Gas Portfolio Trader

Eneco is fully committed to sustainability. Eneco has developed a progressive sustainability plan, our One Planet Plan. And mission; Sustainable energy for everyone. Eneco wants to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius to prevent serious effects on humans and nature and to take responsibility for future generations. It's a race against time. Are you also eager to commit to a sustainable future? Then we are looking for your help!

As a European Natural Gas Portfolio Trader, you will be responsible for managing the company’s gas positions across various European hubs, optimizing the commercial value of the portfolio through active trading and risk management. You will operate in short- and mid-term markets, including spot, prompt, and forward timeframes, ensuring that supply, demand, and storage assets are optimally balanced and monetized. Your decisions will directly impact the PnL of the portfolio trading book, and you will work in close coordination with portfolio managers, originators, and risk teams to manage exposures in a volatile and dynamic market environment.

You will work together as one team in Portfolio Trading but also have individual responsibilities to contribute to our goals. You will be creating an environment in where you exchange insights and opinions with colleagues.

In addition, you bring the following with you:

• University degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a quantitative discipline.
• 2–5 years of trading experience in European gas.
• Knowledge of European gas hubs (TTF, NBP, etc.), trading instruments, and market structures.
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  • Trade across European natural gas hubs (e.g., TTF, NBP, PEG, THE, ZTP) in spot, prompt, and forward markets to optimize the portfolio's value

  • Manage open positions actively within delegated risk limits, balancing hedging needs with market opportunities

  • Execute physical and financial trades (e.g., OTC, exchange-based) in line with commercial strategy and asset constraints

  • Execute hedging strategies to mitigate market and volumetric risk of generation and consumption positions

  • Manage open positions in alignment with internal risk limits, market outlook, and asset flexibility

  • Take opportunistic asset backed positions where appropriate, within defined mandate
    
    

  
  
  Market Monitoring & Analysis
  
  

  • Monitor real-time market fundamentals including weather, LNG flows, pipeline outages, storage levels, and geopolitical risks

  • Use quantitative tools and market intelligence to identify arbitrage opportunities (e.g., time spreads, hub spreads, cross-commodity)

  • Contribute to market views and trade ideas for internal discussions and strategy alignment

  • Feed trading insights back into portfolio management team
    

  
  
  Asset Baked Trading
  
  

  • Translate the embedded optionality of assets into commercial trading decisions

  • Collaborate with the Portfolio Manager to optimize gas storages against market signals

  • Manage and trade gas flexibility contracts as part of the portfolio
    
    

  
  
  Collaboration & Systems
  
  

  • Work closely with analysts, meteorologists, portfolio managers, and quants to enhance trading strategies

  • Support improvements to tools, models, and trading infrastructure (e.g., algorithms, ETRM systems)

  • Contribute to shaping a data-driven, fast-paced trading culture

  
  
  Dit worden je collega's
  
  

  As a Gas Power Trader, you will work within the Portfolio Trading Team for Eneco right next to Rotterdam-Alexander station. A complex, dynamic environment where ever-moving markets, ever-changing positions, new technologies, and the law of inhibiting head start create a challenging field of tension.
  
  

  The Trading Team is part of horizontal chain Trading and Origination (T&O). Valie Chain (VC) T&O is the international trading division of Eneco. With a diverse team of colleagues who are motivated and highly educated employees, we work on an optimal market vision that supports Eneco's sustainability goals. VC T&O forms a dynamic and complex working environment that requires a lot of initiative and insight. We interact quickly with each other in an informal, transparent and collegial atmosphere.
  
  

  In a rapidly changing energy landscape, you and your team will shape the energy transition. A tough job, with challenging but achievable targets. We reward you for this with our good and modern terms of employment.

  
  
  Dit hebben we je te bieden
  
  
  
  Bruto jaarsalaris tussen de €88.000 en €125.000
  
  Inclusief FlexBudget, 8% vakantiegeld en afhankelijk van je functie een bonus of collectieve resultaatdeling.
  
  FlexBudget
  
  Laat het uitbetalen, gebruik het om extra vakantiedagen te kopen of spaar het op voor iets leuks, de keuze is aan jou.
  
  Alle kans jezelf te ontwikkelen
  
  Eneco zet vol in op persoonlijke en professionele ontwikkeling.
  
  Hybride werken: thuis, kantoor of buitenland
  
  Je werkt 40% op kantoor, 40% thuis en 20% flexibel. Met toestemming van je manager mag je maximaal 3 weken per jaar in het buitenland werken (binnen goedgekeurde landen), maximaal 2 aaneengesloten weken.
  
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  Dit krijg je van ons
  
  Werk dat werkt voor jou en het klimaat
  
  

  Kies je voor een carrière bij Eneco, dan kies je voor ambitie, groei en kansen. Je krijgt alle ruimte om jezelf te ontwikkelen en het werk te doen zoals het bij jou past. Daar hoort ook een goede werk-privébalans bij. Je kunt je tijden flexibel indelen en deels thuiswerken als je functie dat toelaat.

  Zo werk je aan je eigen toekomst, maar óók aan die van de wereld. Want samen met je 4.000 collega’s ga je voor die ene grote missie: klimaatneutraal in 2035. We helpen klanten sneller verduurzamen, bedenken innovatieve oplossingen en pakken kansen met beide handen aan. Doe je mee?

  
  
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  For more information about the application procedure please send an email to [email protected].

  Applying straight away? That is also possible! You can also apply via our recruitment system. Click on the 'apply' button and send us your CV with a motivation letter. You will receive a response as soon as possible.