Senior Professional, Energy Optimization

Job Description

Sembcorp is seeking a skilled professional to join its Commercial Strategy & Portfolio Management team. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical and quantitative skills, with proficiency in Excel and ideally VBA. They should have familiarity with gas and power markets, as well as effective communication and cross-functional coordination skills.

The successful candidate will support the optimization of Sembcorp's integrated energy portfolio, covering retail, solar, gas, and power assets. They will play a pivotal role in contract structuring, commercial analysis, pricing strategy, and cross-functional coordination to ensure sustainable growth and profitability across both long-term and short-term power/gas contracting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Portfolio Strategy & Analysis
  • Support integrated portfolio management of gas and power across cogen, solar, and retail assets.
  • Track and improve hedge positions, risk exposures, and financial contribution of contracts.
  • Conduct in-depth analysis on pricing, demand-supply alignment, and market movements.
• Contracting & Deal Structuring
  • Assist in structuring and evaluating Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), gas supply contracts, and REC deals.
  • Provide commercial advisory to internal teams on key terms and negotiation strategy.
  • Model financial impact of various deal scenarios and sensitivities.
• Commodities Market Intelligence
  • Monitor global energy and commodity markets to identify macroeconomic and geopolitical trends impacting portfolio value.
  • Use technical indicators (e.g. RSI, Bollinger Bands, moving averages) and market patterns to support buy/sell decisions and contract timing.
  • Summarize and present actionable insights from price charts, trading platforms, and energy news to internal stakeholders.
• Commercial Governance & Digitalisation
  • Support development of commercial playbooks.
  • Coordinate across retail, solar, and wholesale teams to ensure strategic alignment.
  • Contribute to the digitalisation of commercial workflows and ETRM enhancements.
• Market Intelligence & Competitive Insights
  • Monitor electricity, gas, and REC market trends and competitor pricing.
  • Translate insights into actionable recommendations for portfolio and pricing strategy.
• Stakeholder Management
  • Collaborate closely with Legal, Risk, Retail, and Solar teams to ensure smooth execution of commercial initiatives.
  • Support presentations and reports for senior management and external partners.

What You Will Learn

This role offers a rare opportunity to develop commercial acumen across the full energy value chain—combining traditional utilities, renewables, and commodity trading exposure. You will gain practical experience in:

• Structuring and pricing complex gas, power, and green energy contracts across diverse business models.
• Managing financial exposure and hedging strategies using real-time market intelligence.
• Understanding market mechanisms and price behavior of key indices like Dated Brent, HSFO, JKM, and FX.
• Identifying global energy and commodity market trends through both fundamental research and technical chart analysis.
• Working closely with digital, finance, and strategy teams to drive data-enabled decision-making.
• Presenting insights and strategies directly to commercial leaders and senior stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Engineering, Economics, or related field.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with proficiency in Excel, and ideally VBA.
• Familiarity with gas and power markets preferred.
• Effective communicator with excellent cross-functional coordination skills.
• Self-starter with a growth mindset and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Our Culture at Sembcorp

At Sembcorp, our culture is shaped by a strong set of shared behaviors that guide the way we work and uphold our commitment to driving the energy transition.

We foster an institution-first mindset, where the success of Sembcorp takes precedence over individual interests. Collaboration is at the heart of what we do, as we work seamlessly across markets, businesses, and functions to achieve our goals together. Accountability is a core principle, ensuring that we take ownership of our commitments and deliver on them with integrity and excellence.