Statkraft has been making clean energy possible for over a century. That’s what we offer. 125 years of unrivalled expertise in supplying the world with what it needs most. We envision a world that runs entirely on renewable energy. Because in the fight against climate change, we don’t see renewable energy as part of the solution – we believe it must be the solution. With us, you’ll shape a career that is truly forward-facing with many amazing opportunities and offerings to match.
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 Origination activities as well as owned assets. Origination and Energy Management work closely together, combining commercial origination expertise with 24/7 optimisation capabilities to deliver strong customer outcomes across the full deal lifecycle.
We are active in all relevant short-term markets on the Continent and the UK, integrating renewables and flexibility in a highly commercial manner. In total, Statkraft manages over 10.000 MW of renewable capacity across Europe, optimizes thousands of decentralized flexible assets with an installed capacity of several thousand MW. We leverage flexibility and storage solutions and thus contribute significantly to the successful integration of renewable energy into the overall energy landscape. 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 energy management teams, we are responsible for balancing the entire portfolio of intermittent generation, dispatching our flexible asset portfolio and trading energy proprietarily on the short-term markets. Our dispatchers and traders take active decisions through manual trading, supervise automated trading applications on several short-term markets and oversee optimisation across many European power markets. With the team working 24/7, this position is key interface to our internal stakeholders at the power production sites as well as transmission system operators in the control rooms. We operate critical infrastructure, meaning we always act diligently and prudently and thus maintain a healthy balance between short term profits and long-term business sustainability.
Spain is a core growth market for Statkraft, combining large-scale renewable generation and storage with an integrated Markets and Origination platform. Today, Statkraft operates a total portfolio of >2.5 GW of own and third-party assets in Spain and has a development pipeline of >3 GW across renewables and BESS.
We were an early mover in the Iberian long-term PPA market and have established ourselves as Spain’s largest long-term power trader. Over the coming years, we plan to repeat our success in renewable PPAs in flexibility offtake agreements for third parties, thereby further significantly scaling our customer business.
As an Intraday Shift Trader for Spain, you will be part of Statkraft's growing 24/7 Energy Management team. Together with your colleagues, you will take responsibility for balancing renewable generation, dispatching flexible assets and optimising positions across Iberian short-term power markets.
Working closely with Origination, Portfolio Management, Algorithmic Trading and Energy Management teams across Europe, you will play a key role in scaling Statkraft's renewable and flexibility business in Spain. This role offers a unique opportunity to develop into a leading expert within one of Europe's most advanced short-term trading organisations. The role builds on Statkraft's growing short-term trading and flexibility optimisation activities in Spain.
For the first phase of building our Madrid 24/7 setup, we are explicitly looking for experienced intraday or dispatch professionals who have already worked in a live trading or control room environment. This role is not primarily a graduate entry role. We need people who can contribute from day one, bring practical market knowledge, and help establish strong operational standards for a new team.
It would be an advantage if you also have:
A career with Statkraft is a career filled with purpose – meaning that every employee is not just making a living, they are making a real difference to the planet, our communities, and the future. Together, we work on the front lines of changing the game for renewable energy. From hydrogen development to algorithmic trading and everything in between. We have 125 years of unrivalled expertise in creating the technologies that put ecosystems, communities and our environment first. With us, you’ll shape a career that is truly forward-facing with many amazing opportunities and offerings to match. This includes:
Challenged?
For us the ideas of our committed and ambitious colleagues make the difference. If you want to share our passion for renewable energy and be a part of tomorrow’s energy world, please apply through our online application form.
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 is a leading company in hydropower internationally and Europe’s largest generator of renewable energy. The Group produces hydropower, wind power, solar power, gas-fired power and supplies district heating. Statkraft is a global company in energy market operations.
Statkraft has 7000 employees in more than 20 countries.
