(Junior) Dispatch Manager / Data Analyst

For our office in Hamburg our Business Area (BA) Markets is looking for the right person to fill the position as

(Junior) Dispatch Manager / Data Analyst.
 

Your Job 

You will support in the 24/7 shift as a (Junior) Dispatch Manager optimizing our renewable assets, in particular wind and pump storage assets, and conventional assets for district heating. This will prepare you to support us later with your practical experience also as a Data Analyst.

To support the transition of the energy system, our focus lies on increasing efficiency, driving the adoption of advanced analytics and automation and developing our capabilities to enable the optimization and steering of new, decentral energy systems. You will be welcomed by a very engaged team that values cooperation and building an environment where both business and employees thrive.

In this position you will have the opportunity to learn first-hand about the energy transition and deepen your analytical knowledge to make an impact on our digital transformation activities.

• Ensuring ancillary service provision by participation on Intraday auctions
• Conducting physical online optimization aiming to maximize profits out of portfolio opportunities and minimize the costs in cases of outages and must runs based on Intraday market prices
• Supporting the dispatch team with intraday optimization in 24/7 shift set up 
• Cooperation in the further development of our IT systems and algorithmic projects in an agile environment
• Data analysis, data flows and quality monitoring
• Daily coordination of the current status with the power plants and planned maintenance work

Employment type  

Time-limited contract for 2 years


Your Profile

• Willingness to support our 24/7 Dispatch shift on nights, weekends and bank holidays
• University degree (engineering, economics, science) or comparable professional education with additional qualification
• Prior knowledge of the energy market and initial experience in power plant operation are beneficial
• You are a quick learner with a structured mindset, a good communicator and willing to share creative ideas
• Strong analytical skills, preferably with background in optimization methods and/or data analysis
• You have first experience of development in Python and a strong grip of analytical methods
• Good knowledge of the German and English language, Dutch language skills advantageous

Additional information

Our offer 

Good remuneration, a challenging and international work environment, and the possibility to work with some of the best in the field. You will be working in interdisciplinary teams and you can always count on support from committed colleagues. We offer attractive employment conditions and opportunities for personal and professional development. 

More Information 

We welcome your application in English, no later than 6th of May. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website as we cannot guarantee that we will be able to process applications that are not made via our website. 

For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our recruiter Jil Ungethüm via phone at +49 40 79022 1378.

At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be 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, Validata. 
 
We look forward to receiving your application! 


Our company

Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 20 000 employees. For 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 now want to make fossil-free living possible within one generation. To be able to reach this ambitious goal 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. 

Business Area Markets maximizes the value of Vattenfall’s portfolio by optimizing and dispatching, hedging and sourcing for Vattenfall's assets and sales positions. We offer power purchase agreements to operators of wind or solar parks, optimize 3rd party batteries and enter into origination deals within the B2B segment. We serve as Vattenfall’s single market access to energy commodity markets trading in electricity, emissions, fuels, freight, and renewable certificates. We are responsible for generating profits by taking positions within defined risk mandates and limits. We are active across Europe with more than 500 professionals working from Sweden, Germany, The Netherlands, and Denmark. 

In Business Unit (BU) Assets we maximise the value of all Vattenfall assets in Germany, the Netherlands and United Kingdom through optimal planning, bidding and dispatching of power plant capacities. In addition, we are responsible for the development and execution of an appropriate hedge strategy of the overall exposure of Vattenfall.