Renewables Power Trader

Renewables Power Trader

Alpiq Group

Olten, Switzerland

You will be joining a team of 4 traders and 1 algo trader with high commitment and a strong trading skill-set that operates on a 7/7 day shift basis during working hours (and work closely with our analysts, originators, meteorologist, 24/7 intraday desk) in Olten, Switzerland. We manage a direct marketing virtual power portfolio, that consists of renewables assets and biogas units in Germany and in France.

Your Responsibilities:

• Trade and steer a virtual power plant portfolio of wind/solar in DE and FR on a 7/7-day shift basis in Intraday and Day Ahead market (during office hours)
• Develop and steer a virtual power plant portfolio optimization processes as well as intraday and day ahead proprietary trading strategies
• Participate in the development, design and operation of our new automated/algorithmic trading strategies in the new built Algo Framework together with the team and our algo trader
• Daily Assessment of trading performance, analysis and back testing of executed strategies and of our automated and algo-based trading strategies
• Participate in elaboration of proper design and workflows around our existing automated services and our analysis tools
• Knowledge sharing with colleagues and 24/7 shift team
• Challenge our existing trading software landscape and work together with our analysts/developers team to enhance its development
• Help us to further develop our future set up for becoming a leading renewables team in an algo trading environment on continuous intraday power markets

Your Profile:

• University bachelor or master’s degree in Engineering, Economics, IT or similar
• Good knowledge of physical energy market including related data flows (ideally intraday power markets including the management and trading of a renewable assets portfolio)
• Good analytical skills and strategic thinking approach
• Open minded, multi-tasking and used to working under pressure
• Strong Team-player and problem-solver
• Excellent commercial mind-set and very good communicator
• Good programming and IT skills (ideally Python)
• Proficient level of English, German a big plus

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