Statkraft has been making clean energy possible for over a century. 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 optimisation 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. 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.
Over the coming years, we plan to repeat our success in renewable PPAs in flexibilityofftake 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.
Help establish robust shift routines, decision standards, handover practices and incident follow up processes for the new Madrid setup
Bring practical insights from previous trading or dispatch environments to help professionalise and scale the Spanish setup
Execute trades and operational actions across Iberian short-term power markets
Supervise and calibrate automated trading and optimisation algorithms
Ensure safe,



reliable and compliant execution of trading and dispatch activities during your shift
Support the development of new flexibility products, battery optimisation strategies and innovative trading solutions
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. 2-3 years of experience in short term power trading, intraday trading, dispatch operations, balancing, control room operations or energy management
~ Ability to combine commercial judgement with safe and reliable operational execution
~ Confidence in supervising automated trading, dispatch or optimisation systems
~ Willingness to work in a 24/7 shift environment
~ Fluent Spanish and English

Specific knowledge of Iberian power markets, OMIE or Red Eléctrica
Experience with Python, SQL, data analytics or optimisation tools
Experience in battery optimisation or flexibility trading
Experience in improving operational procedures, shift handovers or incident follow up
Together, we work on the front lines of changing the game for renewable energy. From hydrogen development to algorithmic trading and everything in between. The chance to grow your career alongside a truly general network of experts, leaders, specialists and graduates from different countries and backgrounds
A work culture that puts emphasis on the individual, offering adaptable working solutions, parental leave and work life balance principles

📌 Intraday Shift Trader (Madrid)
🏢 Statkraft
📍 Madrid