Job Location: Houston, TX
Job Profile Summary
Located in each of BP’s main trading locations, Gas & Power Fundamentals Analysts (Fundamentals Modelling & Infrastructure Analysts) work with traders and market strategists to provide focused analytical expertise to deliver high-quality, robust modelling and tooling to support commercial decision making. Working in in self-empowered, cross-discipline teams, Gas & Power Fundamentals Analysts will use their experience of traded markets, modelling best practices, and econometrics to drive forward analytical efficiency.
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Key Accountabilities
- Identify and prioritize fundamental and quantitative analysis/modelling that provide commercial insight for trading, present results to the necessary stakeholders and influence commercial decisions
- Develop and implement fundamental balances, pricing models and other tools to surface commercial opportunities, harnessing best practices techniques and utilizing advanced econometrics and/or machine learning
- Engage with stakeholders (traders and analysts) to ensure that solutions/models are optimal and deliver the best commercial insight possible
- Identify processes and modelling components that could benefit from standardization across local teams and regions
- Develop effective partnerships with trading and origination stakeholders and market strategists to leverage information flow that comes from participation in physical and derivative markets. Embed this within infrastructure and models.
- Actively promote the sharing of knowledge, data, ideas and insights.
Education and Experience
- Undergraduate degree in finance, engineering, computer science, or equivalent experience
- Track record of working with traders or other stakeholders to create commercially actionable models
- Experience using coding to develop models/tools
- Experience with modelling techniques including econometric modelling, time series analysis, forecast modelling, machine learning.
- Excellent problem-solving ability
- Attention to detail
- Independent thinker; creative in finding alternative solutions
- Shows a desire to continually improve and innovate in analytical approaches/methodologies
- Enthusiasm for working in collaborative teams
Desired Criteria
- Python & SQL experience
- Understanding of data engineering (designing and building robust data pipelines)
- Experience in working in an Agile squad
- Experience with visualization tools; PowerBI and Plotly Dash preferred
- Dataiku experience
Considering Joining bp?
At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. Bp is committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.
There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, excellent retirement benefits, among others!
Entity
Trading & Shipping
Job Family Group
Supply & Trading Group
Relocation available
Yes – Domestic (In country) only
Travel required
Yes – up to 10%
Time Type
Full time
Country
United States of America
About BP
TRADING & SHIPPING
Our purpose is to bring together people, energy and markets to power and navigate a changing world.
In a time of constant change and possibility we need new talent to pursue commercial opportunities, fuelled by world-class insight and expertise. We’re always striving for more innovative digital solutions, sustainable outcomes and closer collaboration across our company and beyond, and you could be part of that too. Together we continue to grow as the world’s leading energy trader.
Join us and help us achieve these goals by:
- developing and continuously evolving a globally diversified portfolio that accesses new markets, commodities and commercial opportunities
- collaborating with our business groups to provide innovative commercial and marine solutions that add value to bp’s assets and flows
- delivering high-quality earnings and creating an organisation that is swift to identify and optimise market insights
- navigating a new era of energy for our planet, by sea
- acting with respect and integrity at all times, with the people we work with and the markets we operate in
- maintaining a comprehensive, rigorous and holistic risk control framework that ensures we operate in a safe, compliant and efficient way at all times
- empowering the deep expertise and leadership of our people
Legal disclaimer
If you are selected for a position in the United States, your employment will be contingent upon submission to and successful completion of a post-offer/pre-placement drug test(and alcohol screening/medical examination if required by the role) as well as pre-placement verification of the information and qualifications provided during the selection process. The drug screen requires a hair test for which BP must be able to obtain a sufficient hair sample for analysis (~4 cm/1 ½” scalp, or > 2 cm/¾” body – arms & armpits/legs/chest)
As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, BP is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard for race, color, gender, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, military status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any other protected group status. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us or have one of your representatives contact us at BPUSApplicationAssis@bp.com; or by telephone at 833 478 7480 8am-5pm CST/CDT Monday-Friday.
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