SHORT TERM POWER OPTIMIZER

Who is ENGIE?

ENGIE puts sustainable development at the center of its activities (electricity, natural gas, energy efficiency, and services) to meet the challenges of the energy transition to a low-carbon economy: access to a sustainable economy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and resource optimization.

Who are we looking for?

We are currently searching for Short Term Power Optimizer in S&EM Italy, based in Rome.

ENGIE Supply & Energy Management (S&EM) provides energy supply solutions and risk management services to support its clients through their decarbonization journey, while optimizing ENGIE’s assets and contributing to value creation.

ENGIE is a global reference in low-carbon energy and services with a leading energy management business, piloted by its Global Business Unit Supply & Energy Management (S&EM) who built its savoir-faire managing the Group’s large and diverse asset portfolio over 20+ years.

15,000 employees around the world develop our solutions, through +20 international business platforms. We cover the full energy mix: renewable and thermal power, natural gas & LNG, biomass, environmental products. Our experts provide tailor made solutions based on a wide range of savoir-faire in energy management with a strong focus on decarbonation and decentralization.

Our +120,000 clients span the entire value chain: producers, asset developers, financial players, utilities, distributors and industrials. Our global reach and strong local presence enable us to offer these diverse clients tailor-made services and respond to rapid changes in mature or emerging markets alike.

Our 4 expertise:

• Asset management
• Energy transition services
• Energy supply & global commodities
• Risk management & market access

At S&EM we encourage breakthrough results, team spirit, curiosity and innovation while preserving the right work/life balance for you.

Mission:

Short Term Power Optimizer candidate will be part of Assets Optimization and Trading (AOT, one of the local department of Global Energy Management Italy –GEM Italy– ). His/her activity will be learning how to create value around GEM Italian assets.

Based on its perimeter defined by Head of POWER Short Term Optimization & Trading, the candidate will learn:

• The Italian power market players and elements (Power Plants, transmission grid flows)
• Power spot market (Day Ahead; Intraday, Ancillaries markets): understanding and deep learning on the main drivers and fundamentals
• How manage power assets with analysis based on probabilistic models, maximizing results and minimizing risk, through all flexibility offered by the markets
• How assess market strategies of competitors through the development of new analysis tools

Short Term Power Optimizer will directly report to the Short Term Power Optimization & Trading desk Manager. The ideal profile matches with the followings prerequisites:

Degree/Experience:

• Degree in Economics / Engineering /Mathematics /Data science;
• Excellent attitude in quantitative analysis and probabilistic model;
• Knowledge of energy markets is a plus;
• Knowledge of trading environment is a strong plus;  

Behavioral:

• Attitude to change, "mobility", "flexibility" is required
• Strong team player; humble and communicative. Interested to others opinion.
• Strongly customer oriented. Respectful of others stakeholders and polite.
• Eager to learn new things; curious and passionate in commodities and financial markets and new developments in the energy sphere;
• Strong analytical skills and ability to apply those skills in a practical fashion.
• Strong work ethic, attention to details and risk awareness.
• An attitude and practice of proactive idea generation and continuous review and improvement of processes.

Language, IT

·Fluent English.

 Proficient knowledge of Excel and possibly Python.

Location:

Rome

Type of contract:

Local contract according to Italian labour law.

ABOUT ENGIE

Our group is a global reference in low-carbon energy and services. Our purpose (“raison d’être”) is to act to accelerate the transition towards a carbon-neutral world, through reduced energy consumption and more environmentally-friendly solutions, reconciling economic performance with a positive impact on people and the planet. We rely on our key businesses (gas, renewable energy, services) to offer competitive solutions to our customers. With our about 100,000 employees, our customers, partners and stakeholders, we are a community of Imaginative Builders, committed every day to more harmonious progress.

Recognized for 2025 by Sole24Ore as a leading company in diversity & inclusion, the ISO 30415:2021 and UNI PDR 125:2022 certifications are further proof of our commitment.