Upstream Carbon Originator/trader

Requisition ID: 23899- Location: Singapore, SG**Who we are** ENGIE Global Energy Management & Sales (GEMS) provides energy supply solutions and risk management services to support its clients through their decarbonization journey, while optimizing ENGIE’s assets and contributing to value creation. ENGIE is a global reference in low-carbon energy and services with a leading energy management business, piloted by its entity "Global Energy Management & Sales" who built its savoir-faire managing the Group’s large and diverse asset portfolio over 20+ years. 3,300 employees around the world develop our solutions, through +20 international business platforms. We cover the full energy mix: renewable and thermal power, natural gas & LNG, biomass, environmental products. Our experts provide tailor made solutions based on a wide range of savoir-faire in energy management, with a strong focus on decarbonation and decentralization. Our +120,00 clients span the entire value chain: producers, asset developers, financial players, utilities, distributors and industrials. Our global reach and strong local presence enable us to offer these diverse clients tailor-made services and respond to rapid changes in mature or emerging markets alike. Our 4 areas of expertise: - Asset management- Energy transition services - Energy supply & global commodities - Risk management & market access In GEMS we encourage breakthrough results, team spirit, curiosity and innovation while preserving the right work/life balance for you. **Context** Climate targets are becoming a very important point on the energy transition roadmap of our corporate clients, with many claims being made by 2030. Within GEMS, the Carbon Desk and APAC Green Solutions Desk aim to develop joint upstream origination capabilities to originate high quality carbon offsets for our global portfolio and manage dynamically our positions to ensure carbon assets turnover. The role will involve a double reporting line, to the head of carbon desk in Europe and to the head of APAC Green desk in Singapore. **Role & responsibilities** - Develop relationships with reputable project developers in the APAC region - Structure & negotiate long term VERPA with innovative structures adding embedded optionalities in the portfolio in order to grow our network of developers and partners - Perform project due diligence to evaluate project risks and identify potential mitigants - Follow risk and governance framework to get deals validated and reach PnL targets - Collaborate with Trading and Downstream origination teams to develop & pitch structured product offers for their clients - Work with downstream origination team to analyze client needs, gather market intelligence and identify industry trends - Conduct thorough market research and analysis to inform trading strategies and decisions. - Develop and maintain relationships with key market stakeholders, including carbon exchanges, project developers, and brokers. - Ensure all trading activities adhere to relevant market regulations and standards. - Collaborate with internal teams, providing market insights and data to drive strategic planning and decision-making. - Contribute to automate and digitalize operations, processes and reporting **Key skills, knowledge and abilities** - Around 10 years of experience in Business development/ structured origination with proven track record of closing deals and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers/clients; Preferably focus on energy/carbon markets - Passionate about the energy transition & sustainability - Strong knowledge of the carbon products and markets (project based carbon standards, technologies and project development processes and global carbon reporting standards (GHG protocol,..) - Master degree in Economics, Finance, Business admin or quantitative studies ideally with evidence of a focus on environmental or sustainability issues - Taste for regulatory matters - and ability to link them to business opportunities - Strong negotiation skills - Experience in Project finance and Portfolio management & trading is a plus - Result-oriented hands-on approach and ability to manage multiple workflows. - Reliable, rigorous and detail-oriented. - Stress resilient. - Team player, communicate easily and ability to interact/cooperate with a variety of different profiles (traders, analysts, quants, sales, support functions, etc.)). - Excellent written and oral command of English **Location**:Singapore, with travelling **Business Line/Entity**: GEMS APAC / Engie Energy Marketing Singapore - Business Unit: GEMS- Division: GEMS - BP ASIA PACIFIC- Legal Entity: ENGIE ENERGY MARKETING SINGAPORE PTE LTD- Contract Type: Permanent- Job Type: Full - Time- Professional Experience: Skilled ( >3 experience