Junior Intraday Shift Trader - Madrid

About the role

Statkraft is building its Madrid 24/7 Energy Management team and is looking for early-career professionals to join as a Junior Intraday Shift Trader for Spain. You will learn to balance renewable generation, dispatch flexible assets and optimise positions across Iberian short-term power markets, with training, coaching and support from experienced colleagues. The role offers a clear path toward becoming an independent shift trader.

Key responsibilities

• Complete a structured onboarding and training programme covering Iberian power markets, operational systems, shift routines and risk controls.
• Monitor renewable generation, battery storage and flexible asset portfolios in real time under the guidance of experienced shift traders.
• Support the execution of trades and operational actions across Iberian short-term power markets.
• Identify and respond to forecast changes, market movements, imbalance exposure and operational constraints.
• Supervise automated trading and optimisation applications, escalate anomalies and support safe operational intervention.
• Contribute to accurate shift handovers, operational documentation, incident follow-up and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders, asset operators and transmission system operators in line with established procedures.
• Apply trading mandates, operational controls and compliance requirements consistently during every shift.
• Work with quantitative analysts, developers, portfolio managers and traders to improve tools, models and processes.
• Build practical knowledge of battery optimisation, flexibility products and renewable portfolio management.

Required profile

• Relevant university degree or equivalent in engineering, energy, economics, mathematics, physics, computer science or a related field.
• Strong interest in power markets, renewable energy, trading, dispatch operations or energy management.
• Comfortable working with data and operational systems, able to stay calm under time pressure and willing to learn in a 24/7 environment.
• Analytical, commercially minded and dependable, with good communication and teamwork skills in an international environment.
• Fluent Spanish and English.
• Willingness to work in a 24/7 shift environment.

Required skills

• Advantageous: initial knowledge of Iberian power markets, OMIE or Red Eléctrica.
• Advantageous: internship, graduate or early professional experience in trading, dispatch, control room operations, energy forecasting or asset management.
• Advantageous: experience with Python, SQL, data analytics or optimisation tools.
• Advantageous: exposure to renewable generation, battery storage or other flexible assets.

What we offer

• A structured onboarding and development pathway with coaching from experienced traders and dispatch professionals.
• Hands-on exposure to live Iberian power markets, renewable generation, batteries and flexible assets.
• Digital learning and leadership programmes, and a global network of experts, leaders, specialists and graduates.
• Flexible working solutions, parental leave and work-life balance principles adapted to a 24/7 shift role.