Company Description
Statkraft has been making clean energy possible for over a century. Unrivaled pioneering spirit and a strong commitment towards a more sustainable future. That’s what we offer. Today, we are Europe’s largest renewable energy producer and employ more than 6.000 colleagues in 20+ countries around the world. Our vision is clear - to renew the way the world is powered. But there is more work to be done and that is why we need you to help us.
Job Description
Working in Energy Management:
Providing power efficiently and reliably is among the core challenges in times of increasing solar and wind energy production. Here, our intraday trading teams are making a vital and exciting contribution, executing the day-to-day market activities and optimization for Statkraft’s own assets as well as Origination activities. We are active in all relevant short-term markets, integrating renewables on the Continent and the UK in a highly commercial manner. In total, Statkraft manages over 10.000 MW of conventional power plants and renewable capacity across major European power markets. We contribute significantly to the successful integration of renewable energy into the overall energy landscape. In order to meet energy demand, we operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year supported by a high degree of automation.
What we do?
With Statkraft’s Continental Energy Management department, two intraday trading teams are responsible for balancing our portfolio of intermittent generation, dispatching our flexible asset portfolio and trading energy proprietarily on our major markets in the UK and Germany. Our Algorithmic trading unit invests into automation to optimize our diverse portfolios across borders and optimize flexible asset classes in strong collaboration with the 24/7 trading teams. Every day, our short-term energy managers offer flexibility of our assets into the relevant day-ahead power and ancillary markets, building a bridge between the on-site control rooms of our plants and the wider energy landscape. Lastly, our power operations team handled all physical flows and power schedules across transmission system operators and exchanges in Europe.
What will you do?
As a trainee in Continental Energy Management you will:
- Assist in balancing the portfolio of renewables and dispatching the flexible asset portfolio
- Work hands-on with analysis and market models to enhance automation and optimize diverse portfolios across borders
- Support with various teams to ensure seamless collaboration between day-ahead and intraday trading, algorithmic trading and power operations
- Explore best practices for offering asset flexibility into day-ahead power and ancillary markets, acting as a bridge between on-site control rooms and the broader energy landscape
- Learn and absorb what it takes to perform short-term trading across Continent and UK
Qualifications
You will be part of the Continental Energy Management Team and get to know all angles of our day-to-day operations. We look for a trainee who is able to oversee the complexity of our business, in order to suggest improvements and make our process and systems future proof. Additionally, you will build an understanding of the wide range of stakeholder our business has, from asset owners to long term traders and Origination teams, being able to shape the departments footprint in the wider Statkraft organisation proactively. At the end of your training, you are either an asset to the department as a business allrounder, or decide you want to dive even further into the daily business of short-term trading and asset optimisation.
To be successful in this role, you should possess the following qualifications:
- An above average university degree in Economics, Business Sciences, Natural Sciences or Engineering
- Strong background in mathematics and statistics, hands-on coding experience (e.g. Python)
- First experience in the energy markets domain or trading business
- High level of intrinsic motivation and strong commercial mind-set
- Team player with a high level of commitment when dealing with individual responsibility
- Flexible, accurate and capable of further developing the business
- Fluency in English, good command of German or other languages is a plus
Additional Information
About the programme - What to expect?
Being a trainee at Statkraft is a unique experience for every graduate! You will immediately explore different parts of the renewable energy business and experience our vision – to renew the way the world is powered – in action. We do not just talk about new solutions for tackling the climate crisis but we are working actively to lead the energy transition towards a more sustainable future.
At Statkraft, young talents such as our trainees are an important part of our company`s culture and have always been since more than 20 years. It is part of our DNA to develop future leaders and experts in the field of renewable energy. This programme is both, an opportunity for the next generation to build exciting and relevant careers while challenge our company’s ways of thinking.
Our trainee positions include the following:
- A 16-month programme including three rotations, one of them abroad
- Opportunity to experience different roles and placements across the organization
- Competitive salaries and benefits
- Opportunity* to participate in our CEO-led Future Board (An initiative developed to offer young talents the opportunity to advise our CEO and Executive Management on priority projects)
*Successful application for the programme required - Tailored professional and social programmes for all trainees
- Guaranteed permanent employment upon completion of the programme
If you are interested to learn more about the programme, its structure and benefits we recommend to check out our website: statkraft.com/trainee
Good to know:
- Trainee Program Start Date: September 1st 2025
- Application Deadline: January 15th 2025
- Application Documents: Please provide us with your CV and latest transcripts
- Assessment Day: Kindly note, that you will need to be available for our digital assessment day which will most likely take place during first week of February. Any questions? Please reach out to [email protected]
Our vision is to renew the way the world is powered. To navigate the complex journey ahead, we need every voice at the table. We therefore work actively to be a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcome all applicants regardless of background, gender, age, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnicity, nationality or disability.
Statkraft offers competitive terms of employment and benefits schemes, and we’re a trusted employer that puts the safety of our people first. We believe that a safe and healthy working environment is a matter of choice, not chance.
We manage critical infrastructure and services in several countries. All applicants must therefore be eligible for security clearance and authorisation.
