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Job summary
Develop and manage trading activity across environmental commodities, originate business, build counterparty relationships, and identify and execute opportunities in North American markets. Structure and negotiate transactions, manage commercial exposure and risk, monitor regulations and market dynamics, and collaborate with commercial and risk teams to grow the trading platform.
Job details
Ember Grey is working with an established North American commodities trading business looking to appoint an experienced Environmental Commodities Trader to support the continued growth of its environmental markets division. The business is active across compliance and voluntary carbon markets, renewable energy certificates and environmental attributes, offering an opportunity for a commercially driven trader to develop new business, expand counterparty relationships and identify trading opportunities. The position offers flexibility to work remotely, with a high degree of autonomy and the opportunity to contribute directly to the growth of the trading platform. Key Responsibilities Develop and manage trading activities across environmental commodities, including carbon allowances, offsets, renewable energy certificates and clean fuel credits. Originate new business and establish relationships with producers, utilities, industrial customers, trading houses and other market participants. Identify and execute trading opportunities across North American compliance and voluntary environmental markets. Negotiate and structure physical and financial transactions, managing commercial exposure and associated risks. Monitor regulatory developments, market fundamentals and pricing dynamics to identify new trading opportunities. Develop and expand an existing network of counterparties, contributing to the growth of the environmental trading business. Work closely with internal commercial and risk teams to support trading strategy and execution. Candidate Requirements Demonstrable experience trading or originating environmental commodities, carbon credits, renewable energy certificates or related products. Strong understanding of North American environmental markets, including relevant regulatory and compliance frameworks. Established relationships with relevant commercial counterparties and a track record of developing trading opportunities. Experience managing trading positions, negotiating transactions and assessing market risk. Strong commercial instincts and the ability to operate independently within an entrepreneurial trading environment. Excellent communication, negotiation and relationship management skills. Candidates with experience across California Carbon Allowances (CCAs), Quebec cap-and-trade, Canadian Clean Fuel Regulations (CFR), LCFS, RECs or voluntary carbon markets are particularly encouraged to apply. What's on Offer Opportunity to join a growing environmental commodities trading business. Remote working flexibility. Significant commercial autonomy and scope to develop new markets and trading relationships. Opportunity to contribute directly to the expansion of an established North American trading platform. Competitive compensation package.
What you’ll do
Develop and manage trading activity across environmental commodities, originate business, build counterparty relationships, and identify and execute opportunities in North American markets. Structure and negotiate transactions, manage commercial exposure and risk, monitor regulations and market dynamics, and collaborate with commercial and risk teams to grow the trading platform.
Requirements
Candidates should have demonstrable experience trading or originating environmental commodities and a strong understanding of North American environmental markets and compliance frameworks. They should bring established counterparty relationships, experience managing positions and risk, strong commercial judgment, and excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-management skills.
Benefits
- Remote Working Flexibility
- Competitive Compensation
Listed skills
- Sales · Preferred
- Teams · Preferred
- Compliance · Preferred
- Energy · Preferred
- Communication · Preferred
- management · Preferred
- Negotiation · Preferred
- Organization · Preferred
- Attention to detail · Preferred
Other relevant skills
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- Environmental Commodities Trading
- Carbon Markets
- Carbon Allowances
- Carbon Offsets
- Renewable Energy Certificates
- Clean Fuel Credits
- Business Origination
- Counterparty Relationship Management
- Trade Execution
- Transaction Negotiation
- Physical and Financial Transactions
- Market Risk Management
- Regulatory Analysis
- Market Fundamentals Analysis
- Pricing Analysis
- Commercial Strategy
Job areas
- Environmental & Sustainability
- Finance & Accounting
- Sales
- Energy