About US (GEMS)

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 +120,000 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 expertises:

• Asset management ;
• Energy transition services ; 
• Energy supply & global commodities ;
• Risk management & market access ;

At GEMS we encourage breakthrough results, team spirit, curiosity and innovation while preserving the right work/life balance for you.

More info on GEM Hub (https://gems.engie.com) or LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/engie-global-energy-management-solutions).

YOUR contribution

Context

The CTM team (Contract and Transaction Management) is overseeing the maintenance and evolution of the handful of Trading systems (Meteor, Sungard Zynet, Orchestrade, …) that allow GEMS to partake in all kinds of Market activities.

Within CTM, Flexibility and Renewable Services teams are in charge of the IS applications dedicated to the Green power business.

You will report to the head of Supply & Renewables Energy Management IS team

Role

As Head of Renewables Energy Management IS team, you will play a pivotal role in driving the development and optimization of our IT infrastructure and applications within the renewable energy sector.

In collaboration with senior management, you will define the target organization of a 30+ member team whose expertise encompasses a wide range of domains including :

• contract representation,

• portfolio modelling,

• forecasting,

• P&L reporting

• …

This position requires a hands-on leader with a strong background in software development and a proven track-record in delivering robust and efficient data-heavy applications in the cloud (AWS).

Key missions

• Audit Current Setup: You will be responsible for conducting a comprehensive audit of our current IT setup. This includes assessing existing systems, processes, and technologies to identify areas for improvement and optimization.

• Define Team Organization: You will structure and lead a team of 30+ professionals, to maximize efficiency, collaboration, and innovation while aligning with the strategic goals of the organization.

• Develop a Robust Suite of Applications: You will spearhead the design, development, and implementation of scalable IT solutions around the collection and analysis of time series data produced by wind farms and solar panels.

• Reduce Time to Market: With a focus on agility and efficiency, you will lead the way in reducing the time to market. This involves implementing best practices, agile methodologies, and cutting-edge technologies to accelerate the development and deployment of new applications and features

Challenges:

You will be tasked with managing and leveraging a wealth of data generated from various sources such as renewable energy assets (e.g. wind turbines), grid operators, weather patterns, and market trends.

This data is critical for optimizing operations, predicting energy generation, and making strategic business decisions.

About YOU

Hard skills
 

• Mastering of AGILE framework ;
• Good capacity and field experience in applicative architecture ;
• Understanding of development languages like Python, C# ;
• Good understanding of one modern web framework (React, Angular) ;
• Master at least one relational database ( PostgreSQL, MySQL) ;
• Understand the cloud offer (AWS) ;
• Strong understanding of information management tool and trading systems ;

Soft skills
 

• Assertive, inquisitive and stress resistant ;
• You have also a high level of integrity ;
• Well organized and pro-active ;
• Able to perform during specific reporting cycles with tight deadlines ;
• You are eager to learn, tenacious, with a strong business drive ;
• A real team player able to transfer your knowledge, and able to coordinate the inputs/actions of various units ;

Education and professional background

Languages

• Language:  English as a working language
• Language:  French