Student Assistant - Intraday Power Scheduler

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We’re so much more than an energy company. We’re a family of brands revolutionising how we power the planet. We're energisers. One team of 21,000 colleagues that's energising a greener, fairer future by creating an energy system that doesn’t rely on fossil fuels, whilst living our powerful commitment to igniting positive change in our communities. Here, you can find more purpose, more passion, and more potential. That’s why working here is #MoreThanACareer. We do energy differently - we do it all. We make it, store it, move it, sell it, and mend it.

We’re extremely passionate about nurturing talent and really experienced in doing so. We work professionally with our students, and currently we have over 80 students working with us. Since 2019 over 35 of our former student assistants turned into our full-time employees, so we’re an ideal place to kickstart your career!

In Trading Operations Power, we are looking for talented students who are ready to take on a job with great responsibility in a fast-paced environment where new challenges arise daily.

Centrica Energy is one of Europe’s leading trading companies with a strong focus and track record of nurturing talent. Our department holds the most students within Centrica which creates a dynamic team where focus is directed towards developing skills and knowledge that can lead to a full-time position within the organization. The tasks we take on, are only limited by our imagination – we dream big and aim high when setting new goals, and we deliver on that through honesty, proactiveness and responsibility.

The role of a scheduler

Based in the Trading Operations department in Aalborg you will work closely with traders to assist them in their daily tasks and help solve problems with other departments such as IT and back office.

As scheduler you will be given deep insight into the engine room of commodity trading and trade support, where you are responsible for carrying out the logistics in terms of moving power across Europe and ensuring balanced markets. This includes but is not limited to placing exchange bids, booking OTC deals with our counterparts, ensuring correct data, and staying aligned with the market positions, the traders and trading strategies.

We will depend on you to contribute to the development of the job role and the improvement of our services; thus, you will have great possibilities of influence on the job. You will grow over time and learn how to approach complex problem solving while under pressure, strengthen your communication skills and gain a solid network across company functions.

Our department is very dependent on student assistants, and we can only succeed through providing training and continuously pushing the limits of students' skills in our teams. We never run low on challenges and projects that are in every way equal to that of a full-time employee, so our task as a team is to be flexible in time, skills and areas of expertise.

Who we're looking for

Requirements

You need to:

For you to succeed as a scheduler you need to be able to maintain a calm overview in time pressured situations as it is essential, we keep our deadlines. You will not be working under pressure all day everyday but need to be able to switch gear and go from slow to fast within short time as problems arise unexpectedly.

The ideal candidate is by nature interested in identifying and solving problems and has an overall flair for numbers and logic reasoning. You need a structured ability to acquire and pursue knowledge as well as develop new skills.

Your line of study is of less importance to us as we do not want you only for what you are now, but for what you can and want to become in the future! A genuine interest in our line of business, to want to actively put your skills and person to the test trough hands-on experience, and a positive attitude with your personal, is the key to success in this position!

Application

Please apply using the apply button and attach your CV along with a cover letter. We would like to get a peek into who you are as a person, what you are passionate about, how you like to work and a lot of examples is a plus!

To make sure that we see your personal traits in 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, but this 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 personal qualities into the job.

The workload is typically 2-3 days per week, with shift durations varying between six and ten hours. The job requires day and evening coverage, flexibility is however provided in exam periods.

Use this opportunity to apply for a serious steppingstone to launch your future career – we look forward to hearing from you! 

Why should you apply?

We’re not a perfect place – but we’re a people place. Our priority is supporting all of the different realities our people face. Life is about so much more than work. We get it. That’s why we’ve designed our total rewards to give you the flexibility to choose what you need, when you need it, making sure that you and your family are supported not only financially, but physically and emotionally too. Visit the link below to discover why we’re a great place to work and what being part of more means for you.

 

 If you're full of energy, fired up about sustainability, and ready to craft not only a better tomorrow, but a better you, then come and find your purpose in a team where your voice matters, your growth is non-negotiable, and your ambitions are our priority.

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