Market Operations Engineer

Who are GridBeyond? 

GridBeyond are a green tech energy scale-up company, with big plans to disrupt the energy sector on a relentless course to achieve our vision of delivering a global zero carbon future. With well-established roots in the demand side response space, we have expanded our commercial strategical thinking and product portfolio to enable us to break new global market barriers.  

How do GridBeyond do this? 

We do this by living our Mission, leveraging AI to innovate and collaborate with our customers creating optimal value from renewable energy generation, demand and storage to deliver a zero-carbon future. 

What’s the business and culture like?

Over the last 24 months, we have doubled the amount of people that work with us and expanded our business operations over an international landscape.  With people working in Ireland, UK, US, Japan and Australia-we are company that understands the importance of connection and thrive on the purpose of our work. We are proud to contribute to a greener, cleaner world for everyone to live in. 

What’s this role about?

GridBeyond are in the process of entering the Japanese Energy market. This role is required to support with the initial phases of market entry consisting of working with the Product, Development and Regulation Teams in GridBeyond to help us firstly understand the Japanese Energy markets and helping to design, build and test the business processes and applications required to transact. The enduring responsibility of this role is with the Market Optimization Team and the purpose is to help GridBeyond provide its customers with a route to market to monetise flexibility in all available energy markets and ancillary services. The role involves a close working relationship with our clients and our market optimisation team to deliver execution of trading strategies initially in Japan, but eventually across all of our jurisdictions, while ensuring all customer sites are responding to grid services. Successful candidates will also be involved in the ongoing development of solutions, tools and reports whilst providing ongoing analysis of markets. 

What will I be doing?

• Collaborate with and support software engineering teams and project managers in outlining the business logic related to various ancillary service programs in the Japanese energy market (e.g., RR-FIT FCR, FRR, etc.).

• Offer insights on interpreting specific market regulations based on prior knowledge or thorough research when necessary.

• Identify and gather relevant published materials concerning ancillary service programs in the Japanese market, highlighting key sections that need to be translated into English.

• Serve as a liaison with Transmission System Operator (TSO) contacts as required.

• Act as a bridge with local (Japanese) consultants when needed.

• Facilitate communication with local (Japanese) customers.

• Optimize our portfolio in ancillary services (such as frequency and reserve) and energy markets.

• Analyse market dynamics to define short-term trading strategies, manage trade execution, and handle both financial and physical aspects of our asset positions.

• Support and advance GridBeyond’s entry into new ancillary services and power markets by understanding market structure, analysing potential opportunities, and developing and executing trading strategies.

• Assess and address alarms, taking ownership and responsibility for resolving them promptly.

• Manage customer inquiries (including report configuration, setpoint adjustments, schedule modifications, etc.).

• Support GridBeyond’s smart grid services by handling application processes, conducting weekly and real-time declarations, analysing declarations, managing dispatch, responding to site/application alarms, and generating customer statements.

• Reach out to customers to ensure that dispatch and engagement information is up-to-date and that they are prepared for dispatches.

• Ensure we are always prepared to deliver a dispatch that meets grid requirements, with established procedures and staff ready to respond.

• Continuously monitor service delivery performance and prepare performance reports as needed for grid operators.

• Develop an understanding of customer sites, assets, and control techniques for currently operational sites.

• Provide weekly reports on unit performance and alarms to the business.

• Conduct energy analyses on customer data to identify efficiency improvements, site energy usage issues, and additional savings opportunities for clients in Ireland and the UK.

• Support the deployment team with Cite-See (GridBeyond’s head-end controller).

• Configure and support Centre-See and the Customer Portal for our existing customer base.

• Provide feedback to the development team regarding tools and services that aid in energy analysis.

• Assist in developing clients' net-zero strategies across various industries.

• Support the integration and assessment of the carbon impact of new renewable technology solutions, along with other activities and service offerings that may emerge as the role evolves.

What do I need to be a good technical fit for this role? 

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field

• Knowledge of the Japanese energy sector

• Familiarity with wholesale energy markets and ancillary services is advantageous

• Proficient in both Japanese and English

• Passion for sustainability, renewable technologies, and carbon neutrality

• Experience working on a 24/7 shift schedule is a plus

• Excellent communication skills with strong interpersonal abilities

• Capable of creating presentations and reports to a high professional standard

• Demonstrated ability to take initiative and work independently

• Organized, energetic, and self-driven

• Proficient with Microsoft Office software suite

• Highly numerical and analytical

• Strong attention to detail

What behaviors are rewarded at GridBeyond?

• Customer Obsession- We keep our customers at the forefront of every decision we make.

• Relentless- We push beyond boundaries, overcome obstacles. We refuse to give up and will never settle for less than world class.

• Integrity - We are committed to conducting ourselves with honesty, ethics, and transparency. We foster trust and respect with our colleagues, customers and partners.

• Agility- We value agility and the willingness to embrace new ideas and technologies.

• Collaboration- We foster a culture of cooperation, communication, and shared knowledge.

Can you tell me about the benefits?

• Excellent salary to experience

• X% performance based annual bonus (if relevant)

• Annual leaves and public holidays

• Self- development funding

• Work from anywhere once a year

• Employee Referral Bonuses

• Work/Life Balance