Capacity Remuneration Mechanism Operator – Market Energy

Capacity Remuneration Mechanism Operator – Market Energy & CRM Operations Service (SRQ112926)

Excited to work on a project for a key Belgian player in the energy landscape? The Belgian and European energy landscape is in full swing. Did you know that Elia Belgium plays a crucial role in this?

As part of Elia Group, a European transmission system operator, Elia Belgium ensures the reliability and sustainability of the electricity supply in our country.

Side-by-side with other Contingent Workers and ELIA staff, you will play a part in building a sustainable, green and reliable energy infrastructure that stimulates economic growth and reduces our ecological footprint.

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The introduction of a Capacity Remuneration Mechanism (CRM) on the Belgian market has been one of the key measures within the federal government's energy strategy in order to guarantee the country's security of supply in the long term. The CRM aims at supporting the needs for covering Belgian security of supply (“adequacy") by allowing market players to recover their “missing money” through a market-wide and technology neutral financing market mechanism.

The capacity remuneration mechanism consists in the organization of auctions in order to contract Capacities that will contribute to the security of supply of our country by delivering the contracted capacity. After the signature of such contracts, Elia has a key role to play in the follow-up on the progress of the contracted new projects which come with a set of obligations. During the delivery period (i.e. as from November 2025) Elia has to closely monitor the performance of the contracted capacities (Availability Monitoring) and do the settlement of the remuneration (and possible penalties in case of underperformance) foreseen in the contracts.

The CRM Operations Team is part of the Market Energy & CRM Operations which is responsible for ensuring the market operations of some key products like the Balancing and Flexibility products, the Black Start Product,… and the Capacity Remuneration Mechanism. As Market Energy & CRM Operation Team we ensure operational efficiency, technical expertise and data quality in our customer, market and adequacy processes to contribute to Elia's financial performance, stakeholder satisfaction and a professional reputation.

For the CRM domain, the Team is responsible for the end-to-end operations of the product: running the processes of prequalification (i.e. registration, checks and controls, calculation of parameters… for all the participants to the CRM mechanism), auction, monitoring and settlement, reporting & transparency, etc.

In view of the task of operating the CRM Processes, Elia is looking for a CRM Market Operator to reinforce the Market Energy and CRM Operations team. As CRM Market Operator, you will be part of a dynamic team in the midst of the market action. In this function you will be in the front line of the operation of several processes of the CRM, ranging from the Prequalification to the Settlement. You will have the opportunity to build a strong expertise in the CRM product rules and operations in order to deliver the highest quality operation possible. Being able and have the motivation to enter and master complex product design and operation rules will be a must in order to be able to deliver the service with the highest quality and value added. To achieve that you will be supported by a team of experts eager to share their expertise and make you grow in your role.

Initially, the focus of the role will be on CRM auction, contracting and settlement activities. Over time, the CRM Market Operator is expected to build a broader understanding of the CRM ecosystem and may also contribute to other Customer Operations activities and analytical domains. The role combines operational execution, analytical thinking, stakeholder collaboration, technical file assessment and continuous improvement in a strategically important market mechanism.

The tasks executed by the CRM Operators are the following ones:

• The consultant will be in front line for the execution of the operations of the CRM operational processes like: the Prequalification, the Financial Securities, the Secondary Market, The Availability Monitoring, the Settlement,...
• The consultant will analyze technical, financial and operational dossiers submitted by Capacity Providers, review supporting documentation, calculations and assumptions, and translate technical findings into operational recommendations or decision proposals.
• The consultant will progressively develop into a subject matter expert for specific CRM domains by building expertise on CRM processes, market rules, regulatory requ