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Assets Trader - Power & Gas; Europe

Job in Genf, Geneva, Switzerland
Listing for: TOTAL Deutschland GmbH
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-06-12
Job specializations:
  • Finance & Banking
    Financial Consultant
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 100000 - 125000 CHF Yearly CHF 100000.00 125000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Assets Trader - Power & Gas (Europe)
Location: Genf

Within Total Energies Trading & Shipping division, the Assets Trading Desk is a keygrowthcomponentof the European Power Trading activity.

Asset Trading is one of several trading desks, working in close coordination with other power,gasand structured trading teams.

Activities are conducted from Geneva and cover a broad range of energy markets including Power, Gas,Emissionsand related products, within an integrated trading environment.

The desk mission is tooptimizea growing portfolio of flexible generation assets and procurement contracts across multiple European markets, in coordination with internal stakeholders and asset owners. This is achieved through active participation in power,gasand emissions markets, with theobjectiveof maximizing value and supporting the development of the Company’s energy activities.

You will be part of a small, high-performing team, responsible for developing and implementing optimization strategies across short- and long-term horizons, in close interaction with Operations, Origination and other trading desks.

The portfolio is diversified and expanding, covering multiple geographies and contractual structures, and is evolving in scale and complexity, requiring increasingly advanced optimisation and trading approaches.

Activities

Marketexpertise

  • Develop an in-depth understanding of European power markets, including market design, price formation, generation stack dynamics andacross market segments
  • Maintain strong awareness of gas and emissions markets and their interactions with power
  • Monitor capacity mechanisms and ancillary services where relevant
  • Formulate and express market views to generate value beyond intrinsic asset optimisation, including discretionary positioning

Assetexpertise

  • Build a detailed technical understanding of the asset portfolio
  • Determineoptimaldispatch strategies considering operational constraints,costsand market conditions
  • Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of analytical and modelling tools
  • Support the digitalisation of workflows and real-time risk management capabilities
  • Work closely with Research, Digital and IT teams
  • Define and implement trading and hedging strategies aligned with market conditions and asset constraints
  • Execute trades across power,gasand emissions markets within defined mandates
  • Contribute to portfolio balancing, riskmanagementand overall trading performance

Commercial & cross-functional interaction

  • Work with Origination and project teams to support new agreements and portfolio growth
  • Liaise with Operations and asset owners on short-term optimisation and dispatch decisions
  • Interact withdiversefunctions (Finance, Middle Office, Back Office, IT, Research) as required

Compliance

  • Ensure full compliance with internal policies and external regulations, including REMIT

Accountabilities

  • Operate within the Company’s trading governance and risk framework
  • Contribute to the performance of the desk, with both collective responsibility and individual impact
  • Ensure adherence to HSE rules, Code of Conduct and applicable regulations

You willoperatein a highly dynamic and volatile market environment, shaped by evolving energy flows, regulatorydevelopmentsand the energy transition.

This role offers exposure to a diversified and growing portfolio of flexible generation assets, requiring close interaction between trading, operations and commercial teams.

Candidate Profile
  • Degree in Engineering,Financeor equivalent
  • 7+ years’ experience in European power trading
  • Strong knowledge and practical experience of:
  • Asset-backed trading and optimisation
  • Power market organisation across several European countries
  • Physical and financial trading instruments
  • Risk management and trading regulations

    Demonstrated ability to develop trading views and translate them into measurable performance
  • Strong affinity with quantitative tools and modelling approaches (e.g. dispatch models, optionality)
  • Passionate aboutanalyticsand attention to detail
  • Ability to work autonomously and take initiative in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Fluent in English;additional

    European languages (for instance Italian and/or Dutch) are a plus
Additional Information

Total Energies values diversity, promotes individual growth and offers equal opportunity careers.

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