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BP

Global energy company transitioning to renewables

Power Trading Contracts Operator

Contract ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeTokyo, JapanNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Business-level fluency in Japanese and English is required.
  • At least 4 years of work experience in Japanese power markets in operations, trading, or origination is required.
  • Experience working in operational environments that require strong attention to detail, organizational skills, effective task prioritization, and delivery under time pressure.
  • A proven track record handling complex contracts and agreements, such as refinery agreements, offtake agreements, master purchase and sale agreements, and power purchase agreements.
  • Strong relationship-building, interpersonal, communication, and influencing skills, and willingness to support colleagues in delivering team objectives.
  • Strong project management experience and ability to manage finite timelines, delivery, and resources.
  • Ability to represent the organization knowledgeably, respectfully, and confidently internally and externally.
  • Experience contributing to a streamlined, data-driven organization that dynamically manages portfolio risks and extracts value.
  • Strong data modelling or process automation experience.
  • Ability to handle and thrive in ambiguous environments and increasingly complex transactions.
  • Commitment to compliance and ability to receive and provide respectful challenge.

Responsibilities

  • Develop deep knowledge of commercial power purchase agreements and assist with contract negotiations, pre-commercial contractual obligations, risk mitigation, and operational setup, ensuring a high-quality handover to origination, operations, and trading.
  • Onboard contracts into bp’s risk management and straight-through processing workflows, focusing on automation of power purchase agreement activity to enable future growth and scale.
  • Monitor asset project delivery and underlying power purchase agreement contracts, develop key performance indicators, and monitor progress through project gates and the deal lifecycle.
  • Ensure origination, trading, and operations teams understand contractual obligations and flexibility so they can optimize accordingly.
  • Communicate issues and concerns to internal stakeholders, including senior management, traders, originators, information technology developers, ethics and compliance, legal, commodity risk, and operational excellence teams, to protect company interests.
  • Communicate externally with power purchase agreement customers, asset operators, electricity grid operators, balance responsible parties, carbon registries, other shippers, information technology vendors, project developers, and service providers.
  • Coordinate and facilitate a power purchase agreement asset portfolio review committee with selected origination, trading, operations, and finance personnel to review contractual status, red flags, contingencies, and risks.
  • Build knowledge to work across the gas, power, and carbon value chain and develop the ability to identify and handle risk, enable business growth, and generate value.
  • Assist the portfolio trading team with model development for power purchase agreement contract exposures to inform infrastructure-buildout risk and contract optionality arising from growth in flexible generation and renewable portfolios.
  • Maintain high ethical standards and comply with market rules and regulations.
  • Promote and support the Speak Up culture.
  • Travel up to 10%.

Desired Qualifications

  • Knowledge and understanding of energy trading markets, trading instruments, and risks.

About the Company

BP

Global energy company transitioning to renewables

BP operates as a global energy company that supplies oil, gas, and electricity while also investing in renewable energy projects such as solar and offshore wind. It manages exploration, production, and distribution of energy resources and aims to help the world move toward a net-zero future by growing its renewable energy capacity and reducing carbon emissions. Unlike firms that focus only on fossil fuels or renewables, BP combines traditional energy with a broad, ongoing shift toward sustainable solutions, funded by strategic investments in climate-friendly projects. Its goal is to provide reliable energy to governments, businesses, and consumers while delivering value to shareholders and supporting societal sustainability goals.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Founded
1909

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