(Junior) Trader Environmental Commodities

Overview

At Vattenfall, we don’t just “do energy”, we exist to help our customers power their lives in ever climate smarter ways. If you are looking for interesting challenges and the opportunity to be part of this change, then join our diverse and talented team and make a difference.

Our Business Area (BA) Markets is looking for the right person to fill the position as

Position

(Junior) Trader Environmental Commodities – Office in Hamburg , targeting the Nordic Power and Environmental Commodities department, trading Nordic Power, FX, Emission Allowances (EUA), offsets (VERs and CERs), Guarantees of Origin (GoO).

Location

Hamburg (preferred) but Stockholm can be discussed.

Responsibilities

• Provide market access to internal and external customers.
• Manage a portfolio of environmental products.
• Develop and execute proprietary trading strategies.
• Conduct technical and mid to long‑term fundamental analysis, identifying key drivers and regime shifts (emissions balance, commodities, politics, etc.).
• Adhere to and further develop the company’s trading standards and best practices.
• Maintain effective communication within the organization and with external counterparties (traders, brokers, exchanges, etc.).

Qualifications

• Strong academic background with a Master’s degree or higher in business, economics, engineering, mathematics, physics, or related fields.
• Minimum 2–5 years of relevant experience in the energy market or a financial/trading environment.
• Sound risk management and trading technical analysis experience.
• Experience with the EUA market is advantageous.
• Decision‑making and risk‑taking ability.
• Strong analytical and coding skills.
• Team‑player with good communication skills.
• Fluency in English (written and spoken); additional languages are advantageous.
• Result‑oriented, independent working method with high reliability and readiness to take on responsibility.

Additional Information

We welcome your application in English, no later than October 31st, 2025 . Please submit applications only via our website; applications sent by other means may not be processed.

For more information about the recruitment process, you can contact our recruiter Carina Böhle via phone at .

At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to building a more profitable and attractive company, and we strive to be a good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation.

The security of Vattenfall and its employees is essential. For that reason, a pre‑employment screening will be part of your recruitment process. The screening is based on the role you will fulfill within Vattenfall. The screening will be performed by a third party, called DISA. In addition, a certificate of good conduct (i.e. criminal record certificate) is required for certain positions.

Since Vattenfall is a part of the Swedish critical infrastructure, many of our services are security classed. If this position is security classed, the final candidates might be subjected to a security vetting process, according to Swedish legislation.

Company Description

Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 21,000 employees. Over more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people’s homes and modernized our way of living through innovation and cooperation. We are looking for talented individuals who, in addition to their passion for their own role, also have strong team spirit and want to contribute to supporting a meaningful corporate mission.

Right in the heart of Vattenfall, at Business Area (BA) Markets , you will find an inspiring international environment, with a culture of care and personal growth, enabling you to be who you are, having fun, building strong relationships and learning every day. Find out what our colleagues think about our culture: (link removed)

We employ around 500 professionals who are active across Europe with offices in Sweden, Germany, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom to drive the energy transition together. Our role in Vattenfall is to maximize the value of the overall portfolio by optimizing and dispatching, hedging, and sourcing for Vattenfall’s sales and generation volumes. We serve as Vattenfall’s single access to energy commodity markets and trade electricity, emissions, fuels, freight, and renewable certificates.

Within Markets the Business Unit (BU) Trading is the energy trading hub of the Vattenfall Group. BU Trading is responsible for all trading activities around Vattenfall’s asset and customer flows to maximize value creation and improve sourcing costs. It provides market access services for the Vattenfall Group which means managing all hedging flows, from generation assets or customers, by Market Access. Next to handling our flow business, BU Trading also has a proprietary mandate. Our working environment is based on a collaborative approach, as we strongly believe that through teamwork, we can develop the most successful trading strategies.

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