Optimisation

Drive the future of energy optimisation through smart analysis and strategic impact

Within Luminus, our Optimisation department is responsible for maximizing the value of the company’s energy assets—such as renewable generation and storage—by leveraging data and market insights to drive efficient, sustainable operations. The department plays a key role in supporting the transition to clean energy by optimizing production and trading strategies that reduce CO₂ emissions and promote the use of green energy.

As a Business Analyst for Optimisation, you play a key role in shaping the digital evolution of our energy trading and optimisation landscape. You connect business ambition with IT capabilities, ensuring that every transformation delivers measurable value and drives strategic growth.

What you’ll do

• Analyse the current optimisation processes and systems, capture the impact of upcoming regulatory changes (e.g. Elia), and translate this into clear requirements.
• Act as the bridge between business (traders, risk, generation) and IT, ensuring business needs are currectly understoord and delivered.
• Coordinate reporting demands within the optimisation team: gather needs, define priorities and align with BI colleagues.
• Document AS-IS and TO-BE processes, providing structure, transparency and clear impact analysis. 
• Drive workshops and stakeholder discussions to clarify requirements, build busienss cases and ensure aligment.
• Safegaurd solution quality and user acceptance from intitial analysis through testing and implementation.
• Support change management: communicate clearly, train business users and facilitate adoption so changes bring real value.

What you bring

• You hold a Master’s degree in a quantitative field like Finance, Engineering, or Economics.
• You have at least 3 years of experience in business analysis and requirement gathering.
• You understand financial instruments (forwards, swaps, options) and have strong affinity with the energy (trading) sector.
• Experience with ETRM portfolio modelling is a plus. 
• You’re experienced with Agile delivery (Scrum, JIRA, Confluence) and business process modelling.
• You bring analytical skills and a data-driven mindset, with experience in data analysis considered a plus.
• You take ownership, communicate clearly with diverse stakeholders and keep askign the right questions until things are clear. 
• You are fluent in English, and in Dutch or French.

Why join us

• You’ll be at the heart of Luminus’ strategic transformation, driving innovation in a fast-evolving energy market.
• You’ll collaborate with passionate experts across departments, from trading to data science.
• You’ll grow in a dynamic environment that values your insights and empowers you to shape the future.

What you'll get in return ?

The energy sector is one of the most rewarding industries in Belgium with a highly rewarding compensation and benefits package:

• Competitive compensation: Attractive salary with a performance-based bonus that can be optimized to your personal preferences, plus meal vouchers.
• Insurance & social benefits: Group insurance and hospitalization coverage for the entire family. Additional reimbursement for healthcare and pharmaceutical costs.
• Mobility: Full reimbursement for public transport, kilometer-based cycling reimbursement and flexible mobility choices: you can choose between a company car or mobility budget.
• Internet & communication: Home internet covered, reimbursement for a personal mobile device with a phone subscription.
• Home Office: A fully-equipped home office, including an ergonomical ICT set-up.
• Exclusive discounts: 30% off gas and electricity after six months, discounts on energy-saving services (e.g., solar panels, heat pumps) and reduced prices on top brands, amusement parks, festivals and more.

Curious about your benefits and more? Visit our jobsite.

Luminus values e.v.e.r.y individual.

Are you looking for a workplace where you can truly be yourself, where you feel respected, supported regardless of your background, identity and unique story?  Then you’ve come to the right place. Diversity equity and inclusion are not empty words for us — we grant that everyone can flourish and feel valued, so let’s build it together!

What does that mean in practice?

Do you have specific needs or require adjustments during the recruitment process or once you are hired? Let’s discuss about it and we’ll do our best to find a solution. We can also discuss if you want to work at 80% or 100%.

Together we make the difference

Klaar om de leiding te nemen in hernieuwbare energie en de afname van offshore projecten te optimaliseren?

Het departement Optimisation richt zich op het verbeteren van de marktpositie en operationele efficiëntie van het bedrijf door middel van strategische planning, risicobeheer en effectieve marktactiviteiten. Door marktinzichten te integreren met geavanceerde analytische tools, ondersteunt het departement investeringsbeslissingen, optimaliseert het activaportefeuilles en beheert het gedetailleerde contractuele overeenkomsten.

Als Offshore PPA Manager ben je verantwoordelijk voor de offtake van het offshore project in de Princess Elisabeth Zone. Je richt je op het onderhandelen en finaliseren van de Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) met het projectbedrijf, in overeenstemming met de offshore aanbestedingsregels en het balanceren van risico's en beloningen. 

Dit ga je doen 

• Ontwikkeling van afnamestrategieën voor offshore projecten, je zorgt ervoor dat deze in lijn zijn met de Belgische offshore wind aanbestedingsregels.
• Je houdt strategieën up-to-date met marktdynamiek, regelgeving en projectspecifieke vereisten.
• Je creëert Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) modellen die aansluiten bij afnamestrategieën en aanbestedingsregels.
• Leiding geven aan onderhandelingen, opstellen en finaliseren van PPA-contracten. Je zorgt voor naleving en commerciële afstemming.
• Je integreert Power Purchase Agreements in het optimalisatiekader, beheert operaties en monitort prestaties.
• Door marktrisico's en kansen te analyseren, verbeter je financiële resultaten.

Dit breng je mee 

• Je hebt een masterdiploma in Engineering, Commerciële Wetenschappen, Economie of een gelijkwaardig vakgebied.
• Met minstens 3 jaar ervaring in de energiesector ben je geen onbekende in het veld.
• Je bent oprecht nieuwsgierig naar hoe elektriciteits- en gasmarkten werken en je bent op de hoogte van de ondersteuningsmechanismen die hen aandrijven.
• Weet je iets over de Belgische offshore scene? Dat is een groot pluspunt.
• Excel is je tweede natuur.
• Je spreekt vloeiend Nederlands en Engels en als je ook Frans kent, is dat nog beter!

Waarom bij ons werken 

• Als de grootste aanbieder van onshore windenergie en waterkracht, zorgt Luminus voor de energievoorziening van het land en balanceert het elektriciteitsnet. 
• Optimisation is een jong en dynamisch departement dat nieuwsgierigheid en innovatie omarmt in een positieve sfeer. 
• Deze rol biedt mogelijkheden voor professionele ontwikkeling: het stelt je in staat om je expertise in de energiesector te vergroten en bij te dragen aan belangrijke projecten. 
• Je werkt vanuit huis of in een Luminus-hub dicht bij huis. Negen-tot-vijf, of niet? Er zijn opties om je werkweek af te stemmen op wat werkt voor jou..

Wat krijg je ervoor terug?

De energiesector is een van de meest boeiende en aantrekkelijke sectoren in België, met een sterk verlonings- en voordelenpakket.

• Aantrekkelijk salaris met een prestatiegerichte bonus die je kan afstemmen op jouw voorkeuren, aangevuld met maaltijdcheques.
• Groepsverzekering en hospitalisatieverzekering voor het hele gezin. Extra terugbetaling van medische kosten en geneesmiddelen.
• Volledige terugbetaling van het openbaar vervoer, kilometervergoeding voor fietsgebruik en flexibele mobiliteitsopties: je kiest tussen een bedrijfswagen of een mobiliteitsbudget.
• Thuisinternet wordt vergoed, net als een persoonlijke mobiele telefoon met abonnement.
• Een volledig uitgeruste thuiswerkplek, inclusief ergonomische ICT-opstelling.
• 30% korting op gas en elektriciteit na zes maanden, voordelen op energiebesparende diensten (zoals zonnepanelen of warmtepompen) en kortingen op topmerken, pretparken, festivals en meer.

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Drive the offshore energy future – connecting wind power with smart contracts.

As Offshore PPA Manager, you will play a pivotal role in bringing large-scale offshore wind projects to market. In this position, you design and manage strategies for the offtake of offshore wind power, translate complex market and risk dynamics into robust Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and Corporate PPAs (CPPAs), and ensure these contracts integrate seamlessly into our broader optimisation strategy.

What you’ll do

• You develop and maintain offtake strategies for offshore wind projects, taking into account market trends, tender rules and the right risk–reward balance.
• Building clear and strategic PPA and CPPA models will be part of your daily work, combining commercial logic with long-term value creation.
• In negotiations with Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) and industrial customers, you lead the way to secure balanced, long-term agreements.
• You make sure contracts are implemented effectively, and you follow up on performance and compliance in detail.
• Analysing price risks, balancing costs and cannibalisation effects will allow you to design resilient pricing strategies.
• By working closely with internal and external stakeholders, you ensure SPV PPA structures are aligned with CPPA opportunities to create a sustainable energy value chain.

What you bring

• You hold a Master’s degree in Engineering, Business Engineering, Economics or a similar discipline.
• With at least 3 years in the energy sector, you have in-depth knowledge of electricity and gas market mechanisms.
• You combine strong analytical skills with the ability to explain complex contract and pricing models in a clear way, using a methodical approach and solid Excel skills.
• In negotiations, you are confident and persuasive, engaging stakeholders at all levels.
• You work independently while staying collaborative, sharing knowledge and insights with your team.
• You speak Dutch and English fluently, and French is an advantage.

Why join us

• You will contribute to offshore wind projects that directly support Belgium’s energy transition.
• By joining a young and ambitious Optimisation team, you place yourself in an environment where innovation is embraced.
• You can enjoy flexibility in working hours and location, making it easier to maintain a healthy work-life balance.

What you’ll get in return?

The energy sector is one of the most rewarding industries in Belgium with a highly attractive compensation and benefits package:

• Competitive compensation: Attractive salary with a performance-based bonus that can be optimised to your personal preferences, plus meal vouchers.
• Insurance & social benefits: Group insurance and hospitalisation coverage for the entire family. Additional reimbursement for healthcare and pharmaceutical costs.
• Mobility: Full reimbursement for public transport, kilometre-based cycling allowance and flexible mobility choices: company car or mobility budget.
• Internet & communication: Home internet covered, reimbursement for a personal mobile device with a phone subscription.
• Home Office: A fully-equipped home office, including ergonomic ICT set-up.
• Exclusive discounts: 30% off gas and electricity after six months, discounts on energy-saving services (e.g., solar panels, heat pumps) and reduced prices on top brands, amusement parks, festivals and more.

Curious about your benefits and more? Visit our jobsite.

Luminus values e.v.e.r.y individual.

Are you looking for a workplace where you can truly be yourself, where you feel respected and supported regardless of your background, identity and unique story? Then you’ve come to the right place. Diversity, equity and inclusion are not empty words for us — we make sure everyone can thrive and feel valued, so let’s build it together!

What does that mean in practice?

Do you have specific needs or require adjustments during the recruitment process or once you are hired? Let’s talk about it and we’ll do our best to find a solution.

Together we make the difference.