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**Trading Meteorologist** at ExxonMobil leverages deep meteorological expertise and energy market understanding to deliver actionable weather insights, enhancing real-time and strategic trading decisions. Key responsibilities include forecasting European gas and power markets, analyzing NWP and AI-based weather models, developing proprietary weather insights, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to advance trading analytics capabilities. Required skills span meteorology, energy market knowledge, programming (Python), experience with modern data analytics tools, and strong communication skills. The role demands a degree in meteorology or a related field, significant experience in European gas and power trading, and a passion for energy markets.
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- Not specified GBP
- City
- London
- Country
- United Kingdom
Currency: £ (GBP)
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About us
At ExxonMobil, our vision is to lead in energy innovations that advance modern living while reducing emissions. As one of the worlds largest publicly traded energy and chemical companies, we are powered by a unique and diverse workforce fueled by the pride in what we do and what we stand for.
The success of our Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses is the result of the talent, curiosity and drive of our people. They bring solutions every day to optimize our strategy in energy, chemicals, lubricants and lower-emissions technologies.
We invite you to bring your ideas to ExxonMobil to help create sustainable solutions that improve quality of life and meet societys evolving needs. Learn more about our What and our Why and how we can work together.
What role you will play on our team
ExxonMobil is seeking an experienced Trading Meteorologist to support its European Gas and Power Trading business. This role sits within the Global Trading Analytics organization and works directly with traders, quantitative analysts, data scientists, and technology teams to deliver weather intelligence that enhances commercial decision making. The position combines deep meteorological expertise, energy market understanding, and quantitative skills to develop actionable weather insights, demand forecasts, renewable generation forecasts, and weather-driven risk assessments. This role is pivotal in delivering actionable weather intelligence that supports both real-time and strategic trading decisions across the natural gas and power trading business.
What you will do
- Deliver timely weather forecasts, risk assessments, and market-focused weather briefings for European gas and power markets.
- Analyze NWP, ensemble, subseasonal, seasonal, and emerging AI-based weather models to identify trading opportunities and risks.
- Develop proprietary weather insights beyond third-party vendor forecasts.
- Translate meteorological views into forecast datasets used in fundamental, stack, demand, renewable generation, and market pricing models.
- Build and maintain visualization tools, dashboards, and automated weather analytics workflows.
- Support integration of weather data into trading and analytical platforms, including sensitivity and risk analysis.
- Continuously monitor forecast performance and improve weather, demand, and renewable generation forecasting methodologies.
- Collaborate closely with traders, quantitative analysts, data scientists, and software developers to advance trading analytics capabilities.
- Maintain strong relationships with external weather vendors and assess forecast strengths, weaknesses, and market implications.
- Stay at the forefront of developments in meteorology, statistics, machine learning, and forecasting technology to create competitive advantage.
What you bring
- Degree in Meteorology, Atmospheric Science, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, or another quantitative discipline; advanced degree preferred.
- Significant experience supporting European gas and power trading or energy markets.
- Strong understanding of European weather drivers, renewable generation impacts, and energy demand forecasting.
- Experience interpreting deterministic, ensemble, subseasonal, and AI-based weather models.
- Strong analytical and quantitative capabilities with the ability to work alongside model developers and quantitative teams.
- Programming experience in Python and familiarity with modern data analytics tools.
- Experience handling large meteorological datasets and developing automated forecasting workflows.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex meteorological concepts in commercial terms
- Collaborative team player who thrives in a fast-paced trading environment.
- Curious, innovative, and continuously seeking improved analytical approaches.
- Strong problem-solving mindset and attention to detail.
- Ability to communicate effectively with global, multicultural teams.
- Passion for energy markets and building industry-leading trading capabilities.
- Ability to build credibility with traders and effectively communicate conviction in weather-driven market views, influencing risk deployment decisions when supported by robust meteorological analysis.
Your benefits
An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life.
We offer you:
- Competitive starting salary
- Generous resettlement allowance
- Defined Benefit Pension scheme
- Share incentive plan
- Private healthcare for employees and their families
- Please note benefits may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law
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Conditions of Employment
Successful candidates will be made a conditional offer of employment. The conditions include, but are not limited to: a satisfactory criminal records disclosure; satisfactory employment references over five years (where applicable); verification of qualifications, including any professional accreditation stated in the application; completion of a pre-employment medical, including a test for illicit or unprescribed drugs in accordance with the Company's safety policies; and the legal right to work on the agreed commencement date.
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
ExxonMobil and its United Kingdom subsidiary companies, Esso Petroleum Company, Limited, and ExxonMobil Chemical Limited, are equal opportunity employers and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. All applicants are offered equal opportunity to demonstrate their abilities during our recruitment processes, therefore, please contact the Recruitment Team if you wish to discuss any particular requirements to enable you to complete our recruitment process.
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