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Proprietary Power Trader

Key information

  • Publication date:30 July 2025
  • Workload:100%
  • Contract type:Unlimited employment
  • Language:German (Fluent), English (Fluent)
  • Place of work:Zürich
Join our dynamic, teamwork-focused environment and seize a unique opportunity to grow and take responsibility within a successful trading team. We offer a competitive compensation package and the chance to make a real impact from day one.

Your role

  • Lead our geographical expansion in power trading, focusing on Spain or the UK (from day-ahead to the third front year
  • Develop and implement trading strategies, including cross-commodity and cross-border opportunities
  • Execute profitable trades across time horizons and markets
  • Collaborate closely with analysts, meteorologists, and fellow traders to sharpen insights and decision-making
  • Share your expertise and grow within a high-performing, team-oriented environment

Your strengths

  • Experienced proprietary trader with a proven track record in the Spanish or UK power market
  • Several years of experience within a utility, trading house, or hedge fund
  • Strong commercial instincts and results-driven mindset
  • Deep understanding of market structures, players, and dynamics across relevant power and commodity markets
  • Self-starter with entrepreneurial drive and a passion for shaping market strategies

Questions about the application process

Melanie Bourgeois

Recruiting Partner

+41 58 477 51 98

Questions about the position

Kai-Uwe Beyl

Senior Energy Trader

+41 58 477 63 21

What you can look forward to

  • Attractive remuneration conditions as well as benefits for pension planning
  • 30 days' holiday
  • Further training for work and personality
  • Working environment with modern technical equipment - also for mobile working
  • Profit-sharing through additional bonuses and share program

About us

BKW Energy Solutions is a subsidiary of BKW Infra Services Europa SE. Together with our partners, we are committed to supporting the energy transition, environmental protection and decarbonisation by making the energy supply in Germany and Austria more climate-friendly. Our services extend from planning and project management through to installation and maintenance of switchgears, substations, grid stabilisation systems and cable systems in the high-voltage and maximum-voltage ranges.

Where you will be working

Remote work

Partially possible

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Contact

  • BKW Energie AG