Junior Trading Meteorologist

Vattenfall is one of Europe’s largest producers and retailers of electricity and heat. Our main markets are Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and the UK. The Vattenfall Group has approximately 21 000 employees. We have been electrifying industries, powering homes, and transforming life through innovation for more than 100 years.

Job Description

Do you like to work in the dynamic environment of the trading floor? Do you want to contribute to high quality analysis and the success of the trading function using your analytical capabilities and commer­cial comprehension? Then this job could be something for you.

For our office in Hamburg we are looking for a Junior Trading Meteorologist in the Trading Analysis department.

The Trading Analysis department within the Business Unit (BU) Trading works closely with the trading desks and takes the leading role in providing market insights, (fundamental and quantitative) analysis, and ultimately commercial decision support across all commodity areas.

Your main tasks and responsibilities as a Junior Trading Meteorologist:

• Keep track of the latest weather forecasts and their impact on the energy markets, in both short and long-term perspectives, covering foremost the European energy markets.
• Communicate current weather developments and provide related advise to traders through various communication channels
• Conduct commercially relevant quantitative analyses and play an active role in developing (systematic and discretionary) weather-driven trading strategies up to the seasonal horizon
• Play an active role in further developing applications for weather-related information and data as well as quantitative weather models and tools
• Keep track of the latest, commercially relevant weather research and provide related advise
• Be part of the Trading Analysis department and contribute to its analysis output as well as the commercial success of BU Trading.

Qualifications

Our ideal Junior Trading Meteorologist has the following

qualifications

• Strong academic background with a Master’s degree or higher in meteorology, atmospheric science, hydrology or physics with a dominant part in meteorological applications
• Solid understanding of, e.g., synoptics, European weather regimes, teleconnections, and medium to long-range weather models (physics and machine learning based)
• Knowledge and first experience (e.g., from internships, working student placements, or junior positions) in weather analytics and forecasting clearly advantageous
• Strong quantitative skills (ideally including machine learning techniques) and programming skills (ideally Python)
• Fluency in English and ideally Swedish (or Norwegian alternatively) – both written and spoken
• Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate with various internal stakeholders and the willingness to share your knowledge
• Result oriented, independent working method with high reliability, self-motivation, and readiness to take on responsibility
• Proactive team player with strong eagerness to learn
• Willingness to start working early in the morning.

Additional Information

Your development  is a priority at Vattenfall BA Markets. Your professional journey will benefit from working in the exciting industry of energy trading, and in interdisciplinary teams. To support your career, we offer opportunities to grow through training, job rotations, talent programs and a working environment that stimulates learning. Our work culture  at Vattenfall is excellent. We have an open corporate culture with flat hierarchies. Modern and flexible working conditions, including mobile work, promote wellbeing.  Your health  is important to us. We provide several health programs and support throughout potentially challenging life situations. Your colleagues  will be another highlight. We employ inspiring people with diverse backgrounds. Together with our culture and your tasks, they form an interesting and fun place to work.

Application
We welcome your application in English, no later than  27th of May, 2026. 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. 

If you have questions,   you are welcome to contact our recruiter Jil Ungethüm: +49 40 790221378. 

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.

We look forward to receiving your application!