Intraday Shift Trader - Madrid

About the role

Statkraft is hiring an Intraday Shift Trader for its 24/7 Energy Management team in Madrid, Spain. You will balance renewable generation, dispatch flexible assets and optimise positions across Iberian short-term power markets, working closely with Origination, Portfolio Management, Algorithmic Trading and Energy Management teams across Europe. The role is aimed at experienced intraday or dispatch professionals who can contribute from day one.

Key responsibilities

• Help set up robust shift routines, decision standards, handover practices and incident follow-up for the new Madrid setup.
• Act as an operational contributor during the ramp-up phase and support knowledge transfer to future team members.
• Monitor and optimise renewable generation, battery storage and flexible asset portfolios in real time.
• Execute trades and operational actions across Iberian short-term power markets.
• Supervise and calibrate automated trading and optimisation algorithms.
• Identify value opportunities from forecast changes, market movements and system imbalances.
• Act as the operational interface with internal stakeholders, asset operators and transmission system operators.
• Ensure safe, reliable and compliant execution of trading and dispatch during the shift, and contribute to incident handling and continuous improvement.
• Work with quantitative analysts, developers and traders to improve models, tools and processes, and support new flexibility products and battery optimisation strategies.

Required profile

• 2-3 years of experience in short-term power trading, intraday trading, dispatch, balancing, control room operations or energy management.
• Practical experience in a live operational environment under time pressure.
• Strong understanding of intraday market dynamics, forecast changes, imbalance exposure and renewable intermittency.
• Experience with renewable generation, flexible assets, batteries or comparable portfolios.
• Fluent Spanish and English.
• Willingness to work in a 24/7 shift environment.

Required skills

• Commercial judgement combined with safe, reliable operational execution.
• Confidence supervising automated trading, dispatch or optimisation systems.
• Analytical capability and structured problem solving.
• Advantageous: knowledge of Iberian markets, OMIE or Red Eléctrica; Python, SQL or data analytics; battery optimisation or flexibility trading; mentoring experience.

What we offer

• Learning opportunities such as LinkedIn Learning and leadership programmes.
• A global network of experts and flexible working solutions.
• Parental leave and work-life balance principles.