Student Assistant - Intraday Power

Job Description

We are Centrica! We’re so much more than an energy company. We’re a family of brands revolutionising a cleaner, greener future. Working here is #MoreThanACareer - we’re powered by purpose. Together we can make an impact that will truly change tomorrow. Whether you’re developing cutting-edge green tech, helping customers on the front line or simplifying operations behind the scenes.

Your work here isn’t just a job – it’s a mission. We all play a vital role in energising a greener, fairer future.

Centrica Energy Trading is looking for young talent who are motivated by responsibility, thrive in a fast-paced environment and do not back down from a challenge! We offer a work environment that builds on talent and will help you grow on a professional as well as a personal level.

Centrica Energy
Centrica is one of Europe’s leading trading companies and this job as an intern is aiming at finding the future talents of Centrica and can be a fast track to testing yourself through practical experience. We dream big and aim high when setting new goals, and we deliver on that through honesty, proactiveness and responsibility.

The ideal candidate is by nature interested in identifying and solving problems and has a strong and structured ability to acquire knowledge and develop new skills. Stressful situations excite and fuel your motivation for pushing further. You can work independently, but at the same time you are a strong team player.

What you will be doing:
You will work in close collaboration with the Intraday Power desk based in Copenhagen

Role responsibilities include:
• Supporting trading activities in the Intraday Power team
• Maintenance and improvement of trading and analytics
• Updating data sources
• Helping to build quantitative models to capture market opportunities, improve understanding of supply/demand drivers.
• Analyze day-to-day trading performance
• Support the automation of trading analysis
• Assist with back-testing trading strategies
• Assist and learn from experienced traders and researchers in the industry

Who we’re looking for
• Available to work part time 2-3 days per week in our Copenhagen office
• Studying a STEM degree, e.g. computer science, Mathematical Economics, Econometrics
• Previous experience in trading is a plus
• Strong programming skills in Python and proficient in VBA, Excel and R
• Work as a team player and on your own – the members of our team depend on each other
• High attention to detail with a result-orientated mindset

Tell us why you share our DNA
We love passionate people and would love to hear about your talents and what has made you the person that you are. Talent comes in many forms, and if you can demonstrate potential, we can build on that.

To make sure we see your personal traits through the application, please emphasize and exemplify why your person, character and skills makes a good candidate in relation to the job description.

We recognize that you might not have directly related experience, which makes the CV and application your chance to show how you match the profile.
We look forward to receiving an application that proves effort and how you best bring your skills and your personality into the role.
Please submit your application in English.

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This role is being handled by the Centrica recruitment team and NO agency contact is required.