Kōrero mō te tūranga | About the role This is a 6-month fixed term opportunity, covering a secondment, where you’ll step into the heart of the Market Strategy &amp; Portfolio team as an Energy Analyst.Ideally based in Wellington, and reporting to the Market Strategy &amp; Portfolio Manager (who’s been here yonks and is a good sort), you’ll work across short to mid-term portfolio strategy, real-time trading support, and fuel management activities – helping ensure decisions are informed, timely, and commercially sound.Your work will span analysis, interpretation, and action. You’ll:<ul><li>Develop and maintain short-term electricity and gas strategies, constantly scanning the market for risks and opportunities</li><li>Provide real-time guidance and decision support to trading teams, especially during dynamic or high-pressure events</li><li>Contribute to mid-term portfolio optimisation – from reservoir management through to broader portfolio decisions</li><li>Execute operational activities including gas nominations and short-term trading actions</li><li>Work closely with internal stakeholders to ensure strategy reflects both short-term realities and longer-term trade-offs</li><li>Reflect on performance and continuously improve systems, processes, and outcomes</li></ul>This is a role where you’ll use data to tell a clear, compelling story – turning complexity into insight, and insight into action.Note that there is an on-call component in this job which requires you to be on-call one week in every 4 weeks.

Contact (contact.co.nz ) is one of New Zealand&rsquo;s largest energy retailers and generators. We&rsquo;re committed to building a better New Zealand. We balance our commitment to lowering carbon emissions and producing renewable energy, with maintaining reliable access to energy for our 500,000 customers. We generate electricity from hydro, geothermal and gas and have one of the most flexible generation portfolios in the country.

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