Weather Strategist

About Statkraft

Statkraft is a leading company in the renewable energy sector, with a rich history of over 125 years. We are committed to making clean energy possible and have a strong focus on innovation and sustainability.

Job Title: (Senior) Weather Strategist

We are seeking a highly skilled (Senior) Weather Strategist to join our Weather Trading team. As a key member of the team, you will be responsible for creating and improving weather forecasts for our portfolios across Europe, contributing to daily trading decisions, and developing statistical arbitrage strategies for power and gas markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Create and improve weather forecasts for our portfolios using numerical weather forecasts and statistical models.
• Contribute to daily trading decisions by analyzing latest weather forecasts and doing analogue analysis based on historical weather data.
• Integrate applied research into weather forecasting and atmospheric predictability, visualize and communicate weather variations on different spatial and temporal scales using multiple weather forecast products.
• Develop statistical arbitrage strategies for power and gas markets based on insights into mid-range weather evolution.

Requirements

• Experience in handling large weather data sets from various formats.
• Experience with ensemble forecast verification, knowledge about the strengths and weaknesses of ensemble predictions.
• Experience with ECMWF forecasts and other predictions of atmospheric variability from sub-seasonal to seasonal ensemble forecast data.
• Strong interest in short-term energy markets, renewable energy, algorithms, and data science.
• Strong interest in contributing to the energy transition and working for the largest producer of renewable energy in Europe.
• Experience and willingness to interpreting and presenting weather forecasts, good presentation skills.
• Highly analytical, data-driven individual with advanced statistical & machine learning skills.
• Modelling and programming experience (preferably in Python).
• Highly collaborative and reliable person, excellent communication skills, team player.
• Strong commercial mindset, interest in energy trading, and high level of initiative and self-motivation.

What We Offer

A career with Statkraft is a career filled with purpose. We offer unlimited learning opportunities, a chance to grow your career alongside a truly global network of experts, leaders, specialists, and graduates from different countries and backgrounds. We believe that a safe and healthy working environment is a matter of choice, not chance. We manage critical infrastructure and services in several countries, and the applicant must be eligible for security clearance and authorization.