Tiakina te anamata, mā te tūhono i ngā tāngata me ngā wāhi o te inamata. Taking care of tomorrow: connecting people and place today.
Mercury is a bold future-focused organisation, providing energy and telecommunications to more Kiwi's than anyone else, leading the way with renewable energy and working toward a sustainable future. At the heart is our purpose which pushes us to do all we can to create a better future for our people, our communities, and Aotearoa New Zealand.
Our Opportunity:
We have an exciting opportunity for someone who is looking to take the next step in their career. You will be joining Mercury's Wholesale Markets team, where you'll assist the Portfolio Manager in optimising our electricity and gas portfolio settings. This intermediate level role is integral to maximizing the profitability of Mercury's energy portfolios, providing business and competitor intelligence, evaluating generation development options, and supporting decision-making processes to enhance efficiency across the wider Portfolio business.
You will support the Portfolio Manager in the following key areas:
- Providing insight, advice and execution of Mercury's electricity portfolio settings
- Managing the day-to-day operations of Mercury's wholesale gas position
- Valuing OTC electricity derivative transactions
- Maintaining a company view of key assumptions driving the economics of Mercury's generation development options and potential emerging technologies
- Access market intelligence to form a view on competitors' operations, prospects and strategies to enable sound company strategic decision making
We are looking for:
- Tertiary qualification, preferably with Finance, Engineering or Operations Research majors
- 3-5 years' experience in a similar commercial role
- An ability to construct computer models with a detailed understanding of financial valuation principles
- The ability to provide strategic and commercial direction to the company
- The ability to analyse a broad range of diverse internal and external factors, and to provide sound, informative information in line with the strategic and commercial direction of the company
Mercury offers (full benefits are listed on our Career Page):
- Additional 5 days leave per annum (MyDays)
- $400 one off tax-free payment towards setting up your home office
- A diverse workplace where your unique abilities and talents will be recognised and encouraged
- Annual salary reviews with excellent parental leave policy, with the option to purchase additional leave
- The opportunities, career paths and facilities associated with working for one of New Zealand's largest multi-utility providers
- Flexible working environment, taking into consideration what is best for you, the team and Mercury
- Discounted health insurance and free life and income insurance
- Excellent well-being programme including up to $100 annual check ups and confidential assistance programme
- Gender affirmation leave and supportive bereavement leave to be taken when you lose anyone close to you, including your pet
Mercury is a learning organisation that is committed to providing you with opportunities to grow and develop that will benefit you now and in the future. Part of your role includes building your skillset and mindset through a variety of ways. We believe this creates an energised, innovative and agile work environment where you will feel valued.
At Mercury, we believe that having a team of individuals with different backgrounds, experience and capability working together makes us stronger and better as an organisation. We know that some candidates may only apply for a role if they meet all of the criteria. If you want to join our team, we encourage you to apply for any role that matches your skills, capabilities and interests, even if you aren't sure if you meet all of the criteria. If you require assistance or accessibility support from us during the application and selection process, please reach out to recruitment@mercury.co.nz.
A full position description is available below. Applications close Friday 1st November at 5:00pm. Please note that Mercury retains the right to bring a particularly strong candidate through to interview more quickly.
