Asset Optimiser
At Alpiq we are currently looking for an Asset Optimiser to join us in our Lausanne office. This role is open to people of all levels of seniority and therefore also a great entry point into the fascinating world of energy trading. Asset optimization is a particularly interesting activity, as it’s one of the key functions at the crossroads between production and trading.
For this position, the focus is put on tool development and process automation. IT-oriented profiles with the willingness to contribute to daily asset optimisation & trading processes are highly welcome.
Your responsibilities
- Ensuring Alpiq’s efficient energy production in the short and mid term
- Interfacing between Asset Management, Trading, Dispatching and Alpiq’s production partners
- Supporting the traders for daily asset trading operations
- Using optimisation models to propose the right production strategies for the different hydropower plants
- Contributing to the overall optimisation of Alpiq’s production portfolio
- Maintaining and improving optimisation models and tools, as well as continuously improving processes and ways of working
Your profile
- Higher Engineering Degree (university, HES, etc.) or computer science degree
- Ideally at least two years of experience in the energy business
- Excellent Python coding and data visualization skills
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills; knowledge of optimization methods is a plus
- Interest in an operational work into a dynamic trading floor
- Great communication and collaboration skills, even when under pressure
- Fluency in English and French is required, additional German skills would be a plus
- Ready to work on stand by (incl. weekends)