainable choices, we strive to create a positive UPM experience for all our employees around the world. We live by our values – trust and be trusted, achieve together, renew with courage. Join us in creating a future beyond fossils!
We are now looking for a Senior Energy Market Analyst to join our Market Analysis team in UPM Energy in Helsinki, Finland.
Greetings from your future manager
I am looking for an experienced senior analyst with a holistic view on the ongoing green transition and ability to transform that view into our modelling and decision making. To facilitate your work, we offer you a compact, agile and versatile organization and mixture of young, inspired and experienced colleagues. I am happy to hear from you and talk more about this opportunity! Juha Nurmiainen, Team Leader, Market Analysis

What you will do

• Prepare and present fundamental power and commodity market analysis and provide valuable input in decision making in hedging and trading activities
• Assume responsibility for UPM’s long-term power market view, including modelling and price forecast in Nordics, Baltics and Central Western Europe
• Depending on your skills and interests, you will also contribute to the model development in other forecast horizons, in day ahead market and mid-term or focus on the analysis of the commodity markets
• Mentor and coach less experienced analysts

Who you are

• You have a university degree in engineering, math, physics or economics
• You have in total minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience from Nordic power, CWE power, energy commodity markets, data handling, modelling or optimisation
• You understand electricity, heat and gas system integration and the essential European and global energy commodity price drivers and trends
• You have analytical mindset and ability to see the big picture and create innovative solutions
• You have curious and forward looking approach
• You have great communication, co-operation and presentation skills
• Experience in fundamental simulation software (Plexos), data management (Python, SQL) and visualisation platforms (PowerBI) is seen as asset

This is what we offer to you

• A meaningful job – We have an inspiring purpose ‘We create a future beyond fossils.’ Our work is impactful and transformative.
• A caring community – Our community is built on great team spirit and shared commitment. We care about each other and the well-being of our colleagues. We support the work-life balance of all our employees.
• Development opportunities – We offer you great opportunities to learn and grow throughout your career. We are an international, multi-business organization offering plenty of avenues for personal growth.
• Responsible employer - Sustainability is at the core of everything we do. We are committed to ambitious, science-based sustainability targets in all areas from climate change to biodiversity. We foster diversity and inclusivity, offering a work environment in which everyone can be themselves.

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Additional information
For further information, please contact Juha Nurmiainen, Team Leader, Market Analysis at
juha.nurmiainen@upm.com
.
Please apply and attach your CV and Cover Letter by October 31, 2024. Please notice that we will go through the applications already during the application period and may invite candidates for interviews already before the end of the application period.
For support with submitting your application, please contact the HR Service Center at
careers@upm.com
or tel. +358204146600.
A security background check may be performed for those selected to UPM positions, in accordance with the company recruitment guidelines and the Security Clearance Act 726/2014.
UPM Energy is the second largest electricity producer in Finland. It generates zero-carbon electricity in its own and co-owned power plants. In addition, our operations include trading in physical electricity and its derivatives. We also explore opportunities brought by the energy transformation.
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• Prepare and present fundamental power and commodity market analysis and provide valuable input in decision making in hedging and trading activities
• Assume responsibility for UPM’s long-term power market view, including modelling and price forecast in Nordics, Baltics and Central Western Europe
• Depending on your skills and interests, you will also contribute to the model development in other forecast horizons, in day ahead market and mid-term or focus on the analysis of the commodity markets
• Mentor and coach less experienced analyst