Junior Power Trader
Pubblicato il 09-09-2026 - Cgs in Milano
Short-term Trader & algo-developer - Italian gas & power market
The role :
My client is looking for someone to join their Power trading team for the Italian market.
The candidate will play a vital role in maximizing profitability and minimizing risk through efficient and effective trading and logistics strategies.
Responsibilities:
Short-term demand forecasts
Execute daily and within-day trading in the Italian Power market, including buying and selling power to capitalize on market fluctuations and optimize profitability
Monitoring and optimisation of the gas customer portfolio, limiting risk within the established parameters
Collaboration in regulatory monitoring and analysis of potential impacts, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory frameworks and taking advantage of opportunities
Supporting trading strategies with innovative tools and data analysis, backtesting, ecc.
Apply gas trading insight to design, optimize and rethink automated trading tools
Generate positive P/L and capture market opportunities based on analysis of market conditions
Lead Algo-Trading Project in the Italian Power Market, with a specific focus on the Italian XBID market, including strategy design, implementation and operational supervision
Forecast and control the market guarantees required in the Italian gas market, including balancing, transport capacity, storage capacity, and other regulatory requirements.
Ensure compliance with market guarantee regulations and optimize financial performance.
Programming and nomination of gas storage operations, participation in gas storage capacity auctions and identification of flexibility opportunities to improve the P&L; of storage activities
Support short-term trading and operational activities in the Italian power market
Qualifications:
1 to 2 years of experience in power trading, logistics, or a similar role within the energy industry.
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as economics, engineering, finance, or a related discipline
Fluency in Italian and English (oral and written) is essential.
High analytical and teamwork skills
Experience in programming and data analysis, with working knowledge of Python and SQL
Who are you?
Goal-oriented with high performance standards and strong ownership mindset
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a structured and meticulous approach
Ability to work with large datasets and use appropriate analytical tools (e.g. SQL, Python)
Familiarity with forecasting models applied to short-term energy markets
Proactive, with a can-do attitude and a continuous improvement mindset
Comfortable operating energy markets, opening and managing positions while effectively assessing and controlling risk