Intraday Power Trader / Wind Analyst at Wind & Customer Optimisation Nordic

Intraday Power Trader / Wind Analyst at Wind & Customer Optimisation Nordic
Do you want to help us lead the transition into a fossil free future, and enable integration of more renewable power production into the European power system? Do you have a curious and analytical mind who likes programming and data analysis? Then we might have the perfect position for you!
We see a rapid growth both in our own wind portfolio and in the demand for smart energy services why we now need to strengthen our Nordic team in Wind- & Customer optimization with a new talent.


Wind & Customer Optimization Nordic is a performance oriented department responsible for optimization of Vattenfall’s Nordic Wind- and Customer portfolio on physical power markets. Thus we have a key role for the realization of Vattenfall’s strategy to lead the transition into a sustainable energy system by enabling further integration of renewable energy and new investments in fossil free power. The team is expected to be innovative, high performing and flexible – ready to cope with the rapidly changing dynamics of the European Power market.


The role as Intraday Power Trader / Wind Analyst:
As a member in the Intraday-team you work part time at the trading-desk in our Nordic dispatch center and part time with other responsibilities developing our wind optimization processes including wind forecasting, trading strategies, ancillary service deliveries and systems/tools for quantitative and data-driven decision support. This position will include roughly 50% work at the Intraday desk (scheduled work, will include working early mornings, late evenings and some weekends) while the remaining time will be focused on analytical tasks supporting our experts in wind optimization and intraday trading.
This combined role provides an interesting and challenging job with varying tasks. Working at the intraday desk will give you a deep understanding about the fundamentals of the Nordic power market – the perfect introduction to our business. That knowledge will then be essential for your analysis- and business development tasks, where we expect you to be creative, take own initiatives and think outside of the box when developing new solutions and trading strategies. IT and data are integral parts of all our processes and in this role you will be introduced to data analysis, advanced forecasting tools and algo-trading.


Main tasks and responsibilities:
• Act part-time (50%) as Intraday power trader at the Nordic dispatch center
• Support our experts in continuous development of the optimization of Vattenfall’s Nordic wind portfolio (forecasting,
trading strategies, production monitoring, ancillary service delivery etc.)
• Challenge established solutions and initiate new business improvements


We are looking for a person with:
• Relevant University degree of quantitative/financial discipline (e.g. Engineering, IT, Econometrics, Mathematics, Physics or similar)
• Programming and data analysis skills (preferably in Python)
• Business sense and a “trader’s mindset”
• Flexibility and ability to keep many activities ongoing simultaneously
• Fluent in Swedish and good skills in English


Our offer:
We offer an interesting and challenging job within one of Europe’s leading energy companies and in a vital business area where we expect substantial growth within the next few years. You will be part of a innovative, dynamic and high performing team active in a rapidly changing market which provides quick feedback and reward. Initially you will work closely together with our market leading experts on market analysis and intraday trading and then your responsibilities will grow gradually as you are building knowledge and expertise. Over time you will have great opportunities to influence and steer your career path according to your own aspirations.
At Vattenfall we are convinced that striving for diversity helps to build a more profitable, efficient, and attractive company. Therefore we seek a harmonious balance of employees in terms of age, religion, gender identity & expression, sexual identity, disability and ethnic background. Read more on how we work with diversity and inclusion here:
https://careers.vattenfall.com/about-us/diversity-and-inclusion/


Location: Solna


For more information about the position you are welcome to contact recruiting manager Markus Bäck, +46 72 712 28 18. For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact recruiter Anneli Jarlsheim +46 72 585 28 76.
Trade union representatives Trade union representatives: Jens Morell (Unionen) and Sven Gunnar Gremlin (Akademikerna). To get in contact with the representatives, please call Vattenfall switchboard +46 8 739 50 00.
We welcome your application, including CV and cover letter via the link below, no later than 9th January 2022 As we may conduct interviews on an ongoing basis, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Please note that we do not accept applications sent via e-mail. Welocome to apply via our website; vattenfall.com
We look forward to receiving your application!
Since Vattenfall is part of the Swedish critical infrastructure many of our positions are security classed. If this position is security classed the final candidates can be subject to a security vetting process, according to the Swedish legislation.
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